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The Whistler 
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Posted: May 22 2008 at 03:03 |
 BaldJean wrote:
well, "A White Shade of Pale" only resembles "Air on a G-String" because of the beginning, but it is not really an adaptation of it. the harmonic progressions of those 2 pieces are totally different.
and why should "Hoedown" not count? it was composed by Aaron Copland and is a part of his "Rodeo" ballet
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Because it's got friggin' "Turkey in the Straw" in it!
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Yukorin
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Posted: May 21 2008 at 07:34 |
Deodato. And what a rhythm section he had:
Billy Cobham on drums, Airto on percussion
and the not so shabby Stanley Clarke and Ron Carter on bass
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BaldJean
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Posted: May 21 2008 at 05:19 |
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well, "A White Shade of Pale" only resembles "Air on a G-String" because of the beginning, but it is not really an adaptation of it. the harmonic progressions of those 2 pieces are totally different.
and why should "Hoedown" not count? it was composed by Aaron Copland and is a part of his "Rodeo" ballet
Edited by BaldJean - May 21 2008 at 05:22
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 A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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The Whistler
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Posted: May 21 2008 at 03:51 |
Ha! I was going to do a poll along these lines; with "Bouree" and "Pictures" and that Doors thing and all that. Totally forgotten about "Difficult to Cure" though, thanks.
Might I add the "Air on a G String" sendup known as "Whiter Shade of Pale?" And doesn't "Elegy" DESERVE to be classical music at this point? Well, maybe not...but if you really wanna reach, there's that King Henry bit that's been covered by Tull and Gryphon at various points.
(And, as much as a love "Hoedown," does that really count?)
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Philip
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 09:07 |
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The whole "Pictures at an Exhiibition" by ELP and "Bouree" by Jethro Tull
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Posted: May 18 2008 at 05:25 |
darqDean wrote:
Therion - O Fortuna (Orff) |
I find the pronunciation of Latin on that a bit off, but yes! Good cover!
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Posted: May 17 2008 at 16:31 |
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Great album, but it's not really a classical adaption, unless you count stealing words from Shakespeare.
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Posted: May 17 2008 at 11:38 |
darqDean wrote:
PFM - William Tell Overture (Rossini)
Ekseption - Air On A G String (Bach)
Therion - O Fortuna (Orff)
Prog Related:
David Gilmour - Je Crois Entendre Encore (Bizet)
Andy Mackay - Ride of The Valkyries (Wagner) and An Die Musik (Schubert) |
Ha ha, I can't believe someone else has that Mackay album, what a great blend of exotic 60s instrumentals with some progressive rock influences. His glitter-rock take on Wagner is probably the only Wagner I would listen to.
Edited by Easy Money - May 17 2008 at 11:38
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Help the victims of the russian invasion:
http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28523&PID=130446&title=various-ways-you-can-help-ukraine#130446
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Posted: May 17 2008 at 06:17 |
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I'm surprised no one mentioned Renaissance's Scheherazade, which is an adaptation of Rimskij-Korsakov's symphonic poem of the same title - incidentally, one of my favourite pieces of classical music ever. Of course, there is a lot of original input by the band as well, so we can't really speak of a 'cover'.
Other favourites of mine are ELP's "The Barbarian" and "Toccata", though I've never been a fan of their Pictures of an Exhibition (while I love the original, especially in the Ravel arrangement).
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Posted: May 17 2008 at 05:34 |
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Steve Hackett's Clocks/The Angel of Mons, from Carl Orff's Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi.
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Bigger on the inside.
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martinprog77
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Posted: May 17 2008 at 04:56 |
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Posted: May 17 2008 at 04:55 |
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: May 17 2008 at 04:09 |
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I'll vote for ELP's The Barbarian, but let's not forget the ELO rendering of In the Hall of the Mountain King.
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 21:30 |
^Yes, I bought both the ELP and Mussorgsky versions of Pictures At An Exhibition at the same time, to compare them. I prefer the original  .
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 20:51 |
micky wrote:
my favorite has to be.. has always been I guess..
Canarios - Ciclos (Vivaldi's Four Seasons)
fabulous.. fabulous.. fabulous..
Fans of the Barbarian and Knifes Edge should check out the original pieces by Bartok and Janacek.
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Good response folks from everyone concerned, many thanks. Now a little addendum:
Those adaptations that you have named - Did they make you want to obtain the original version so you could hear it as the composer envisaged it ? If not, why not ?
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 20:48 |
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o, and robert wyatt's "5 black keys and one white key" is offenbach's barcarole, and is QUITE amusing. as are zappa's eric satie quotations. and what aabout the "bolero" that zappa did , available as an outtake from his "saturday night live" appearance?
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glen- "funny world..."
h.i. "damn funny."
glen- "somebody oughtta sell tickets..."
h.i. "i'd buy one..."
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 20:43 |
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my very fave has got to be a minor one-- Egg, "fugue in d minor" (bach) dave stewart rocked out less and less as his career went on so it's amazing how much swing there is to this one.
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glen- "funny world..."
h.i. "damn funny."
glen- "somebody oughtta sell tickets..."
h.i. "i'd buy one..."
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 20:17 |
PFM - William Tell Overture (Rossini)
Ekseption - Air On A G String (Bach)
Therion - O Fortuna (Orff)
Prog Related:
David Gilmour - Je Crois Entendre Encore (Bizet)
Andy Mackay - Ride of The Valkyries (Wagner) and An Die Musik (Schubert)
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micky
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 19:28 |
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my favorite has to be.. has always been I guess..
Canarios - Ciclos (Vivaldi's Four Seasons)
fabulous.. fabulous.. fabulous..
Fans of the Barbarian and Knifes Edge should check out the original pieces by Bartok and Janacek.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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The Quiet One
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Posted: May 16 2008 at 18:45 |
jwxlite wrote:
i like elp's hoedown.
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Certainly!!  Also Fanfare for the Common Man, it's a masterpiece with Pirates.
Jethro Tull's Bouree.
ELP's Barbarian.
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