need help with music project/research

[Victorian Rose]

I thought I would help this person out since she isn't getting a response in friendship court forum. Can anyone answer her questions?

[font=Book Antiqua][color=darkred][size=2]Well, I'm new here...stumbled on the site by accident because someone mentioned[/size][/color][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][color=darkred][size=2] Phantom of the Opera...and then realized this would be a good place to help me in a [/size][/color][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][color=darkred][size=2]project I'm researching...unfortunately, the only forum you have here for Christian music [/size][/color][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][color=darkred][size=2]is under the "Christians Only" category and I'm not allowed to post there. So I have to try[/size][/color][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][color=darkred][size=2] here...no idea if anyone really reads this section...but I could definitely use some help if [/size][/color][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][color=darkred][size=2]anyone's around or would like to help me out by posting it on the Christians only forum to [/size][/color][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][color=darkred][size=2]get some discussion going that I could read up on...[/size][/color][/font]
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I'm currently doing a research-type project for a class I teach (music 
appreciation). The basic idea is I'm trying to find popular songs that have 
borrowed tunes from classical music. A typical example...the song "A Whiter 
Shade of Pale" (originally by Procol Harum, redone by David Lanz and Sarah 
Brightman, among others) uses the air ("Air on a G String") from Bach's Suite
 in D. So does anyone here know of anything in the realm of popular Christian
 music that has done such a thing? I'm trying to explore all genres to compile 
a huge list. Anything would be helpful!


Thanks all... :)

~Crysania[/size][/color][/font]

 

[canehdianhotstuff]

search apologetix, they have redone many popular secular songs into christian.

 

[Vulgivagus hagiographus]

Fuga II from J.S. Bach's Well Tempered Clavier book I has been used for some pop culture Christian song, since everytime I hum it, people say, "Hey, that's that one Christian song, but I can't remember what it is!" So, there's half the information. Go pull out your good ol' Baroque music and see if it sounds familiar.

 

[peanutbutter12]

Any rap song made in the past 2 yrs. LOL

CJ

 

[Vulgivagus hagiographus]

When has rap ever been based off of classical music?
Classical music is good music. Rap isn't music.

 

[peanutbutter12]

Have you not heard any of the recent rap songs? I don't listen to rap myself but it takes some talent. Every really tried doing it yourself? Probably not. A lot of rap songs now coming out are based with classical music playing in the back. Pretty unorigional but where can you go with something when you've done all you can do? LOL

CJ

 

[Vulgivagus hagiographus]

That's... horrible....

 

[peanutbutter12]

Not really. Takes talent to be a rapper. If it's done right, it can be well produced.

CJ

 

[AustinBrister]

Actually, it takes no talent whatsoever to be a rapper. I am a Music Performance Major, and let me tell you, rap is the most simple artform in the WORLD!! That is why little kids can get into it and become all famous, it's all about the women in the videos, and the image of the artist....

 

[Victorian Rose]

Ummm...this has gotten off topic. Thank you all for responding. I think you have given her some good info.

I ask that this topic be closed. Thank you again!

 

[peanutbutter12]

I'm a music performance major, music theroy major, and music composition major. What's your point? Most people say that because they don't like rap. Which is fine, I don't care much for it either. But try putting a song together off the top of your head like freelance rappers do. It's harder than it appears.

CJ