RE: (western) classical music discussion
July 1, 2015 at 3:00 am
(This post was last modified: July 1, 2015 at 3:01 am by Alex K.)
(June 30, 2015 at 10:15 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(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.
Be my guest! If you post the sheet music I'll sing it

But I could never hate our funny neighbors. After all they gave us Charpentier, and Lully, Ravel, Fauré, Dupré, Berlioz, Baguette, Croissant, Sirop de Menthe, Bordeaux, Camembert...
They can keep Satie though.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition