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Post by MartinT on Jan 25, 2017 21:58:39 GMT
...for discussion of the huge influence that classical music has had on more modern genres.
Here's an example: Greg Lake's hit I Believe in Father Christmas. Lifted directly from Troika in Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kijé.
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Post by Slinger on Jan 25, 2017 23:34:03 GMT
A Lover's Concerto by The Toys - J.S. Bach's Minuet in G major Lady Linda by The Beach Boys - J.S. Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring All By Myself by Eric Carmen - Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor. Joybringer by Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Holst - Jupiter from The Planets and the classic example... Air on a G String from J.S. Bach's third Orchestral Suite/Wachet Auf" from Cantata No. 140 I could go on...and on...and on..  |
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 26, 2017 0:19:06 GMT
Heavy rock seems to draw fairly extensively from classical and especially baroque music. I once saw a piece of writing that was pretty much a note by note analysis of every recorded solo by Randy Rhoads and how classical playing had shaped his sound.
Lots of examples available but here's just one.
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Post by John on Jan 26, 2017 5:53:19 GMT
Randy used to study classical guitar so tracks like Dee really show this side to his playing but you can also hear this in how he puts together his solos
Yngwie is probably the guy who shows his classical influnces the most. Very influnced by Ritchie and Bach
Another to take this style of playing to extremes is Uli Jon Roth former guitarist with the Scorpions
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Post by John on Jan 26, 2017 5:55:51 GMT
I remember reading a interview with the late BB King in which he said he wanted his guitar to sound like a violin so classical influnces can even cross over to the blues
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 26, 2017 8:18:35 GMT
There are many pieces of music that sound as if they come from a classical background.
I will start making notes
Gentle Giant I assume borrowed.
Can anyone fill in the details ?
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 26, 2017 11:03:03 GMT
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 28, 2017 12:34:40 GMT
Aside from the influence of certain sequences of notes in classical music, have there been many albums etc which follow the form or structure of classical music pieces?
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Post by Slinger on Jan 28, 2017 12:44:40 GMT
Are we talking about rock musicians playing the classics here, or pop music stealing melodies, or both? If it's the former then that's a whole sub-genre of Metal, of which I have more than several examples in my collection.
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Post by ChrisB on Jan 28, 2017 12:52:52 GMT
I'm asking about rock musicians using classical structures, such as the sonata or concerto. (..and yes, I know about Deep Purple!!)
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Post by MartinT on Jan 28, 2017 14:01:45 GMT
I think ELP in Tarkus came close, as well as Yes in Gates of Delirium to name two examples. They may not have the traditional breaks between movements (but there is precedent in classical music for breakless movements) but the structure is there.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 28, 2017 14:04:02 GMT
Oh, and Focus in Hamburger Concerto.
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Post by Slinger on Jan 28, 2017 15:24:20 GMT
Try searching YouTube for Ekseption. There should be enough there to keep you busy for a while. Alternatively, searching for The Nice will reward you with quite a few classical/rock crossovers too. [EDIT] I've just been reminded about the band Mekong Delta. Do a YouTube search on them and crank the volume up to 11 if you're feeling adventurous. These two are favourites of mine from the sixties... The Herd featured a young Peter Frampton on lead vocals and lead guitar and Andy Bown on keyboards. |
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