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Welcome to Intermezzo from Interlochen Public Radio, where we take a few minutes to bounce some ideas around about classical music.
Christy L’Esperance is cohosting this week with young listeners from far and wide, many of which are from this past summer’s Interlochen Arts Discovery Day Camp.
So far this week, we’ve heard about clowns and spooky houses. Remember that mind-bending house on chicken legs that chases children? The Hut of Baba Yaga? Today is about creature caution — all sorts of animals that make us nervous.
Let’s get out the magnifying glass and focus on one of those critters: spiders. Fear of spiders is called arachnophobia. Composer Jenni Brandon wrote a Spider Suite to be played by an oboe, clarinet and bassoon, and each of the five movements depicts part of the day in the life of a spider.
Jenni Brandon - Spider Suite for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon
This week's Mystery Melody
It's time to test your ears. Each week we have a mystery melody that we have to figure out together. It relates to our topic. (We'll make the melody less mysterious each day.)
If you know the mystery melody, text your name and the title and we’ll give you a shout out on Friday. The number to text is (833) 490-4718.
