0:00:02 > 0:00:04ORCHESTRA TUNES UP
0:00:16 > 0:00:23MUSIC: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Sound familiar?
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Some people say these eight notes
0:00:28 > 0:00:31could be the most famous line of music ever written.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36PLAYS INTRO
0:00:36 > 0:00:39It's not exactly a shy start, is it?
0:00:39 > 0:00:45PLAYS INTRO
0:00:45 > 0:00:48This is music that lets you know it's arrived.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50But where is it taking you?
0:00:50 > 0:00:55MUSIC: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Can you hear that repeating pattern of notes?
0:01:00 > 0:01:03'That's called a motif, and it moves all around the orchestra.'
0:01:03 > 0:01:07The notes sound like birds escaping, flying off in all directions,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09shooting high in the air like mountains,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11or swooping low down below your feet.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21But it also sounds to me like it could be two men
0:01:21 > 0:01:23arguing about who's the best dancer.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27The first one goes "Hey look at me."
0:01:27 > 0:01:30The second one goes, "What is it now?"
0:01:30 > 0:01:31And then he starts to dance.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35De-de-de-la-de-de-de-la- de-de-de-la...
0:01:35 > 0:01:38De-de-de-la-de-de-de-la- de-de-de-la...
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Then he goes, "Wow that was good, what about this?"
0:01:48 > 0:01:49And then HE starts dancing.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52And just when you're looking for somewhere to catch your breath,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54the music starts again, driving forwards.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55It's like a whirlwind.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Just when you think you're through the other side,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59the music taps you on the shoulder and says,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02"Eh, not so fast, the ride isn't over yet."
0:02:03 > 0:02:07For me, this music is full of fire and passion,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09just like the guy who wrote it - Ludwig Van Beethoven.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11He was born in 1770,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and at the age of 22, he moved to Vienna in Austria,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16ready to change music forever.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Beethoven was a wild, angry musical storm, rushing through the city.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26So do you think when the rich people asked him to play piano
0:02:26 > 0:02:29at their parties, he gave them the nice, pretty music
0:02:29 > 0:02:31they were expecting?
0:02:31 > 0:02:32PLAYS CHEERFUL TUNE
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Not a chance. This was Beethoven.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37He gave them dramatic and exciting music.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42PLAYS DRAMATIC CHORDS
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Music that matched the way he was feeling while he was playing it.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46And anything that got in the way,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49whether it was candlesticks or drinks, even people,
0:02:49 > 0:02:50were sent flying.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Beethoven didn't care. He wasn't there to make them feel nice.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55He was there to make them feel alive!
0:02:55 > 0:03:03MUSIC: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven
0:03:08 > 0:03:12A symphony is a big piece of music written for the whole orchestra,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14and Beethoven composed nine of them at his piano.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17But by the time he was composing his fifth symphony,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21the one we're hearing now, something terrible was happening to him.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Beethoven, a man who loved making music
0:03:24 > 0:03:28more than anything else in the world, was going deaf.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Can you imagine that?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33PLAYS MUTED NOTES
0:03:33 > 0:03:35SPEECH MUTED
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- SOUND RETURNS - Oh, that's better.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40But Beethoven was brave, and he was determined,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43and every day he would sit at his piano working out his symphonies,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45even though he couldn't hear them.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Think about that.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Beethoven had to remember the sound of the flute.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54He had to hear the sound of every single instrument of the orchestra
0:03:54 > 0:03:55in his head.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59That's like asking an artist to paint a picture of a landscape
0:03:59 > 0:04:00without showing it to them first.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03That's exactly what Beethoven did with music.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04He was a genius.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08MUSIC: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven
0:04:11 > 0:04:13How amazing is that?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Beethoven took years to write the Fifth Symphony,
0:04:17 > 0:04:18cos he couldn't quite finish it off.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21He would go away and write other pieces of music,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and then come back to it. So it's not just an epic piece of music.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25It took him an epic amount of time to write it.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29MUSIC: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I like Beethoven in particular
0:04:31 > 0:04:33because his music is his personality.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35You don't have to describe the kind of guy he is,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38just listen to what he has created. That's Beethoven.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44MUSIC: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Beethoven's fifth symphony is full of twists and turns.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58And all the way through, the musical notes, just like birds,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01are trying to find a place to rest together.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03And at the end, it's triumphant and happy.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Almost like all the instruments have finally found their way home.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09MUSIC: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven
0:05:24 > 0:05:26But what do you think?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29How do you feel after Beethoven's musical journey?
