RE: (western) classical music discussion
July 2, 2015 at 10:48 pm
(This post was last modified: July 2, 2015 at 10:58 pm by bennyboy.)
(July 1, 2015 at 3:00 am)Alex K Wrote:(June 30, 2015 at 10:15 pm)bennyboy Wrote: 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.
Okay, I have analyzed your problem, and come to the following professional conclusion about your treatment: Gounod, while annoying, is too catchy. It must obviously be remedied with the following countermeasures:
1) A classically-composed piano section themed on a motif from Lady Gaga.
2) Amateur rap by a middle-aged white man.
3) A fusion of heavier period-appropriate instrumentation with more electronic influences.
The combination of these should dissociate the intelligently-German Bach harmonic progression from the unpleasantly-French Gounod melody in your mind in short order. You're welcome.