Teasing the Korean Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Chopin's music sounds like scores from 70s Euro erotic films. I file him in the Now Sound section, and not the classical section, for this reason. I wonder what he may have accomplished had he been born in, say, 1925 or 1930. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 54 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said: I wonder what he may have accomplished had he been born in, say, 1925 or 1930. A guaranteed place at Hugh Hefner's parties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 16 minutes ago, porcy62 said: A guaranteed place at Hugh Hefner's parties? YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Well, most of today's pianists have studied at least some of Chopin's music, and since it is based on his improvisations it is no wonder that it is a favourite of many. Clare Fischer said in an interview on Jobim that he finds many chord changes in bossa nova pieces are much like Chopin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 11 hours ago, mikeweil said: Well, most of today's pianists have studied at least some of Chopin's music, and since it is based on his improvisations it is no wonder that it is a favourite of many. Clare Fischer said in an interview on Jobim that he finds many chord changes in bossa nova pieces are much like Chopin. Oh. Very obvious in Jobim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 9:14 AM, Teasing the Korean said: I wonder what he may have accomplished had he been born in, say, 1925 or 1930. Chopin was re-born in 1937 in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teasing the Korean Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Late said: Chopin was re-born in 1937 in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Great, I'll have to check him out. What was his name in that incarnation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Rubina Flake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 44 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said: Great, I'll have to check him out. What was his name in that incarnation? Her name. Play the Prelude in D-flat major. Then drop down a half step and play "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Late said: Her name. Play the Prelude in D-flat major. Then drop down a half step and play "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." She didn't score 70s Euro Erotic films, so she ain't Chopin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: She didn't score 70s Euro Erotic films, so she ain't Chopin. It's just that the scores haven't shown up yet. They're in her attic somewhere. Play that prelude (Db major) and "First Time" back-to-back. The soul of Chopin was transferred to Flack. They're nearly the same tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 The plot thickens. I didn't know that Flack didn't compose "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Wiki-sez-what? "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to Joan Littlewood. Seeger sang the song when the duo performed in folk clubs around Britain. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various folk singers and became a major international hit for Roberta Flack in 1972, winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the no. 1 Hot 100 single of the year for 1972.” Fryderyk Franciszek, of course, still resides in Roberta Cleopatra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 9 hours ago, Late said: It's just that the scores haven't shown up yet. They're in her attic somewhere. Play that prelude (Db major) and "First Time" back-to-back. The soul of Chopin was transferred to Flack. They're nearly the same tune. And how about "How Insensitive?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: And how about "How Insensitive?" That's one of the nocturnes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Late said: That's one of the nocturnes. Yes. So how is Jobim less Chopin than Roberta Flack? And Jobim scored some erotic films, including "The Adventurers" and "Gabriella." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: So how is Jobim less Chopin than Roberta Flack? Probably isn't. Split-hemisphere meta-realities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 And/but oh by the way, look at who the arranger was here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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