0:05:29 > 0:05:34MUSIC: "Fifth Symphony" By Beethoven
0:05:51 > 0:05:58MUSIC: "Mars, The Bringer of War" By Gustav Holst
0:06:08 > 0:06:10How does this music make you feel?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Very strong or very scared?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Are you preparing for a battle or running from your enemy?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34MUSIC: "Mars, The Bringer of War" By Gustav Holst
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I get so excited knowing that music can make you see things
0:06:56 > 0:06:58you'll never see in real life.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Listening to this piece,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I think I'm an astronaut travelling through space,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06maybe with one of the first creatures to be sent up there,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08like Laika the dog.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10DOG WHIMPERS
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Laika and I travel to Mars, full of excitement.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18When we get there, we discover an orchestra
0:07:18 > 0:07:22deep in one of the underground caves on Mars, playing this very piece.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28MUSIC: "Mars, The Bringer of War" By Gustav Holst
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Can you believe music this loud and fiery
0:07:35 > 0:07:39was written by a quiet and shy Englishman?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41His name was Gustav Holst,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44and as well as writing music, he was a teacher in a school.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47He was also interested in astrology -
0:07:47 > 0:07:50the idea that the different planets up in the sky
0:07:50 > 0:07:54might affect how we feel down here on earth.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Holst thought music would be the perfect way
0:08:00 > 0:08:02to show these different moods.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04He started off with Mars,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08a planet which was named after the Roman god of war.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11For this planet, Holst wanted to create music that felt powerful,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13strong, and even angry.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17He decided to call this piece "Mars, The Bringer of War."
0:08:17 > 0:08:23MUSIC: "Mars, The Bringer of War" By Gustav Holst
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Holst wrote Mars in 1914, before the First World War started,
0:08:48 > 0:08:53but it wasn't played until the war was over in 1918.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56That war must have been a horrible and frightening experience,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00and I wonder if some of the audience were thinking of those experiences
0:09:00 > 0:09:04when they heard this terrifying piece of music for the first time.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07So, does this music make you think of war?
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Maybe the marching rhythm reminds you of an army preparing to fight.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15And what about the booming beats on the big drums?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18They're called timpani, and Holst uses them a lot.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21What do those timpani sound like to you?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25MUSIC: "Mars, The Bringer of War" By Gustav Holst
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Holst wrote a different composition for each planet.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37You can hear this one for Venus sounds very different.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Holst called this "Venus, The Bringer of Peace."
0:09:40 > 0:09:43How do you feel listening to this?
0:09:43 > 0:09:50MUSIC: "Venus, The Bringer of Peace" By Gustav Holst
0:09:55 > 0:09:57I used to listen to classical music by candlelight,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00and it was so powerful, because I couldn't see anything,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02it was complete darkness, and with a candle,
0:10:02 > 0:10:06my mum would be at the piano playing beautiful pieces of music
0:10:06 > 0:10:08that were very moving and very inspiring.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10And I couldn't believe that something
0:10:10 > 0:10:15that I couldn't see or touch was making me feel such strong emotions.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Modern film composers often write music like Mars for movies,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22and I bet you've heard pieces like this in the cinema,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24perhaps while battles in space or invasions of Earth
0:10:24 > 0:10:26are happening on screen.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Some of the melodies and chords in this music
0:10:30 > 0:10:34are so tense and colourful, I'm frightened.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36But I'm imagining things in my mind and heart,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and like when you watch a scary movie,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I love the feeling of being on the edge of my seat.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43This is just my reaction, though,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45and you may hear the sound of space or war,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48or hear the music in a completely different way.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50That's the great thing - it's your music.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53The only thing you really need to know is how to press play,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55and then after that you can let the orchestra
0:10:55 > 0:10:57take you wherever you want.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02MUSIC: "Mars, The Bringer of War" By Gustav Holst
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Mars finishes with an explosion of music -
0:11:05 > 0:11:08music that sounds as big as a planet to me.
