Listen to the Ten Pieces music
Listen to or download all of the music featured in Ten Pieces as free MP3s.
Free teaching resources for Ten Pieces III are available to accompany the music, including animated short films for each piece, classroom lesson plans and simplified arrangements.
You can use the MP3s to develop creative responses - find out how to upload your pupils' work to the Ten Pieces showcase.
MP3s for Ten Pieces I and II from the first two years of the project can also be listened to and downloaded below.
Instructions for saving the MP3s to your computer: PC: right-click and save, Mac: ctrl-click and save.
Ten Pieces III music
The music from Ten Pieces III has been performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Ten Pieces Children's Choir, conducted by Rafael Payare.
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Kerry Andrew: No Place Like
[Duration: 3:41]
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Mason Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology – A Bao A Qu
[Duration: 3:26]
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Mason Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology – Sprite
[Duration: 3:32]
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Aaron Copland: Rodeo – Hoe-Down
[Duration: 3:31]
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World’ - Largo
[Duration: 5:41]
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Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations – Theme (Enigma), variations 11, 6 & 7
[Duration: 5:02]
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Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations – Theme (Enigma)
[Duration: 1:25]
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Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations – Variation 11 (G.R.S.)
[Duration: 1:04]
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Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations – Variation 6 (Ysobel)
[Duration: 1:26]
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Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations – Variation 7 (Troyte)
[Duration: 1:02]
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Carl Orff: Carmina burana – ‘O fortuna’
[Duration: 2:40]
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Purcell: Abdelazer – Rondeau
[Duration: 1:34]
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Sibelius: Finlandia
[Duration: 6:32]
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Russian Dance
[Duration: 1:18]
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Waltz of the Flowers
[Duration: 7:15]
Ten Pieces I and II music
Ten Pieces I
The music for Ten Pieces I was performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Thomas Søndergård. Anna Meredith's piece 'Connect It' was performed by Drum Works, a youth percussion group from East London.
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John Adams: Short Ride In A Fast Machine
[Duration: 04:23]
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
[Duration: 04:24]
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Britten: 'Storm' Interlude from 'Peter Grimes'
[Duration: 04:16]
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Grieg: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
[Duration: 02:20]
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Handel: Zadok The Priest
[Duration: 03:58]
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Holst: 'Mars' from 'The Planets'
[Duration: 04:02]
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Anna Meredith: Connect It
[Duration: 03:14]
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Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 (3rd movement)
[Duration: 03:51]
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Mussorgsky: A Night On The Bare Mountain
[Duration: 03:54]
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Stravinsky: The Firebird - suite (1911) (Finale)
[Duration: 03:17]
Ten Pieces II
The music from Ten Pieces II was performed by the BBC Philharmonic, members of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and the Hallé Choir. All were conducted by Alpesh Chauhan, except Haydn's Trumpet Concerto which was conducted by John Storgårds.
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Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
[Duration: 10:32]
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Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (organ)
Organ soloist: Wayne Marshall [Duration: 08:42]
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Bernstein: 'Mambo' from Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
[Duration: 02:14]
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Bizet: 'Habanera' from Carmen Suite No. 2
[Duration: 02:02]
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Anna Clyne: Night Ferry (extract)
[Duration: 04:13]
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Haydn: Trumpet Concerto (3rd movement)
Soloist: Jamie Prophet [Duration: 04:13]
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Gabriel Prokofiev: Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra (5th movement)
Soloist: DJ Mr Switch [Duration: 04:13]
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 (2nd movement)
[Duration: 04:31]
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Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Violin: Yuri Torchinsky [Duration: 05:52]
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Verdi: 'Dies Irae' and 'Tuba Mirum' from' Requiem
[Duration: 04:10]
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Wagner: 'Ride of the Valkyries' from 'Die Walküre'
[Duration: 05:16]