Animal Alphabet Symphony is a great pick for school readiness and can help your child succeed in middle school and beyond!
Alligator - Divertimento in F, K.138, 1st movement, Mozart
Bear - Piano Sonata 15, Op.28, 4th movement, Beethoven
Cat - Contradance No. 6, Beethoven
Duck - Canon in D, Pachelbel
Elephant - Symphony No. 4, Italian, Mendelssohn
Fox - Peer Gynt Suite, Antria's Dance, Grieg
Giraffe - Symphony No. 9 (New World), 2nd movement, Dvorak
Hippo - The Abduction from the Seraglio, Turkish Finale, Mozart
Jaguar - Serenade for Strings, Waltz, Tchaikovsky
Kangaroo - Contradance No. 12, Beethoven
Lion - The Moldau, Smetana
Monkey - The Bartered Bride, Skocna, Smetana
Newt - Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade 1, Mussorgsky
Owl - The Four Seasons, Winter, 2nd Movement, Vivaldi
Penguin - Nutcracker Suite, March, Tchaikovsky
Quail - Minuet in A Major, Bach
Rabbit - Capriccio Espagnol, Alborada, Rimsky-Korsakov
Shark - Carmen Suite, Habanera, Bizet
Tiger - Peer Gynt Suite, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Grieg
Unau - Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade 2, Mussorgsky
Vulture - Funeral March of the Marionette, Gounod/The Four Seasons, Summer, Vivaldi
Whale - Pines of Rome, Pines of the Appian Way, Respighi
Xerus - Allegro for a Flute Clock in C major, Beethoven
Yak - 2-Part Invention No. 1, Bach
Zebra - Symphony No. 100, 4th Movement, Haydn (Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade 2, Mussorgsky/1812 Theme, Tchaikovsky)
Anteater - Waltz for Piano, no. 11, Chopin
Antelope - Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat major 3rd Movement, Haydn
Armadillo - Hungarian Dance no. 6, Brahms
Badger - Thieving Magpie Overture, Rossini
Beaver - Concerto in D major, 3rd movement, Vivaldi
Bumblebee - Flight of the Bumblebee, Rimsky-Korsakov
Bison - The Planets Suite, Mars, Holst
Buffalo - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Theme A, B, C, D, E, and F, Britten
Camel - Pictures At an Exhibition, Bydlo, Mussorgsky
Capybara - Contredance No. 8, Beethoven
Cassowary - Symphony No. 25 In G Minor, 1st movement, Mozart
Cheetah - Trish Trash Polka, Strauss II
Chickens and Roosters - Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, 3rd movement, Haydn
Chimpanzee - The Nutcracker, Tea, Tchaikovsky
Cow - Symphony no. 5, 1st movement, Schubert
Crab - Water Music, Harlequinade, Telemann
Crane (Grey Crowned) - Symphony no. 1, 4th movement, Beethoven
Cockatoo - Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Mozart
Crocodile - Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D Major, Minuet, Handel
Condor - Pictures at an Exhibition, The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga), Mussorgsky
Deer - Waltz of Spring, Strauss
Dog - Contradance no. 10, Beethoven
Dolphin - Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D, Allegro, Handel
Donkey - Carnival of the Animals, Characters with Long Ears, Saint Saëns
Eagle - Fanfare for the Common Man, Copland
Elk - The Firebird Suite, Infernal Dance of King Kashchei, Stravinsky
Emu - Gaîté Parisienne, Barcarolle, Offenbach
Falcon - Symphony no. 83 in G minor, 1st movement, Haydn
Ferret - Contredance no. 2, Beethoven
Flamingo - The Four Seasons, Spring, 1st Movement, Vivaldi
Frog - Sonata in E major, Scarlatti
Gazelle - Annen-Polka op. 117, Struass II
Goat - Anvil Chorus, Verdi
Goose - Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Allegro molto, Mozart
Gorilla - Viola Concerto in G major, Allegro, Telemann
Harbor Seal - Grand Valse Brillante, Chopin
Hare - Minute Waltz, Chopin
Hawk - Orpheus in the Underworld, Overture, Offenbach
Heron - Symphony no. 94, 1st movement, Haydn
Hornbill - Fantasia 2000, Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin
Horse - Nutcracker Suite, Trepak, Tchaikovsky
Hyena - Symphony no. 7, 2nd movement, Beethoven
Impala - Light Cavalry Overture, Suppé
Jackal - Pizzicato, Delibes
Jaybird - The Four Seasons, Winter, 1st Movement, Vivaldi
Jellyfish - Gymnopedie, no. 1, Satie
Koala - Contradance no. 9, Beethoven
Komodo Dragon - Symphony no. 40, 1st movement, Mozart
Kookaburra - Fantasia 2000, Piano Concerto No. 2, Shostakovich
Kudu - Carnival of the Animals, The Elephant, Saint Saëns
Lammergeier - The Nutcracker Suite, Mother Ginger and her Polichinelles, Tchaikovsky
Lemur - Samson and Deliah, Bacchanale, Saint Saëns
Leopard - The Nutcracker Suite, Battle, Tchaikovsky
Llama - Pictures of an Exhibition, Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle, Mussorgsky
Loon - Amadis de Gaule, Act II Scene V: Gigue, Bach
Lynx - Carnival of the Animals, Introduction and Royal March of the Lion, Saint Saëns
Macaw - The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night, Mozart
Manta Ray - La Mer, 1st movement, Debussy
Meerkat - Children's Games, The Top, Bizet
Mouse - Contradance no. 3, Beethoven
Moose - Sonata For Bassoon And Cello in B-Flat Major, Allegro, Mozart
Nightingale - Sonatina in G Major, Beethoven
Nyala - Practical Cats, Overture, Rawsthorne
Octopus - Carnival of the Animals, Aquarium, Saint Saëns
Okapi - Clarinet Concerto in A Major, 2nd movement, Mozart
Orangutan - Kaiser-Walzer, Strauss
Orca - William Tell Overture, Storm, Rossini
Ostrich, Carnival of the Animals, Wild Horses, Saint Saëns
Oryx - Symphony No. 8, 4th movement, Dvorak
Otter - Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major, 1st movement, Vivaldi
Panda - Peer Gynt Suite, Arabian Dance, Grieg
Parrot - The Bartered Bride, Polka, Smetana
Peacock - The Rondeau, Mouret
Pelican - The Second Waltz, Shostakovich
Pig - Happy Farmer, Schumann
Platypus - Sabre Dance, Khachaturian
Polar Bear - Die Fledermaus Overture
Quetzal - Carnival of the Animals, The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Forest, Saint Saëns
Raccoon - Scheherazade, Lento, Op. 35, Rimsky-Korsakov
Raven - Rondo Alla Turca, Mozart
Red Panda - The Mother Goose Suite, Pavane of Sleeping Beauty, Ravel
Reindeer - Lieutenant Kije, Troika, Prokofiev
Rhea - The Mother Goose Suite, Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas, Ravel
Rhino - March To The Scaffold, Berlioz
Seagull - Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F, Air, Handel
Sheep - Spring Song, Mendelssohn
Skunk - String Trio in B-Flat Major, Rondo, Schubert
Snake - The Magic Flute, Overture, Mozart
Snow Leopard - Farandole, Bizet
Squirrel - The Bartered Bride, Furiant, Smetana
Starling - Peter and the Wolf, The Bird, Prokofiev
Stork - Carnival of the Animals, The Swan, Saint Saëns
Swan - Violin Concerto No. 3, 1st movement, Saint Saëns
Tasmanian Devil - Pathetique Sontana, Rondo, Beethoven
Tapir - Swan Lake, Dance of the Cygnets, Tchaikovsky
Tortoise - Carnival of the Animals, Tortoises, Saint Saëns
Toucan - Symphony no. 101 2nd movement, Haydn
Turkey - The Four Seasons, Autumn, 1st Movement, Vivaldi
Turtle - Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G, Gigue, Handel
Uakari - Carnival of the Animals, Pianists and Fossils, Saint-Saëns
Umbrellabird - Pictures of an Exhibition, Dance of the Chickens, Mussorgsky
Urchin - Pictures At An Exhibition, Tuileries, Mussorgsky
Vampire Bat - Night on Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky
Walrus - Pictures of an Exhibition, Gnomus, Mussorgsky
Warthog - Over The Waves, Rosa
Weasel - Comedians' Galop, Kabalevsky
Wildebeest - Military March, Schubert
Wolf - Pictures of an Exhibition, Catacombs, Mussorgsky
Wolverine - Dance Of The Knights, Prokofiev
Woodpecker - Children's Games, Trumpet and Drum, Bizet
oXen - Fidelio, Overture, Beethoven
waXwing - Pictures of an Exhibition, Promenade 3, Mussorgsky
X-ray fish, The Marriage of Figaro, Overture, Mozart
Xenops, Danse Macabre, Saint Saëns
Yellow-Billed Hornbill - Carnival of the Animals, Aviary, Saint Saëns
Zorilla - Carnival of the Animals, Finale, Saint Saëns