0:11:08 > 0:11:14At first, the melody seems to fade away into the distance.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19MUSIC: "Mars, The Bringer of War" By Gustav Holst
0:11:19 > 0:11:21But then, listen for the surprise attack.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23MUSIC CRESCENDOES
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It's loud enough to make your bones rattle.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I wonder how you feel at the end?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Are you running for your life,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38or safe and strong on top of the world?
0:11:38 > 0:11:43MUSIC: "Mars, The Bringer of War" By Gustav Holst
0:11:55 > 0:12:01MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Winter" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Can music sound like the world around you?
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Can it sound like the wind?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Or a summer afternoon?
0:12:30 > 0:12:36Listening to this music, do you feel chilly or warm?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Winter" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Well, I feel cold.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59The violins sound like dripping icicles,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03and freezing cold air biting at my skin.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06But this music can take you right through the year,
0:13:06 > 0:13:11because now I can hear the sound of the spring sun
0:13:11 > 0:13:13bursting through the clouds.
0:13:13 > 0:13:20MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Spring" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:13:20 > 0:13:25Until in the heat of the summer, a fierce storm approaches.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Now the cellos sound like thunder,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31and the violins are wind and rain, swirling around me.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34This is the kind of music
0:13:34 > 0:13:37that changes as fast as the British weather.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42And has just as many moods.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Summer" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:13:59 > 0:14:02All of this music came from the imagination
0:14:02 > 0:14:05of an Italian man called Antonio Vivaldi.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08He had a head that was so covered in bright ginger hair
0:14:08 > 0:14:11that people that people referred to him as the Red Priest.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16But it was also a head that was bursting with musical ideas.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21'One day, in 1723, Vivaldi sat down to write four pieces of music,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24'each based on a poem describing a season of the year.'
0:14:24 > 0:14:28We now call those pieces The Four Seasons.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Spring" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:14:36 > 0:14:38VIOLIN PLAYS
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Vivaldi was also an amazing violinist.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46He liked to try and get as many different sounds
0:14:46 > 0:14:48out of the violin as possible.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52VIOLIN PLAYS
0:14:52 > 0:14:55But we've all seen violinists move their bows backwards and forwards.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58He asked in The Four Seasons that they use their finger
0:14:58 > 0:15:00to pluck the strings.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05PLUCKS STRINGS
0:15:06 > 0:15:09This is called pizzicato.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12What kind of weather does it remind you of?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Winter" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:15:15 > 0:15:19For me, it's the most magical winter rain that I've ever heard.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Vivaldi wrote The Four Seasons as violin concertos.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25A concerto is a piece of music
0:15:25 > 0:15:28where an instrument takes a solo lead role.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32And, in this case, the violin is definitely the star of the show.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Summer" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:15:37 > 0:15:40In each of the seasons, the violin has a kind of musical conversation
0:15:40 > 0:15:42with the rest of the orchestra.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Listen to this chase across the fields in autumn.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46What's the mood of the conversation here?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Autumn" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:15:57 > 0:15:59The violin is one of those instruments
0:15:59 > 0:16:00that is pretty tricky to master.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04However, once you've got the hang of it, it can sound beautiful.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Vivaldi really did know what he was doing
0:16:06 > 0:16:07when it came to writing for the violin,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and The Four Seasons just shows it off to perfection.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17I was very fortunate,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19because I was born into a line of six generations
0:16:19 > 0:16:21of classical musicians, so for me,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23classical music was always in my household.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27But if you're new to classical music, don't be frightened of it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30All it is is bigger pieces, sometimes without words,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32that you just have to paint the pictures
0:16:32 > 0:16:34and put the story in for yourself.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44'I think that The Four Seasons is the perfect piece to start off with
0:16:44 > 0:16:46'if you're not used to classical music, because it's so evocative.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49'You can hear with the pizzicato and the strings
0:16:49 > 0:16:50'that they sound like raindrops.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53'You can make your own story up to it and still never get it wrong.'
