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CHOPIN, TCHAIKOVSKY ... and All That Jazz!
An Internet radio show
presented by
musicologist Gary Lawrence
Hear the hits of Chopin, Tchaikovsky and other great classical composers, performed by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Barbara Streisand and other great popular vocalists. Enjoy the big bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, as well as top jazz artists lending their unique interpretations to the compositions of Ravel, Bach, Mozart and other musical masters.
So many classical music compositions have inspired popular songs, jazz versions and rock ‘n’ roll – and even comedy!
But, how many music lovers are aware of this?
“Borrowing” from the classics is not a new idea.
The 1943 song, “Everybody’s Making Money, But Tchaikovsky” made light of this trend.
Copying from the classics was popular then – and it’s still popular now! It truly was the original “crossover.”
Chopin, Tchaikovsky ... and All That Jazz! will delight lovers of these different genres -- classical, jazz and pop music.
Each week, we’ll play some of our favorite examples of how the classics have been used as the basis for popular American standards, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and comedy songs.
Here’s how it works –
First, we’ll play an excerpt from the original and then we’ll play the derivative.
For example, Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata will be followed by Billy Joel’s “This Night” from the An Innocent Man album.
Or Beethoven’s 5th Symphony will be followed by the P.D.Q. Bach version.
Yes, some of the classics have spawned multiple derivatives. That’s even better.
So, in a “Triple Play,” we might introduce Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours, to be followed by the big band versions of Billy May or Larry Clinton, 1960s pop-rock version by English songstress Maureen Evans ("Like I Do"), then Allan Sherman’s comedic “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh.”
All the while, there’ll be interesting educational and trivial items about the music and the works played, making it both enjoyable and educational.
The common ground between popular music, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and classical music makes Chopin, Tchaikovsky ... and All That Jazz! a valuable musical resource. There is truly something here for every taste!
And now, you can listen to the first two installments of Chopin, Tchaikovsky ...and All That Jazz!
at
https://archive.org/details/Show001EDIT.
An Internet radio show
presented by
musicologist Gary Lawrence
Hear the hits of Chopin, Tchaikovsky and other great classical composers, performed by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Barbara Streisand and other great popular vocalists. Enjoy the big bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, as well as top jazz artists lending their unique interpretations to the compositions of Ravel, Bach, Mozart and other musical masters.
So many classical music compositions have inspired popular songs, jazz versions and rock ‘n’ roll – and even comedy!
But, how many music lovers are aware of this?
“Borrowing” from the classics is not a new idea.
The 1943 song, “Everybody’s Making Money, But Tchaikovsky” made light of this trend.
Copying from the classics was popular then – and it’s still popular now! It truly was the original “crossover.”
Chopin, Tchaikovsky ... and All That Jazz! will delight lovers of these different genres -- classical, jazz and pop music.
Each week, we’ll play some of our favorite examples of how the classics have been used as the basis for popular American standards, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and comedy songs.
Here’s how it works –
First, we’ll play an excerpt from the original and then we’ll play the derivative.
For example, Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata will be followed by Billy Joel’s “This Night” from the An Innocent Man album.
Or Beethoven’s 5th Symphony will be followed by the P.D.Q. Bach version.
Yes, some of the classics have spawned multiple derivatives. That’s even better.
So, in a “Triple Play,” we might introduce Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours, to be followed by the big band versions of Billy May or Larry Clinton, 1960s pop-rock version by English songstress Maureen Evans ("Like I Do"), then Allan Sherman’s comedic “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh.”
All the while, there’ll be interesting educational and trivial items about the music and the works played, making it both enjoyable and educational.
The common ground between popular music, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and classical music makes Chopin, Tchaikovsky ... and All That Jazz! a valuable musical resource. There is truly something here for every taste!
And now, you can listen to the first two installments of Chopin, Tchaikovsky ...and All That Jazz!
at
https://archive.org/details/Show001EDIT.
