Menu

What in the World is MUSIC? Alison E. Arnold and Jonathan C. Kramer

Audio Tracks List (Spotify)

LESSON 1

Frank Ifield, “She Taught Me How To Yodel”

Rautavaara Concerto for Birds

1-3 Paul Winter Lullaby from the Great Mother Whale for the Baby Seal Pups

LESSON 2A

2A-1 Leoncavallo Vesti la Giubba

2A-2 Vangelis Chariots of Fire theme

LESSON 2B

2B-1 Ella Fitzgerald “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”

2B-2 “Amazing Grace” Judy Collins

2B-3 Beethoven “Moonlight” Sonata in C# minor

2B-4 Muddy Waters (1951) “Honey Bee”

2B-5 Johnny Cash “I Walk the Line”

2B-6 "Lady Margaret and Sweet William"

2B-7 Thomas Morley, “April is in My Mistress’ Face” 

2B-8 Mamas and the Papas “California Dreaming”

2B-9 Queen Ida Guillory, “Grand Mamou”

2B-10 Beethoven, Symphony #5, Mvt. 2

2B-11 “Lida Rose” from The Music Man (original cast)

2B-12 Bob Dylan “Knock-Knock-Knockin,’ Dolly Parton and Ladysmith BM

2B-13 Cranberries “Zombie”

LESSON 4

4-1 “As Time Goes By” (original from Casablanca”)

4-2 “The Patriot Game” Liam Clancy

4-3 “Lanitra Manga Manga” Salala

LESSON 5

5-1 Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusic

5-2 Beethoven’s 5th Symphony Mvt. 1 

5-3 Salif Keita “Africa”

5-4 Salif Keita “Dery”

5-5 Cui Jian “I Have Nothing”

5-6 Cui Jian “Piece of Red Cloth”

LESSON 6

6-1 Carlos Gardel “La Cumparsita” (on Mano a Mano album, 1927)

6-2 Amalia Rodriguez “Tudo isto e fado” (on Best of Amalia Rodriguez)

6-3 Kate Smith “God Bless America”

6-4 Smetana Moldau

6-5 Copland Rodeo IV: Hoe Down 

6-6 Copland “Fanfare for the Common Man

LESSON 7

7-1 Paul Simon "Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes"

7-2 Clifton Chenier "Les Haricots Sont Pas Sale"

7-3 Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band "Grand Mamou"

7-4 Mondega “Transition” (on his 2011 album Food, Clothing & Love)

7-5 Original version of “Awake,” Mungal Patasar and Pantar

LESSON 8

8-1 Pete Seeger, “Estadio Chile – live at Opera House, Chicago”

8-2 Victor Jara, “Te Recuerdo Amanda” On Best of Victor Jara.

8-1 Masakela “Stimela (The Coal Train)” –8-2 Johnny and Sipho  "Akanaki Nokunaka,"

8-3 Johnny and Sipho  "Impi"

LESSON 13

13-1 Monteverdi’s “Tu sei morte,” Orfeo