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Vivaldi's music has so much of the world in it.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00If you listen to The Four Seasons,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03you'll hear it's packed with the sounds of life -
0:17:03 > 0:17:09dogs barking, teeth chattering, ice cracking up, cuckoos, parties,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12you'll even hear mosquitoes buzzing.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17D'you know, it's so cold right now, I can't wait to escape the winter.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19And of course, with Vivaldi's help, I can.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Time to switch seasons! Can you guess which one I've gone for?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26MUSIC: "Four Seasons: Spring" By Antonio Vivaldi
0:17:36 > 0:17:41MUSIC: "Rhapsody in Blue" By George Gershwin
0:17:48 > 0:17:51What's that sound?
0:17:51 > 0:17:57MUSIC: "Rhapsody in Blue" By George Gershwin
0:18:20 > 0:18:22For me, that clarinet wailing
0:18:22 > 0:18:25is like a big, massive yawn first thing in the morning.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28The trumpet's half asleep too.
0:18:28 > 0:18:34MUSIC: "Rhapsody in Blue" By George Gershwin
0:18:45 > 0:18:48But the music sneaks up on you, because soon, it's time to wake up.
0:18:48 > 0:18:54MUSIC: "Rhapsody in Blue" By George Gershwin
0:19:12 > 0:19:14This is like a musical energy rush.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17I can hear the sounds of people hurrying down the streets
0:19:17 > 0:19:18to work or to school.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21It's like they're being chased by the piano.
0:19:21 > 0:19:27MUSIC: "Rhapsody in Blue" By George Gershwin
0:19:27 > 0:19:29The other instruments join the race.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32MUSIC: "Rhapsody in Blue" By George Gershwin
0:19:43 > 0:19:44This is music about going places -
0:19:44 > 0:19:47the traffic racing by, lifts going to the top of buildings,
0:19:47 > 0:19:48faster and faster.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58The piano is the engine of this music.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00PIANO PLAYS
0:20:00 > 0:20:03That's because it was written by George Gershwin.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05As a boy, he loved playing the piano,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and he loved living in New York City.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13All the noise and bustle sounded like music to him.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16So, in 1924, he wrote it down, and we're listening to the result.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19He called it Rhapsody in Blue.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22A rhapsody is the name for one piece of music
0:20:22 > 0:20:23with lots of different moods -
0:20:23 > 0:20:26perfect for Gershwin, because he wanted to mix together
0:20:26 > 0:20:29all his different feelings that he had about his home.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Gershwin throws in lots of playful jazz piano,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37that was heard in New York's parties and nightclubs,
0:20:37 > 0:20:42and mixes it up with more serious, proud orchestral fanfares.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Listen carefully to this bit, and see if you can hear both.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47MUSIC: "Rhapsody In Blue" By George Gershwin
0:20:47 > 0:20:49And can you spot the big American train
0:20:49 > 0:20:51that comes rushing through the middle?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54MUSIC: "Rhapsody In Blue" By George Gershwin
0:21:26 > 0:21:28But this is a rhapsody, remember.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Gershwin can change the mood at any moment.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32So, suddenly, there's a new theme.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Does this sound like a different kind of city to you?
0:21:35 > 0:21:39MUSIC: "Rhapsody In Blue" By George Gershwin
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Gershwin wrote about what he knew,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00and I think that's a really good thing,
0:22:00 > 0:22:02especially as a singer-songwriter like myself.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04It's a good way to be able to express yourself.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10I can relate to Gershwin's pieces
0:22:10 > 0:22:13because they've kind of got something in common
0:22:13 > 0:22:14which a lot of artists do -
0:22:14 > 0:22:17is that they write about what they feel or what they see.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I bet you've heard music that makes you think of where you live.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Rhapsody in Blue is like a musical postcard from America -
0:22:27 > 0:22:29from Gershwin to us.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32The piece may have started with a sleepy, lazy clarinet,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34but it finishes in quite a different mood.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Listen to Gershwin's big finale.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40How do you think he feels about the place he calls home?
