X is for... (Baby/Kids/ABCs)
The famous "Largo" theme from "XERXES," a grand opera very loosely based on the ancient Persian king, written in 1738 by Georg Frideric Handel. Like his even more famous "Messiah," this work dates from the German-born Handel's British period when he was court composer to the King of England. This and numerous other musical eCards (FredGrams) are designed expressly for young parents (and grandparents) to teach their children the alphabet and, in a...
Y is for... (Baby/Kids/ABCs)
"La Paloma"(The Dove), international favorite by Spanish composer Sebastian YRADIER (1809-1865), composed in 1863 after a visit to Cuba. Another Yradier composition, "El Arreglito" was acknowledged by Bizet as the direct source of the classic "Habanera" from "Carmen." Yradier would die in obscurity, never to reap either fame or fortune from his two works still played and heard everywhere. This and numerous other musical eCards (FredGrams) are des...
Z is for... (Baby/Kids/ABCs)
The bird man Papageno's Song from "Die ZAUBERFLOTE" (The Magic Flute), the 1791 opera by W.A. Mozart(1756-1791). This and numerous other musical eCards (FredGrams) are designed expressly for young parents (and grandparents) to teach their children the alphabet and, in addition, acquaint them with classical music and great composers.
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