AROUND THE WORLD:

THE BIRTHPLACES OF COMPOSERS

BRENDAN KELLEY 11B
THE PATH

• Fraser, MI (Home)
• Magdeburg, Germany (Telemann)
• Eisenach, Germany (Bach)
• Kirov, Russia (Tchaikovsky)
• Fraser, MI (Home)
WHY THESE PLACES?

• These locations are the birthplaces of three of my favorite composers.

• Telemann was born in Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia (became Germany) and wrote many beautiful
solo works for the instruments I play, especially the exciting Suite in A Minor.
• Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany and wrote many powerful, iconic works I love to listen to,
including the famous Air On The G String.
• Tchaikovsky was born in Vyatka, Russia (became Kirov) and wrote my favorite ballets, The Nutcracker
and Swan Lake. These ballets feature beautiful music, in particular Swan Lake, Dance of the Cygnets.
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF DESTINATIONS
Latitude Longitude
Degrees Minutes Degrees Minutes
Home Fraser, MI 42 32 N 82 56 W
Destination 1 Magdeburg, 52 7N 11 37 E
Germany
Destination 2 Eisenach, 50 58 N 10 18 E
Germany
Destination 3 Kirov, Russia 58 36 N 49 40 E
Home Fraser, MI 42 32 N 82 56 W
FROM FRASER, MI TO MAGDEBURG, GERMANY

cos 𝑛 = cos 𝑚 ∗ cos ℎ + sin 𝑚 ∗ sin ℎ ∗ cos 𝑁

cos 𝑛 = cos 47°28′ ∗ cos 37°53′ + sin 47°28′ ∗ sin 37°53′ ∗ cos 94°33′
𝑛 = 60.1546°

𝑛
2𝜋 3960 = 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
360
60.1546
2𝜋 3960 = 𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
360
4157.59 𝑚𝑖
Suite in A Minor,
Mvt. 1 Overture
- Telemann
FROM MAGDEBURG, GERMANY TO EISENACH,
GERMANY
cos 𝑛 = cos 𝑒 ∗ cos 𝑚 + sin 𝑒 ∗ sin 𝑚 ∗ cos 𝑁
cos 𝑛 = cos 37°53′ ∗ cos 39°2′ + sin 37°53′ ∗ sin 39°2′ ∗ cos 1°19′
𝑛 = 1.412°

𝑛
2𝜋 3960 = 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
360
1.412
2𝜋 3960 = 𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
360
97.57 𝑚𝑖

Air On The G String

- Bach
FROM EISENACH, GERMANY TO KIROV, RUSSIA

cos 𝑛 = cos 𝑘 ∗ cos 𝑒 + sin 𝑘 ∗ sin 𝑒 ∗ cos 𝑁

cos 𝑛 = cos 39°2′ ∗ cos 31°24′ + sin 39°2′ ∗ sin 31°24′ ∗ cos 39°22′
𝑛 = 23.55°

𝑛
2𝜋 3960 = 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
360
23.55
2𝜋 3960 = 𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
360
1627.88 𝑚𝑖

Dance of the Cygnets

- Tchaikovsky
FROM KIROV, RUSSIA TO FRASER, MI

cos 𝑛 = cos ℎ ∗ cos 𝑘 + sin ℎ ∗ sin 𝑘 ∗ cos 𝑁

cos 𝑛 = cos 31°24′ ∗ cos 47°28′ + sin 31°24′ ∗ sin 47°28′ ∗ cos 131°45′
𝑛 = 71.51°

𝑛
2𝜋 3960 = 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
360
71.51
2𝜋 3960 = 𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠
360
4942.38 𝑚𝑖
Carnival of the
Animals, The Swan
– Saint-Saëns
WORKS CITED

• "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
• "Johann Sebastian Bach." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
• "Georg Philipp Telemann: A Detailed Biography." Georg Philipp Telemann: A Detailed Biography.
Internet Arton Publications, n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
• "Find the Longitude and Latitude for Any Location Worldatlas.com." World Atlas. Graphic Maps, n.d.
Web. 26 Oct. 2014.