FAME Fine Arts Mini Experience Sinbad the Sailor by Paul Klee Sinbad At Sea by Rimsky-Korsakov

1. FAMEFine Arts Mini ExperienceSinbad the SailorbyPaul KleeSinbad At SeabyRimsky-Korsakov

2. Fine Arts MusicArt LiteratureDance

3. Art is made up of lines, color, light & shadow, and texture

4. Music consists of: Melody rhythm harmony dynamics

5. How many of you have ever been to the ocean? Today we are going to make an imaginary trip there. Close your eyes. Picture what it looks like and listen to the music. See if you can really feel as through you are on a boat in the middle of the ocean. Can you feel the movement of the oceans? Now I’m going to give you some help with your imagination. I have a bottle of water and I’m going to spray you lightly to make you feel as though you are at the ocean. Before I spray you, remember we are trying to create a peaceful day on the water, so feel calmness, keep your eyes closed, and make believe you are sitting in that boat and the sea spray is blowing in your face. This is a piece of music that the composer tried to make sound like the ocean. A composer writes music. (Spray here) This piece of music and the painting I’m going to show you, tell the story of Sinbad the Sailor. Introduction

6. Sinbad’s father dies, leaving young Sinbad wealthy. He wastes his money by buying fancy clothes and expensive meals. He realizes that he will soon be poor so he sells what he has left and buys a ship. He has many adventures and lands on an island. The island is beautiful! The crew lights fires and washes their clothes. Suddenly, the island quakes as they have landed on a whale! They run for their lives! Sinbad floats for days in a wash tub and finally lands safely on a real island. Sinbad finds food and sees amazing sights including a fish with a head like an owl. Eventually he gets home, forgets his hardships and plans for his 2nd voyage. This story is told by a composer named Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and an artist named Paul Klee. The Story of Sinbad

7. Korsakov loved fairy tales • Korsakov joined the navy • He began to compose songs about the sea • He married and had three kids • He became a teacher of music • He had several heart attacks which led to his death in 1908 • Melody is important to his piece because it tells the story. The melody is told through the violin’s song. Sinbad at Sea By Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The composer’s name sounds a little different but it’s easy to remember. His name sounds like a cough. Rimsky-Korsakov. 1844-1908

8. Born in Switzerland • He could draw with both hands • He sang and played violin • He loved opera • He became obsessed with color • He married and had a son, Felix • He used to make puppets for Felix • He became an art professor • He was denounced by the Nazis • He died in 1940 from measles Sinbad the Sailor By Paul Klee 1879-1940

9. Sinbad the Sailor • Central characters: • Warrier w/spear • Three monsters • Group is unified by: • Color • Pattern • Bright colors • Dark background • Ocean and sky are divided by a curve that resembles a wave. • Background is made of irregular rectangles • Figures are made up of smaller, more complex geometric patterns in greater color mix

10. Klee’s other famous works Color Lines

11. Shapes Lines Color

12. Sinbad the Sailor