Module2 Western music课文.docx

Module2 Western music课文Module 12 Western music Unit 1 Its so beautiful! (The Blue Danube) Daming: Hmm, this is Western music, isnt it? Can you hear the violin and the piano? Its so beautiful! Is this by Strauss or Mozart? Lingling: Im not sure Betty: Its by Strauss. I love his music! Do you know anything about him, Tony? Tony: Was he German? Betty: No, he was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria. What a beautiful city! This is called The Blue Danube. The Blue Danube is a river in Europe. It goes through Vienna. Lingling: Do you like traditional Western music or pop music,Betty? Betty: Well, I like both. You listen to pop music , Lingling, dont you? Lingling: Yes, I do. I also like Beijing opera. Listen to this fantastic voice. Tony: Hmm, the sound is verydifficult, isnt it? Im a fan of rock music. Listen to this! Daming: Hey! Give us a break! Lingling: Rock music? Listen to those drums! Daming: Its so noisy! And much too fast! Tony: You dont like rock music? I dont believe it! Unit 2 Vienna is the centre of European classical music. The city of music Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube in the centre of Europe. Its the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna. In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, Wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz. Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only thirty-five. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.