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Topic: Contemporary Update of Classical Music
HadrianD
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I wonder if there has ever been a album which update some classical music piece with "appropriate" modern beat. Vanessa Mae had done some thing like this with the Tocatta and Fugue (J. Bach). The group Bond's work is has this similar stylistic feel to it. Are there more outthere?
posted 01-13-2002 06:33 PM PT (US) Dinko
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Blasphemy! Updating classical music! Such nonsense! How dare you? Such immoral practices should be forbidden by federal legislation. To massacre the sacred music of the great masters with cheap pop updates... the mere thought makes me ill!
On the other, hand... no.
I can't think of any (instrumental) albums in particular. I've heard lots of updates of classical music from various sources, but I can't remember whole albums of modernisations.A few odd tracks come to mind:
- "Strangers in Paradise" is a song based on the Polovtsian Dances from Borodin's Prince Igor opera.
- There was a movie from the 1980's which apparently used Mozart music adapted for 80's pop. Forgot name of movie though.Strangely, I can recall songs adapted from classical works:
- Sarah Brightman performs some adaptations of classical pieces.
- José Carreras had a superb album titled "Passion" which had lyrics added to popular intrumental classical pieces.
- Kathleen Battle has recorded an inspirational song based on Dvorak's 9th symphony.
- Helmut Lotti albums often have adaptations of classical pieces.
- Nana Mouskouri also took some classical pieces and had them adapted as songs. Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez was among them I believe.[Message edited by Dinko on 01-13-2002]
posted 01-13-2002 06:45 PM PT (US) Timmer
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Anyone remember SKY?! back in the 70's.
posted 01-13-2002 06:46 PM PT (US) James
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Eerie. I was in Borders today, and heard a pop song they were playing in which, every time the chorus ended, the two opening lines of Carmina Burana would come on over the beat. It was very effective, actually.The only other example I can think of at the moment is one which I can't recall very well. I believe the band Savatage did a heavy metal version of Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King."
Kirk
posted 01-13-2002 07:03 PM PT (US) HadrianD
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That must be Enigma. It's a prominent staple in the sample library.
posted 01-13-2002 08:48 PM PT (US) Marian Schedenig
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Of course, there's that song that starts exactly like Grieg's Morning Mood, but then just repeats over and over and over again with completely stupid rap lyrics... Same thing was done with Morricone's theme from OUATITW. I once heard this in a store and was postiviely surprised that they played film music. Of course, I soon found out how wrong I was...
NP: Anton Bruckner: Vorspiel und Fuge C-Moll (Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter on the Bruckner Organ)
posted 01-14-2002 04:32 AM PT (US) HadrianD
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I hear Pachebel's Canon in one of coolio's song that was featured in Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence's Nothing to Lose. That made me realize something, that rap song needs melody.
posted 01-14-2002 10:43 AM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB