Animal Alphabet Symphony

Join our hostess Korrina, as she takes you on a tour of animals from A-Z.

Performed by The Lion Guard, Anga, Bianca, Valerie, Serena, and Iris for the 8th graders, this DVD covers all the alphabet basics and animal classification your child and student needs to know including Upper & Lower Case Letter Recognition, First Letter Sounds, Upper Case Letter Writing plus Animal Spelling, Counting Syllables, Alliteration, and Animal Facts.

Animal Alphabet Symphony is a great pick for school readiness and can help your child succeed in middle school and beyond!

Main Song Selections

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

Iguana - Bolero, Ravel

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)

Additional Song Selections

Anteater - Waltz for Piano, no. 11, Chopin

Antelope - Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat major 3rd Movement, Haydn

Armadillo - Hungarian Dance no. 6, Brahms

Baboon - Canarios, Sanz

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

Sea Lion - Air, Bach

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

Trivia

• Many of the segments were inspired by SEVEN Baby Einstein videos, Baby Noah, World Animals, Charlie's Wildlife Safari, Neighborhood Animals, Animals Around Me, Neptune's Oceans, and Wild Animal Safari.
• Animal sound effects are used in this 2020 film.