Classical Music

[starbuck911]

Aside from Bach and Handel, which other composers from the Baroque era can you recommend? Does Vivaldi fall under the Baroque period?

 

For the benefit of those (like me, 4 example) who are curious to know more about classical music, a mere mention of a composer's name alone doesn't really give us much of an idea about them. What is it about them that makes their music special to you? Addressing this issue would be a lot more informative than merely describing them as 'lupit'.

 

Suggestion lang po......thanks!

Edited August 16, 2006 by starbuck911

[manny a. quito]

To make this more interesting, let's explore instances where classical music was used to enhance the impact of cinematic art. For example, Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra was employed to choreograph the establishing sequence of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. The juxtaposition was so appropriate that the two are inextricably linked in pop culture.

[elbaron1914]

favorite classical composers ko

mozart

beethoven

bach

[BlackWizard]

Anyone here familiar with Paul Gilbert? He had released an album in Japan which contains classical pieces. Everybody thought that it was a collection of classical music he played on the guitars but they really are just music made by the classical composers....

 

Those pieces were his favorites and what a coincidence, they were favorites of mine too!!!

Edited August 18, 2006 by BlackWizard

[kanski]

Can anyone recommend an album that contains a number of the more popular classical tunes. The ones that are really identifiable.

 

Heard one such album ages ago- it's like a 'best of classical' album with different composers and really liked it. Was even pleasantly surprised that some of the classical pieces were actually the inspiration for some of today's popular tunes. It is unfortunate that I wasn't able to get the album's name.

 

I wish one of you guys would be able to suggest one.

[baboyboy]

Aside from Bach and Handel, which other composers from the Baroque era can you recommend? Does Vivaldi fall under the Baroque period?

 

For the benefit of those (like me, 4 example) who are curious to know more about classical music, a mere mention of a composer's name alone doesn't really give us much of an idea about them. What is it about them that makes their music special to you? Addressing this issue would be a lot more informative than merely describing them as 'lupit'.

 

Suggestion lang po......thanks!

 

yes antonio vivaldi is from the baroque period.1678 to 17sumthing ata sya . i think he is very well known for his 4 seasons.

 

with the lupit reply ko sorry ha hehehe tamad lang ako siguro nun. anyway ampng the modern pianists rachmaninoff is the more passionate composer. i love listening to his rhapsody on a theme by paganini( great violinist and composer). although very taxing for the pianist kasi it requires so much power and dexterity.

 

yung tchaikowsky mali pala ako tchaikovsky ang tamang spelling kasi russian sya di german.dun sa di familiar sa kanya i think he was from the late romantic period (pls correct me if im wrong) he wrote a lot of symphonies and concertos pero bored ako dun kaya di ko matandaan e hehehe. anyway i heard a cd of a collection of his songs sung by a very good russian baritone dmitry horotovsky.. not sure of the spelling. very emotional ang songs..

 

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manny a. quito Posted Aug 16 2006, 08:39 PM

To make this more interesting, let's explore instances where classical music was used to enhance the impact of cinematic art. For example, Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra was employed to choreograph the establishing sequence of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. The juxtaposition was so appropriate that the two are inextricably linked in pop culture. "

 

regarding this post.. wow i never knew that.. alam ko lang yung william tell overture na ginamit sa lone ranger movie.. and of course yung mga symphonies na ginagamit sa mga warner bro's na cartoons lalo na sa bugs bunny. ano ba mga title nun? anyone?

[pinoy_strigoi]

yes antonio vivaldi is from the baroque period.1678 to 17sumthing ata sya . i think he is very well known for his 4 seasons.

 

with the lupit reply ko sorry ha hehehe tamad lang ako siguro nun. anyway ampng the modern pianists rachmaninoff is the more passionate composer. i love listening to his rhapsody on a theme by paganini( great violinist and composer). although very taxing for the pianist kasi it requires so much power and dexterity.

 

yung tchaikowsky mali pala ako tchaikovsky ang tamang spelling kasi russian sya di german.dun sa di familiar sa kanya i think he was from the late romantic period (pls correct me if im wrong) he wrote a lot of symphonies and concertos pero bored ako dun kaya di ko matandaan e hehehe. anyway i heard a cd of a collection of his songs sung by a very good russian baritone dmitry horotovsky.. not sure of the spelling. very emotional ang songs..

 

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regarding this post.. wow i never knew that.. alam ko lang yung william tell overture na ginamit sa lone ranger movie.. and of course yung mga symphonies na ginagamit sa mga warner bro's na cartoons lalo na sa bugs bunny. ano ba mga title nun? anyone?

