The Pirate Ship is one of my favorite puppet shows. The classical piece is actually called "Hungarian Dance No. 5" composed by Johannes Brahms. He was born in 1833 in Hamburg, Germany.
Ms. Emily's Grandpa Bents was born north of Hamburg in 1878. He sailed to America in 1901 to attend the Lutheran Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Brahms large choral work "A German Requiem" is from texts from the Lutheran Bible. Back in the late 1980s, Ms. Emily visited Hamburg as a child when she was living in Germany.
Puppet Shows in LPM are a fun way to learn about classical form, tonalities, and themes.
