after a few minutes i hear a very familiar phrase. i'm not sure so i listen until it comes around again. it's the chorus of jesus christ superstar almost note for note. ??? mr. webber, tsk tsk.
ALW was never shy about inspiration from the masters. That trademark chromatic run in Phantom of the Opera? Lifted straight off Mozart's Don Giovanni.
"Lark's Tongue in Aspic, Pt. 2" from King Crimson, borrows from Bela Bartok's 2nd quartet, as I recall. Actually, so do The Amboy Dukes on "The Inexaustable Quest for the Cosmic Cabbage". I think LTIA also borrows from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
I seem to recall that a number of Jethro Tull songs borrow from the classics.
Quote from: gweimer on March 31, 2009, 08:02:33 AM
I seem to recall that a number of Jethro Tull songs borrow from the classics.
Yeah~ Tull's take on Bach's Bouree is fanfokkentastic!
zappa has admitted an admiration for bartok and varese. in particular varese's IONIZATION piece. largely a percussion piece with bells, sirens, blocks, cympals et al.
i can see why fripp would have an affinity for bartok as well.
Deep Purple and Bach
Allan Sherman and Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours (from LaGiaconda). Better known as Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah.
And, apparently, EVERYONE loves this Pachelbel piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM
I always thought the guy ranting about Pachelbel was talking about his own vivid imagination. Funny bit but none of those songs were actually taken from Pachelbel's Canon.