This video makes me laugh every time I watch it. I remember showing this to several members of our group within our first fews days on campus, but I still think this is worth the laugh for those that have and haven't seen it yet. The man in this video really pokes fun at the piece Canon in D by Pachelbel. He sings about the predictably of music and finding the same chords written in the Canon and then relates it to modern music. It's clever, funny, and enjoyable to watch.
Hahahahahaha Kelsey that is HILARIOUS! You know, it's interesting that he was able to do that, relate Pachelbel's chords to modern songs. But then can I ask you...did you know ABC, Baa Baa Black Sheep, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same melodies? XD
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ReplyDeleteWhoops...let's try this again. "Everybody does Pachelbel." Not only does Rob Paravonian prove funny but extremely insightful. Music, constantly evolving , builds upon everything that has preceded it. Jazz, for instance, (a reoccurring theme in Chris and my posts?) evolved directly from polyrhythmic African speech patterns and African pentatonic scales.
ReplyDeleteHmm...an example you ask? Rhythm changes, the second-most popular chord changes behind the blues, of course, is the basis of dozens of pieces. Based on George Gershwin's "I've Got Rhythm", rhythm changes provoked a positive reaction in audiences, so composers continued to compose to it. If it works, why change it?
I love this video, and hadn't seen it for a while. I have that bass line permanently burned into my brain. I don't mind it all that much. When I do it at a gig, I practice vibrato, different fingerings (I've done it all with one finger, even), etc. I used to play it at a regular restaurant brunch gig, and I'd put the Sunday NY Times magazine and read an article while playing it.
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