ok, time for a little classical quiz... 1. What symphony contains a section with the same chord repeated six times (composer, piece, movement)? 2. What orchestral piece begins with a sneeze? ...bonus points: What unusual instrument has a prominent part? (composer, country, piece, instrument) 3. Leonard Bernstein called out what pop song for its inventive rhythms & harmonies, specifically its clever use of a mode that Bach and Beethoven never used (song, group, mode)? 4. What cult piece (a) employs a similar aspect as an iconic jazz hit by Paul Desmond (composer, piece, movement, song, aspect), (b) has been extended by another composer based on new knowledge (name of new piece), and (c) was essentially ripped off for use as the theme of a famous & beloved movie series (piece, movement, composer ripper-offer, movie series)? 5. This transcendent French piece--originally written for piano, then later orchestrated & a choral part added by the composer--has been covered maybe 1,000 times, from lovely vocalise by Barbra Streisand, to jazz explorations by Hubert Laws among many others, to a clever rap cover by Xzibit--arranged by his producer Thayod Ausar--that sampled Streisands version & was used, to brilliant effect, in an episode of The Sopranos (composer, piece, Sopranos episode)... Cant promise any real world prizes, only the adulation of an army of geeky peers...
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:44:09 +0000
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