0:22:42 > 0:22:50MUSIC: "Rhapsody In Blue" By George Gershwin
0:23:15 > 0:23:20MUSIC: "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Imagine waking up in the morning to this.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45What's going on? A celebration?
0:23:45 > 0:23:46An emergency?
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Whatever it is, do you think you'd be going back to sleep?
0:23:50 > 0:23:55MUSIC: "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland
0:24:21 > 0:24:26I feel excited and nervous and frightened when I hear this music,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28because it means that trouble's coming.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33It's almost like the trumpets are telling me
0:24:33 > 0:24:36that there's danger ahead, and it's time to fight on.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I feel like David in the biblical story,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42about to face the huge giant Goliath.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44GIANT ROARS
0:24:46 > 0:24:51I imagine marathons, great contests and impossible challenges ahead.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55I can hear the brass instruments trying to lift my spirits.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58The drums are like cannons making my heart beat faster.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11The music tells me I'm about to face a great battle.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13But I don't know how it ends...
0:25:13 > 0:25:15yet.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18In fact, when this piece was first performed in 1943,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20there was a huge battle under way -
0:25:20 > 0:25:23the Second World War being fought by countries all around the world.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26'An American composer called Aaron Copland wrote this piece
0:25:26 > 0:25:28'to pay tribute to all the Americans
0:25:28 > 0:25:30'who were fighting and working so hard during the war.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33But he thought everyone deserved to be remembered.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35'He didn't want us to just think about the people
0:25:35 > 0:25:37'who were on the battlefield,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40'but also the ordinary or common men and women
0:25:40 > 0:25:42'who were suffering and helping during the war.'
0:25:42 > 0:25:47And that's why he called the piece Fanfare for the Common Man.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52MUSIC: "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Throughout history, fanfares were used to get people's attention
0:25:55 > 0:25:58for the arrival of powerful people like kings
0:25:58 > 0:26:00or for the start of a grand event.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02'But Copland's fanfare is for you and me,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05'but he makes it sound just as big and impressive,
0:26:05 > 0:26:07'because we're important too.'
0:26:07 > 0:26:09MUSIC: "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Copland begins the piece with a trumpet,
0:26:12 > 0:26:14which is traditionally used for a fanfare.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Why do you think that is?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Can you hear Copland adding another brass instrument?
0:26:30 > 0:26:34MUSIC: "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Those are French horns.
0:26:37 > 0:26:45MUSIC: "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Now listen out for the trombones making their entrance.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00MUSIC: "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland
0:27:00 > 0:27:05'Why do you think Copland gradually keeps adding instruments like this?'
0:27:05 > 0:27:09To me, each instrument is another person standing beside me,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13like an army making me stronger.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16I love Fanfare for the Common Man,
0:27:16 > 0:27:22because it really gives me this feeling of suspense and tension,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24and the way that the music grows
0:27:24 > 0:27:26makes me feel like I can do anything.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29And so I use it sometimes when I'm feeling nervous about something,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31and I need something to give me the confidence -
0:27:31 > 0:27:33that's what I love about this piece of music.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Now, those massive drums sound like something else to me.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41The sound of victory.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52ROCK CRUMBLES
0:27:54 > 0:27:56GIANT ROARS
0:28:02 > 0:28:06'It's amazing how music can make you feel like you can do anything.'
0:28:10 > 0:28:14You know who did used to start their day with this piece of music?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16American astronauts.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19They would have Fanfare for the Common Man played to them
0:28:19 > 0:28:22in their space shuttle first thing in the morning.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24I wonder what they were feeling
0:28:24 > 0:28:29when they heard this music all the way up there in space?
0:28:29 > 0:28:35MUSIC: "Fanfare for the Common Man" By Aaron Copland
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd