Transcript A musical tour of Britain

A musical
tour of
Britain
What are the musical centers of
Britain?
What British musicians do you
know?
What British music do you like?
Have you ever heard about any
of the famous British festivals?
What are they?
The British anthem
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen –
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.
The Beatles
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“Love Me Do“ entered the British
Top Thirty. It was a song of an
unknown group from Liverpool. It
was the first of a number of big
hits that would make the group
world famous.
On Wednesday 24th October 1962,
The Beatles is one of Britain’s most
influential pop groups, first
performing in 1959 in Liverpool.
The group influenced :Paul
McCartney, John Lennon, George
Harrison and Ringo Starr. At first,
the group performed music that
that was influenced by American
roc’n’roll. However, their
experimental songs, imaginative
lyrics and catchy melodies soon
became very popular. Their records
were consistently top of the pop
music charts in the 60s. The
Beatles split up in 1970.
Music and musicians
 Benjamin
Britten(1913
– 1976) began writing
music as a child, later
in life he wrote a great
deal of music for young
people. He was a
master of vocal music
of all kinds. Britten
started the Aldeburgh
Festival
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Music and musicians
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William Gilbert (1836 –
1911) – an English
poet, professional
producer.
Arthur Sullivan (1842
– 1900) – an English
composer, conductor
and organist; his most
famous operas
«Storm»(1862),
«Golden
legend»(1886).
Henry Wood(1869 –
1944) – an English
conductor who started
the yearly Promenade
Concerts
in London( since 1895).
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Henry Purcellُ s opera
«Dido and Aeneas»
was the first British
classical opera.
Several bars from his
song «Lilliburlero» are
used by the BBC as a
signature tune for
Overseas Service
news.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
– a modern English
composer, the author
of musicals «Cats»,
«Phantom» and
others.
The national musical instrument of Scots
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The bagpipe was introduced into Britain by the Romans. Now
bagpipes can be seen and heard only in the northern countries of
England, in Ireland and in Scotland where it was introduced much
later. In Scotland the bagpipe is first recorded in the 16th century
during the reign of James I. For long it has been considered a
national Scottish instrument. The sound of the bagpipes is very
stirring. The old Highland clans and later the highland regiments
used to go into battle to the sound of the bagpipes.
The bagpipe consists of a reed pipe, the chanter(1), and a wind
bag which provides a regular supply of air to the pipe. The wind
pipe is filled either from the mouth or by a bellows(2) which the
player works with his arm. The chanter has a number of holes or
keys by means of which the tune is played.
1. верхний голос
1. меха
Musical Instruments
Woodstock Festival