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Harry Potter theme tops list for children's favorite orchestra piece

In a poll for radio station Classic FM (UK), children voted for the John Williams’ penned Harry Potter theme as their favorite orchestral theme. Here are the rest of the picks:

Classic FM’s Children’s Hall Of Fame top 20:

1. Harry Potter theme by Williams

2. Walking in the Air from The Snowman by Blake

3. Peter and the Wolf (main theme) by Prokofiev

4. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky

5. Peter and the Wolf (The Duck Scene) by Prokofiev

6. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice from Fantasia by Dukas

7. Canon by Pachelbel

8. Pomp And Circumstance from Fantasia by Elgar

9. Romeo & Juliet by Prokofiev

10. The Flight of the Bumble-bee by Rimsky-Korsakov

11. The Typewriter by Anderson

12. Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky

13. O Mio Babbino Caro by Puccini

14. E.T. by Williams

15. Fur Elise by Beethoven

16. Jurassic Park by Williams

17. Aquarium (from Carnival of the Animals) by Saint-Saens

18. Lullaby by Brahms

19. Scene from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky

20. Sabre Dance by Khachaturian

A CD of these great pieces will be released on November 22.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 12:24 am ET
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