~~~ Audio: A TALL TOTEM TALE (Little Einsteins S01E20) mp3
~~~ Story: The kids helped a little totem pole to grow into a tall totem pole, embedding their adventure stories.
~~~ Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie; Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet
(约翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴老板 | 第二号交响组曲 第六乐章.小步舞曲 + 第七乐章.谐谑风格舞曲=谐谑曲)
The badinerie or badinage is a brief and lively dance. It takes its name from the French badiner (to jest). The term arose during the 18th century when the badinerie was first included as a movement in the Baroque suite.
The word "scherzo," meaning "joke," or "jest" in Italian, is related to the same-root verb: scherzare ("to joke". "to jest"; "to play"). More rarely the similar meaning word "badinerie" (also spelled "battinerie"; from French "jesting") has been used. Sometimes the word "scherzando" ("joking") is used in musical notation to indicate that a passage should be executed in a playful manner.
A menuet (also spelled minuet), is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet, possibly from the French menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular group dances called branle à mener or amener.
The term also describes the musical style that accompanies the dance, which subsequently developed more fully, often with a longer musical form called the minuet and trio, and was much used as a movement in the early classical symphony.
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The Minuet in G major is found in the 1725 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, where it appears with its companion piece, Minuet in G minor, as a pair to be performed da capo. Most of the entries in the 1725 notebook were made by Anna Magdalena herself, and a few were contributed by Johann Sebastian and various friends of the Bach family. Only a few composers are identified in the notebook. The Minuet in G major and its companion are two of the many anonymous works included. In the 1970s the Minuet in G major was identified as a piece from a harpsichord suite by Dresden organist Christian Petzold.
In short, the Minuet in G major is a keyboard piece included in the 1725 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. Until 1970, it was attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV Anh. 114), but it is now universally attributed to Christian Petzold. It is a 32-measure piece primarily in the key of G major.
~~~ Pictures: Pacific Northwest totem poles 太平洋西北地区图腾柱
Totem poles are monumental carvings, a type of Northwest Coast art, consisting of poles, posts or pillars, carved with symbols or figures. They are usually made from large trees, mostly western red cedar雪松, by indigenous土著的 peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America (Washington, Oregon, and Canada&`&s western province, British Columbia). The word totem derives from the Algonquian阿尔冈昆语 (most likely Ojibwe奥吉布瓦语) word odoodem [o?tu?t?m], meaning "(his) kinship group". The carvings may symbolize or commemorate纪念 cultural beliefs that recount记述[正式] familiar legends, clan lineages血统, or notable events. The poles may also serve as functional architectural features, welcome signs for village visitors, mortuary vessels for the remains of deceased ancestors, or as a means to publicly ridicule someone. They may embody a historical narrative of significance to the people carving and installing the pole. Given the complexity and symbolic meanings of totem pole carvings, their placement and importance lies in the observer‘s knowledge and connection to the meanings of the figures and the culture in which they are embedded.