Looking for music inspired by animals. Any ideas?

Question

I need ideas for different music inspired by animals. I have already thought of Carnival of the animals and flight of the bumble bee, but I am pulling a blank on anything else.

Answer 1

the four seasons by vivaldi (bird sounds immitations)
the firebird by strawinsky
the thieving magpie by rossini (opera)
"le boeuf sur le toit" by Darius Milhaud...

i am sure there's more, others have named some of it. this is all my brain comes up with at this instant.
good luck!

Answer 2

Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Prokofiev- Peter and the Wolf, Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals, most of Disney, Richard Rodney-Bennett - The Aviary and The Insect World, Brahms/Schubert - Die Nachtigall.

Hope that's enough to be going on with!

Answer 3

Basic Training of the Puppy - Read here https://tr.im/Wxmdm

The new puppy is certainly one of the most adorable and cuddly creatures that has ever been created. It is the most natural thing in the world to shower it with love and affection. However, at the same time it is important to realize that if you want to have a well trained adult dog, you need to begin the training process right away. The dog, like its related ancestor, the wolf, is a pack animal. One of the features of a pack is that it has a single dominant leader. Your new puppy is going to want that leader to be you, but if you do not assume that role from the very beginning, the puppy’s instincts will push him to become the leader.

The most important thing to remember about training the puppy during its first six months of life is that it must see you as the leader of the family pack. The essential thing is gaining the trust and the respect of the puppy from the beginning. You will not do this by allowing the puppy to do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. On the other hand, a certain amount of patience is required. Most people err in their early training by going to extremes one way or the other. Although you need to begin the basic training process at once, you can not expect your dog to do too much at first. Basic obedience training is fine and should include simple commands like sit, stay, and come. Remember that trying to teach the dog advanced obedience techniques when it is a puppy is much like trying to teach a five year old child algebra.

It is also important to restrain from cruel or abusive treatment of the puppy. You can not beat obedience into your dog, and it certainly is not going to engender feeling of respect and trust. House breaking is an area where this usually becomes a problem because of the anger that is triggered when the puppy fails and creates a mess inside the home. Although this issue must be addressed without anger, it most be addressed. If you allow the puppy to eliminate inside the house, it will continue to do so as an adult dog. The same thing is true of other destructive or dangerous behavior such as chewing and biting. Do not expect the puppy to grow out of it. You are going to need to train the puppy out of it, but you should do so firmly but with a sense of play and fun using positive reinforcement and lots of love and praise for good behavior.

Answer 4

Swan Lake?
The Trout (Piano Quartet by Schubert)
Peter and the Wolf
Cats (Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber)

How about music from films such as Planet of the Apes, The Lion King?

Answer 5

Is music with words OK?
On the "Baby Beluga" album, by Raffi, there is a song called "Joshua Giraffe". The music changes for different animals, including monkeys, elephants, and hippopotamuses.

There is also another song Raffi sings, called "Listen to the Horses" on the "More Singable Songs for the Very Young" album:
"Listen to the horses, clipping clopping,
Hoofbeats everywhere, never stopping."
The beat reflects the hoofbeats exactly.
You can hear a sample on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000003H7/104-2634222-3513562?v=glance&n=5174

Answer 6

The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tight Fit

Answer 7

There are some great answers here already. I have a Mexican-American friend with a funny song he recorded for me called "El Baile Del Perrito" (the Dance of the Puppy/Little Dog) with actual dog barking sounds inserted on rhythm in the song. It's pretty funny.

Answer 8

Try the music of Paul Winter: Common Ground, Deep Voices, many more. Check Amazon.

Answer 9

Peter and the Wolf is a must
Elephants Toe by Albert Mengelsdorf is great
also:
Jungle Book tunes
Who let the dogs out :-)

Answer 10

The Kinks - I am the Ape Man.

Peter and the Wolf - Prokiofiev

The Beatles - the Walrus

Answer 11

Animals? by Pink Floyd?