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  Elmo Videos
Elmo finds out how important the sun is to everyone, how jumping is a great form of exercise and the importance of going to school.
Through Elmo's lively voiceover, we learn that by filling a glass with a paper towel, a bean, and some water you can grow a bean pod, which is just what Elmo does, along with interviewing a friendly cactus and showing us a homemade video of Stinky the Plant, back in his world.
Elmo dreams himself into the tale, in which no sheep are eaten and the offending wolf ends up tied to a tree.
sesamestreetvideo.tripod.com /elmo-videos.htm   (7029 words)

  
 Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ed Mitchell (producer), Jimmy Hoyson and Ric Wilson (engineers) for Elmo and the Orchestra performed by the Sesame Street cast
Joseph Miskulin (engineer/mixer and producer), Brent Truitt and Dan Rudin (engineers/mixers) and Riders in the Sky for Woody's Roundup Featuring Riders in the Sky
Andy Hill (producer) for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland performed by various artists
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Album_for_Children   (322 words)

  
 Elmo Tanner
Elmo Tanner was a whistler and vocalist with the Ted Weems Orchestra, a dance band that symbolized a fabled period during the thirties and forties when dance music was at the peak of it's popularity.
Elmo Tanner never made any whistling albums of his own, but he did put out a few 45s and is the featured whistler on a couple of LPs.
Elmo Tanner whistles on four of the selections.
www.whistlingrecords.com /elmo_tanner/elmo_tanner.htm   (167 words)

  
 ezFolk Media Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Here, Elmo fans giggle along as the furry red guy and Big Bird gab their way through a wide-ranging selection of classic compositions.
During the pair's daffy, Sesame-style running dialogue, Elmo gets a grip on the four sections of an orchestra; delights in discovering that music, even the kind without words, sometimes tells a story (especially when the story is about animals, as in Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee); and, with great enthusiasm, sits in for Mr.
Elmo and Big Bird also find out how different classical pieces can make us think of different scenes, describe something like a bumblebee, make us feel a certain way (like Brahms' Lullaby), or get our feet moving.
www.ezfolk.com /cgi-bin/ae.pl?asinsearch=B000056PFI   (542 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf (Sesame Street): DVD: Emily Squires,Fran ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Elmo is adorable as Peter, Big Bird plays Grandfather, Oscar and Zoe accompany Elmo on his hunt as the Cat and Bird, and the wolf is of course, the Wolf!
The concepts of 'orchestra', 'conductor' and 'music telling a story' are introduced within the main plot of the Sesame Street Characters wanting to create a band, then Baby Bear's big treat for the day is that Papa Bear takes him to the Boston Pops to 'hear' Peter and the Wolf.
Kids see enough orchestra and individual instruments to get the idea, but the Muppets then act out the story as the orchestra is playing, with, for example, the Violinist hamming it up and following 'Peter' (Elmo) around the story.
www.amazon.ca /Elmos-Musical-Adventure-Sesame-Street/dp/B000056MMG   (1530 words)

  
 Clarion - Seasoned musician receives Grammy nomination for work with Elmo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Norman Mamey, a classical jazz professor at Citrus College, was doing what he routinely does every morning--sitting at his desk and working--when he got the call that every musician dreams of.
Mamey had just been nominated for a Grammy for his work on the classical children's album Elmo and the Orchestra.
On Elmo and the Orchestra, he decided to reunite a group of members from the Seattle Symphony Orchestra with whom he made an album before along with four other "Sesame Street" albums.
www.theclariononline.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=3eb52ada-0ff1-4d71-b47c-8f2ca08ef1ac   (596 words)

  
 CD Baby: ELMO AARDVARK: Vintage Cartoon Sound Tracks
Elmo Aardvark is the Cat's Meow!" - Ian Whitcomb, musician, performer, abdicated Rock Idol, ukulele historian and the composer of the Peter Bogdanovich-directed Kirsten Dunst starrer "The Cat's Meow"
Elmo Aardvark himself, in thrilling vocal gymnastics, mind-boggling Gleehorn stylings and breath-taking prestidigital synchopations personally performed upon the legendary Kokomo Ukulele!
Elmo Aardvark himself as he brilliantly counsels the President of the United States of America in "Wisdom!" And, yes, it's a DUET!
www.cdbaby.com /cd/elmo3   (857 words)

  
 Whatever Happened To: Elmo & Patsy
The couple had actually been pushing the single since 1979 before Epic Records picked up the single as a novelty number and the record went gold.
Elmo & Patsy eventually made 4 albums together before their divorce, but never reaching the success of Grandma...
Now in his 60s, Elmo has remarried and owns a large rural estate in California (which serves as home to about a dozen wild deer) established Laughing Stock Records and hosts his own Dr Elmo website and annual Christmastime radio show.
www.weht.net /WEHT/Elmo_and_Patsy.html   (183 words)

  
 Untitled Document
I am a fan of Sesame Street and have a deep respect for the impact the show has had on the lives of young children.
But I kind of scratch my head when, year after year, Elmo is held up as an example of what's best in children's music.
It's a lighthearted and age-appropriate introduction to the instruments of the orchestra, and it gets some great music into the ears of kids, but this would not have been one of my picks for the top five children's music recordings of the year.
www.bestchildrensmusic.com /mar02rev.htm   (911 words)

  
 Parent Resources - West Tennessee Parent & Family
Info about the fund and reports from gulf coast orchestras can be found on their Web site, www.symphony.org/hurricane.shtml.
The Jackson Symphony Youth Orchestra and Sinfonia Strings are also welcoming any members of Gulf Coast youth orchestras to apply and audition for membership.
For information about free tickets or about the Jackson Symphony Orchestra's educational programs, call the orchestra at (731) 427-6440 or visit www.jso.tn.org.
www.wtnparent.com /smart_resources.html   (700 words)

  
 Elmo And The Orchestra CD Version | Media | CDs |
Elmo and the Orchestra CD Version Guess who's flown in to give a concert on Sesame Street?
In this delightful Sesame Street story, kids will be introduced to the sounds of different instruments and the sections of the orchestra.
In the process, they'll hear some of the world's most famous and beautiful pieces of music.
www.musictreasures.com /Media/CDs/21791.html   (157 words)

  
 New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock KI-KY
Many long, classicaly inspired pieces involving much Mellotron and occasionaly full orchestras make this phase sound more dated than later material but it all has a really timeless quality too (is that a contradiction?).
Keeping with the sci-fi bent of the first album, "Hope" is sort of a rock opera sung by a laser lighthouse keeper, the "loneliest creature in the universe" because he's the last left of his race after an interplanetary war.
Elmo's Fire, and did a "warm-up act" for the band by doing improvisational performances using his Frippertronics setup.
www.gepr.net /ki.html   (14410 words)

  
 Dizzy Reece: From In to Out
If you don't have that One, the orchestra falls apart, and a lot of people go into freedom because they don't relate to the One.
That's why everything in Vaudeville and Broadway is in cut time, and that's where the old music changed, the drummers and the control of universal rhythm is straight four.
Of course, Gillespie is the epitome of modern jazz, his big band, you've got to go back through that and listen to all the Dizzy Gillespie band, all those charts and you can hear the new sound, it's alive and it's all written in there.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=20828   (13570 words)

  
 Elmo source.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Elmo 13' Sesame Street Stuffed Animal by Baby Gund
Elmo will be looking on and encouraging children to have fun while using a hammer or screw driver to fix all kinds of things
Elmo will also hold several of the tools so that they don't get lost
elmo.wsab.ru   (742 words)

  
 ALLEGRO MUSIC - Children's Music
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Stephen Simon and narrator Yadu blend perfectly to bring out the story’s themes of hopes, dreams, and determination.
Each excerpt is used to illustrate musical concepts of the sound of a particular instrument.
The Orchestra provides a good look at all the instruments of the orchestra by explaining what families different instruments belong to: strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion.
www.allegro-music.com /childrens.asp   (4411 words)

  
 CHILDpages ~ aMUSIClassical directory
The site is particularly useful for artists and educators, and has resources ranging from finding classic songs to articles on using music to teach.
The indefatigable Elmo opens the set with an introduction in which he likens an orchestra's tuning up to "a big flock of honking, squawking geese." As it turns out, Big Bird takes Elmo through a tour from Mozart to Chopin to Tchaikovsky, Wagner, and Beethoven.
This year's concerts feature the Fifth and Ninth Symphonies of Beethoven and two works for orchestra and chorus by American composer Philip Glass.
www.angelfire.com /biz/acousticdigest/child.html   (628 words)

  
 Sesame Street® - Elmo And The Orchestra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Big Bird and friends (from the Birdapest Symphony Orchestra, with special guest star Leonard Birdseed) are trying to help Elmo remember how his favorite piece of classical music goes.
This delightful story introduces the sections and sounds of the orchestra.
Along the way, you'll hear some of the world's most famous music.
www.mk8marketplace.com /products/727.html   (52 words)

  
 Untitled Document
If you read last month's column, you might remember that I reviewed the Grammy-nominated albums in the children's music category.
I noted that although I didn't feel that Elmo and The Orchestra was the best of the year's releases, it just might walk away with the Grammy.
It won, which just goes to prove my contention that brand recognition reigns supreme, even with children's music.
www.bestchildrensmusic.com /apr02rev.htm   (959 words)

  
 Ed Mitchell - Grammy Award Winning Producer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ed has also served as musical director and songwriter for various television and direct to video animated shows and series.
In 2001, Ed was awarded a Grammy® for his work on the Sesame Street album, "Elmo and the Orchestra".
2001 Elmo and the Orchestra -- Grammy® Award Winner - Best Children's Album
www.eddymitch.com   (148 words)

  
 Sesame Street discography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1997 - The Best Of Elmo (Sony Wonder)
1999 - The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (Sony Wonder)
2001 - Elmo and the Orchestra (Sony Wonder)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sesame_Street_discography   (572 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Marine on St. Croix Elementary: Orchestra Teacher, Ms.
Oak Park Elementary: Orchestra Teacher, Dr. Marla Okner
Croix Catholic Elementary: Orchestra Teacher, Dr. Marla Okner
www.stillwater.k12.mn.us /~Jonesj/elorch.htm   (32 words)

  
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Sesame Street Elmo's Art Workshop New PC CD ROM
Sesame Street Elmo's Reading CD Computer Game Toy 2 CDs
Sesame Street Elmo's World CD Rom Create and Draw
www.childrenstory.com /stuff/Sesame-Street-CD-Music.aspx   (250 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Verdi: Falstaff: Music: Victor De Sabata,Cloe Elmo,Silvio Maionica,Giuseppe Nessi,Paolo Silveri,Mariano ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Amazon.ca: Verdi: Falstaff: Music: Victor De Sabata,Cloe Elmo,Silvio Maionica,Giuseppe Nessi,Paolo Silveri,Mariano Stabile,Renata Tebaldi,Cesare Valletti,Mariano Caruso,Alda Noni,Giuseppe Verdi,La Scala Theater Orchestra
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra with Cloe Elmo, Silvio Maionica, Giuseppe Nessi, Paolo Silveri, Mariano Stabile, Renata Tebaldi, Cesare Valletti, Mariano Caruso, Alda Noni
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www.amazon.ca /Verdi-Falstaff-Victor-Sabata/dp/B00005KAWC   (115 words)

  
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1.023.428 DVD ELMO SAYS BOO [Region Code 1.
0.984.206 DVD ELMO'S WORLD: ELMO HAS TWO [Region Code 1.
0.538.188 DVD ELMO'S WORLD: THE STREET WE LIVE ON [Region Code 1.
www.totalrecall.de /items/224.htm   (2361 words)

  
 Grammy Awards 2002
Ed Mitchell (producer) Jimmy Hoyson & Ric (engineers) for Elmo & the Orchestra performed by the Sesame Street cast
Helmut Burk & Karl-August Naegler (producers) Jobst Stephan Flock (engineers) Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Edgar Varèse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation)
Christopher Rouse (composer) Muhai Tang (conductor) Sharon & the Gulbenkian Orchestra for Concert de Gaudí for Guitar and Orchestra
www.uni-protokolle.de /Lexikon/Grammy_2002.html   (1491 words)

  
 Winner Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dionne Nosek, Sesame Workshop, Elmo’s World Happy Holidays, Sesame Workshop
David Stern, Lolli-Pops Concerts: The Orchestra-A Happy Family
DIONNE NOSEK, SESAME WORKSHOP, ELMO VISITS THE FIREHOUSE, SESAME WORKSHOP
www.omniawards.com /winnerarchive.html   (9103 words)

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