Hi everyone...can anyone suggest cheerful classical pieces for me to put on the cd player during art classes for 5-9 year-olds? I need pieces that have no surprising mood/volume changes.
A good one that comes to mind is Mozart's variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman" (Twinkle, twinkle, little star). It's mostly in major, with just one or two variations being in the relative minor key. Many pieces that are for/about children may not have the agreeable quality that the Mozart will have.
Sorry for the double post... There are many more that I didn't think of: The Swan (Le Cygne) from Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals (I'm not sure that the other pieces would be suitable), Largo from Winter (The Four Seasons) by Vivaldi, Brahms' Lullaby, & Bach's Air on the G String. These should fit the requirements, and almost any slow piece by Bach would do as well.
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