Module 5 Western music Unit 2 Vienna is the centre of European classical music. By Jinlian.

Module 5 Western musicUnit 2 Vienna is the centre of

European classical music.

By Jinlian

Can you say other kinds of music?

Classical music

blues jazz opera pop rock techno

How do people play them?

instruments

what other instruments do you know?

piano

guitar

violoncelloviolin[,vaiələn'tʃeləu]

drum organ

trumpet saxophone

['sæksəfəun]

violoncellopianoorgan saxophonedrum violintrumpetguitar

The instruments （乐器）

大提琴钢琴管风琴萨克斯鼓小提琴喇叭 ; 小号吉他

Guess which instrument it is played by?

Vienna

It’s the capital of Austria.

It’s the centre of

European classical music.

There are also some great

in Vienna.

Do you know who they are ?

composers and musicians

Johann Strauss the elder

Johann Strauss the younger

His waltzes made him famous.

He was even more famous than his father.

The Strauss family

The Blue Danube《蓝色的多瑙河》

waltz

Mozart

Ronde Alla Turca（土耳其进行曲）

Some people say he was the greatest European composers.

A. The introduction of Vienna.

B. The Strauss family and Mozart.

C. Vienna and its composers.

1.What’s the main idea of this passage?

Read the first sentences in each paragraph,

you can find the main ideain a passage quickly.

Vienna is a beautiful old city ____the river Danube.

It’s the _________city of Austria and ___ _______ ___

European classical music. From 1750 a lot of

___________and ____________ came to study and

work in Vienna. The most famous family of musicians

was _____ ________ ________.

Read Para.1 and fill in the blanks.

the Strauss family

composers musicians

the centre ofcapitalon

…… 的中心

音乐家作曲家

Read Para.2&3 together and answer

1. What kind of music did Johann Strauss

the elder write?

2. How many waltzes did Johann Strauss

the younger write?

3. What was Johann Strauss the younger’s

most famous piece of music?

It was The Blue Danube.

He wrote waltzes.

sort

More than 400. over

Read Para.4 and fill in the form.

Composer Details

Mozart

Comment(评论 )

In 1756

Before he was 6

Then

At the age of 12

When he was 35

was born

played not only the piano, but also the violin and the organ

took him around Europe; gave concerts

wrote his first opera

died

He was the greatest European composer

不但…… 而且……

Musician Details

Jay Chou

In 1979 was born

In 1982 began to learn playing the piano

In 2000 the song Xing Qing made him famous all over China

In 2001 gave his first concert in Taiwan

Now not only a singer, but also an actor

Comment He is one of the most popular singers

When he was 3

At the age of 21

One year later

1. Write a short passage about

Jay Chou.

2. Get more information about

the Strauss family and

Mozart.

Homework