General Music Chat

Whilst I was sitting around picking (in my robe)- tonite (I'm sure that i will have to delete this in the a.m. ) I remembered a great classical song that one of you music majors may know.. I know I'm playing poorly - seems like the only time I have time for this kind of sht iz after 'happy hour' .. does this ring a bell? I think I heard it played fantastically fast on a harpsichord but I cant find it anywhere..
Thx-
-Steve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeXGDInVl0
(vid removed 1-30-09)

Yeah man , not bad.Big difference from .40 sec and 2.00min. You were gettin into it by then I can play it on the B, never tried it on gtr. We used to do a rendition of it back in the day...Kinda followed Apollo 100's version.
Now your ready to " heavy it up" with some SCREAMIN TUBES and a rockin bassline. Are ya gonna do an arrangement?

John

J. S. Bach, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring.

Usually it is played on violin or pipe organ...or my favorite, sung by Josh Groban with his velvety voice and boyish good looks. *sigh*.

J. S. Bach, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring.

That's it!! Thanks Jessica. You definitely know your stuff!!
I kept thinking "Ode to Joy" but that didnt sound right. Thanks! Now all I have to do is Goggle and see if I can find that fast harpsichord version.
John- I don't know if a heavy metal version of that song would sound too good.. I guess I could fool around with it.. Thanks.

to me it's like vanilla vs. chocolate, then throw in some Mozart as strawberry...

I love neopolitan.

Keep at it Steve practice makes perfect. I uploaded my imperfect metal version of Jesu from my CD "Bach in Black".

Wow Jimmy, That's great!!!

Hey Jimmy ,
Cool rendition!!..Yeah , we'd play it in HS band (1975) also. Always had a love for this tunes melodicness. I may try a rendition. Use a square WAV..

Jimmy, that's definitely punk-ish Definitely cool!

J. S. Bach, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring.

That's it!! Thanks Jessica. You definitely know your stuff!!
I kept thinking "Ode to Joy" but that didnt sound right. Thanks! Now all I have to do is Goggle and see if I can find that fast harpsichord version.
John- I don't know if a heavy metal version of that song would sound too good.. I guess I could fool around with it.. Thanks.

You are very welcome. That is one of my favorite songs when done right.

One of the few harmonice players that ever wowed me used to play this piece. It was impressive.

Guys, there is a difference between Bach and Beethoven. It isn't a matter of apples and oranges. Each musician/ era had its own personality comparable to the Beatles and the O' Jays. There is a difference. As far as rock goes...we are more like Bach. If Bach and Bheetoven were alive today, Back would most likely be here at Bandmix. Bach has been compared to today's jazz musicians far more than he has been compared to classical musicians. If you were to go to a Bach festival, you would hear a lot more rock music than classical. Here is my favorite Bach/roch tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIIf6drh ... re=related

BTW, I conduceted "Jesu" in a conducting class. I have neve been so nervous in all of my life.

Q: Why didn't Bach go to college?

A: Because he was baroque.

Incidentally, baroque comes from the Spanish word that was used to describe imperfect pearls. It was actually a slur for some time to say something was baroque.

Baroque was treated like the red-headed step child of music for a while. Now it's what most people think of when they hear classical music. Poor Bach died poor writing church music because no one would would support his music, so many of his songs were found in an attic of a very wealthy patron totally preserved. And, of course he is one of the most popular composers ever and because popular 50 years after his death. Proof life isn't fair.

Also proof that societal tastes change with time, so if you're still bangin' around in that "classic rock" band, you're getting old quick.

J/k