RE: (western) classical music discussion
June 30, 2015 at 10:15 pm
(This post was last modified: June 30, 2015 at 10:17 pm by bennyboy.)
(June 30, 2015 at 10:08 am)Alex K Wrote: Listening to the well tempered clavier Book 1 (Schiff), and am cursing Gounod's dead bones. I have to actively work to drown out that virtual singer in my head hamming "Ave Maria" during the prelude. every. time. It is particularly annoying because having Gounod's tune in your head always lets one perceive the chord progression of the prelude in a fixed originally unintended manner as it relates to the singing voice, which leaves one with an impoverished pre-interpreted perception of the piece.
Just another reason to hate the French!
Hmmm. . . maybe I can help you with that. How about I compose an alternate melody as a remedy to Gounod's? I guarantee after that, you will feel much less antipathy toward his piece.