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Concerto Grosso Modo

1985 6 min
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This short animation is a playful introduction to musical notation. Music notes, suddenly infused with life, begin building a score. Working like ants, they assemble one by one the many elements of musical notation. Once the score is completed, the concert can go on, and each note shines as bright as a star.

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Concerto Grosso Modo

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This short animation is a playful introduction to musical notation. Music notes, suddenly infused with life, begin building a score. Working like ants, they assemble one by one the many elements of musical notation. Once the score is completed, the concert can go on, and each note shines as bright as a star.

  • director
    François Aubry
  • script
    François Aubry
  • animation
    François Aubry
  • producer
    Yves Leduc
  • camera
    Pierre Landry
    Andreas Poulsson
  • editing
    Pierre Bernier
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • music
    André Angélini
  • cast
    Johanne Bouchard
    Lauraine Chasle
    Suzanne Cloutier
    Louise Colignon
    Louis Cyr
    Alain Gabriel
    Carol Michaud
    André Piette
    Louise Vachon

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Education

Ages 6 to 8

Arts Education - Music

This excellent short film provides an entertaining way to introduce students to basic musical concepts. For example: the various notes and their values (whole note, half-note, quarter-note, eighth-note), scales (G, F), the various intensities at which a musician can play (e.g., pianoforte).
Concerto Grosso Modo
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