 

Warner Bros classical themes I can think of:

Overture from the Barber of Seville by Rossini, Ring of the Nibelungs and Tristan und Isolde by Wagner (Bugs and Elmer Fudd's opera), Inky and the Mynah Bird - overture from New Hebrides Concerto by Mendelssohn

 

 

 

For Baroque music, of which I am an avid fan, try the following Italian composers who lived in the mid 1600s to the mid 1700s, or the age of Baroque: Vivaldi, Locatelli, Albinoni, Manfredini, Tartini, Corelli, Scarlatti.

 

For non-Italian Baroque masters - the very popular Johann Pachelbel (Canon in G, a wedding mainstay), the prolific Bach and Telemann from Germany, Handel from Germany/England, Lulli from Italy/France, Rameau (France), Purcell (UK),

[mr_goblin]

post naman kayo ng mga haunting classical music

[starbuck911]

Warner Bros classical themes I can think of:

Overture from the Barber of Seville by Rossini, Ring of the Nibelungs and Tristan und Isolde by Wagner (Bugs and Elmer Fudd's opera), Inky and the Mynah Bird - overture from New Hebrides Concerto by Mendelssohn

 

Here's the "genius" behind the music from the Looney Tunes. Little did I realize it as a child, but listening to the music from the Warner toons had a profound influence on me. Finding humor in music is not an easy thing, but it's very rewarding to the listeners who are able to appreciate it. Spike Jones (and even Frank Zappa) were also masters at musical humor...but anyway, we should all remember this man for what he has given us...

 

http://www.partialobserver.com/article.cfm?id=1298

Edited August 30, 2006 by starbuck911

[starbuck911]

Just "google" Carl Stalling. There's so much to read on him. Ako nga, I'm really impressed with what this guy has achieved, and I think it's fair to say that he's another "unsung hero" in the world of music.

[mr_goblin]

haunting classics?

[manny a. quito]

haunting classics?

 

The medieval sound of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with its mostly Latin text became widely used in movie music, primarily associated with the original The Omen. "O Fortuna" was used in the 1981 film Excalibur, Oliver Stone's "The Doors," parts of the soundtrack for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and in many movie trailers including "Glory". It has even been used in commercials.

 

"Carmina Burana" is the title that Johann Andreas Schmeller first gave to the collection of poems, some in German and most in Latin, that he published in 1847. Their source was a 13th-century German manuscript from a Benedictine abbey in the Bavarian city of Benediktbeuren. Hence, the title which means Songs of Beuren.

[baboyboy]

The medieval sound of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with its mostly Latin text became widely used in movie music, primarily associated with the original The Omen. "O Fortuna" was used in the 1981 film Excalibur, Oliver Stone's "The Doors," parts of the soundtrack for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and in many movie trailers including "Glory". It has even been used in commercials.

 

"Carmina Burana" is the title that Johann Andreas Schmeller first gave to the collection of poems, some in German and most in Latin, that he published in 1847. Their source was a 13th-century German manuscript from a Benedictine abbey in the Bavarian city of Benediktbeuren. Hence, the title which means Songs of Beuren.

wow i never knew this... i do remember carmina burana being used in a movie about snow avalanches.. forgot if its cliffhanger or another movie. i love the choral part ( forgot which part).. reminds me of a bit of mozart's requiem (specifically dies ire) only more haunting.

[baboyboy]

haunting classics?

try Mozart's requiem mass ... better yet try watching the movie amadeus to further understand his music.. im just not sure if the story is accurate.

[manny a. quito]

My search has so far yielded the following influences of classical music in contemporary pop songs.

 

Coolio's "C U When U Get There" quotes Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major.

 

Alicia Keys' "Piano & I" was based on the first movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" or Piano Sonata No. 14.

 

Mary J. Blige's "Love" quotes Edvard Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King.

 

Sting's "Russians" was based on Sergei Prokofiev's "Romance" theme from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Opus 60.

 

Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue" was based on the second movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Piano Concerto No. 21."

 

John Denver's "Annie's Song" was based on the second movement of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5.

 

Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic" quotes extensively from Chopin's Prelude in C minor.

 

Eric Carmen's "All By Myself" was based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again" was based on Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony.

 

Paul Simon's "American Tune" was based on Johann Sebastian Bach's hymn "O Sacred Head."

 

The Beatles' "All You Need is Love" contains a quotation from the beginning of J.S. Bach's Two-part Invention No. 8. "Because" draws from Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14, or "Moonlight Sonata."

 

Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" recently covered by Sarah Brightman was loosely based on J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3, Aria more commonly known as Air on a G String.

 

Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never" was based on the Italian ditty 'O Sole Mio' by Eduardo di Capua; "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" was lifted from Plaisir d'Amour by Jean Paul Egide Martini.