19 Songs Based On Classical Pieces
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Published 2021-04-16
šThis video was originally sponsored by "Primephonic", however, now that "Primephonic" is no longer available I have removed the sponsored materials from the video.
Because most classical music is in the public domain, it makes for a great source of inspiration for new songs. You can "rip off" any Bach, Beethoven or Brahms piece as extensively as you like and you'll never have to worry about any legal consequences. I've already made four entire videos looking at pop and rock songs based on classical pieces and yet there are plenty more examples to take a look at!
The outro music is my "Study in Melodic Minor" and is available to stream on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJoOZd8JQJDgGU8sb8V?si=ā¦
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All Comments (21)
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šUPDATE: I've had to remove the clip of "Today, Tomorrow & Forever" by Elvis Presley due to copyright issues. Sorry!
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Imagine if old music kept its copyright even after a few hundred years. It would be a jurisdictional hell.
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Wow, I didnāt know my voice was so low
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David = musical knowledge : on point, sweater game: on point
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It bothers me sooo much that I didnāt ever make the connection between āFor the Damaged Codaā to Chopinās Nocturne! That was one of my top 3 piano pieces since 2005 when I got suuuuper into Chopin.
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Iām also 99,9% sure gemnopede No.1 is used in the soundtrack for Minecraft
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That rick and morty one just blew my mind wow
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You could probably do a whole video about modern songs based on the Canon in D by Pachelbel lol
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I always appreciate how you don't bury the lede and put the song from the thumbnail as the first example in the video
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I love this series! One of the underrated things I take away from this channel is that I get to experience more music that I often hold onto and listen to later ā both classical and modern!
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"All by Myself" by Eric Carmen was based on Rachmaninoff's Piano concerto nĀ°2 in C minor (great piece too).
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4:21 please tell me i'm not the only one looking out for creepers when this tune plays...
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We need a full video on how many people have borrowed from Holst's "The Planets" and Stravinsky's, "The Rite of Spring."
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Thereās something poetic about how music is passed down, borrowed, and still inspires new music to be made. Old tunes are modified to fit a new narrative for a new generation. These videos always wow me with how much passes on to new generations and such,
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I could not believe how good was for the damaged coda when I heard it for the 1st time. Now I understand... took some Chopin for my own arrangements too... his stuff is too good to be true
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I many times tried to figure out the Chopin E minor prelude chord changes and glad you put it in this video!
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Sting's "Russians" quotes the "Romance" from Prokofiev's Lieutenant KijƩ suite, and Greg Lake's "I Believe in Father Christmas" uses the "Troika" movement from the same work.
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"Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" by Spiritualized borrows simultaneously from Pachelbel's Canon in D and Elvis' Can't Help Falling In Love
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0:35 this explains why I found this music sounds familiar to me upon hearing it for the first time.
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Chopin's Prelude No. 4, Op 28 sounds a lot like Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)", from OK Computer.
