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Benjamin Britten
"Playful Pizzicato" from the Simple Symphony

 

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Britten: Simple Symphony

The Simple Symphony

Benjamin Britten composed his Simple Symphony when he was twenty, but he based it on music that he'd written much earlier -- some of it when he was only 10! The “Simple Symphony” has four movements, each of which has a very catchy name: Boisterous Bouree, Playful Pizzicato, Sentimental Sarabande, and Frolicsome Finale.

Classics for Kids Quiz

1. Britten wrote The Simple Symphony for what ensembles?

Quartets

Choral Groups

Jazz Bands

School Orchestras

Marching Bands


2.What is a Bouree?

A Dance

A Brass Instrument

A Book

A French Song

A Dish


3. What does Pizzicato mean?

Happy

Soft

Plucked

Plain

Bowed


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