My daughter discovered YouTube a few years back. Until some
months ago she used it to enjoy home videos of Disney park rides, bits of the
Nutcracker Ballet, different versions of A Christmas Carol, Scooby Doo
cartoons, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Lately, though, all she ever
watches is The Smurfs. Their theme song is annoying enough to drive you
straight up a wall. But most of the background music is made up of classic
themes; sort of a Music Appreciation 101 list of top hits. Here’s what I’ve caught so far: Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2, Beethoven’s Moonlight
Sonata, Berlioz’ Symphonie Fanastique, Borodin’s Polovetsian Dances, Debussy’s
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Elgar’s Pomp
and Circumstance, Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King, several Liszt piano
concerti, Spring Song by Mendelssohn, and a few arias from Mozart’s The Magic
Flute. I suppose she could find worse things to listen to.
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