- David Nevue
Youtube link: Solitude - Just serves as a gateway link. This song by itself is not very interesting to me. I like his greensleeves arragement.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Green sleeves
Green sleeves is a song written possibly in the 1500s in England, and said to be one of the most widely spread songs of Europe. This song was mentioned in Shakepeare's 1602 drama "The merry wives of windsor", suggesting that it might be already popular then. Folk story says it was written by King Henry VIII for his wife Anna Boleyn, although this must be just a legend since the song was written in a style known in England only after Henry VIII passed away.
Here is a relatively complex piano arrangement (by David Nevue): Green Sleeves (piano).
This is a vocal version (soprano with lute accompaniment): Green Sleeves (vocal). It contains the sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 of the 8 sections in the lyrics, and is sung in a setting mimicking the mid ages. The variations of the tune is by Francis Cutting. It usually should be sung by a man (tenor) though.
A vocal version by man and ensemble: Green Sleeves (vocal by king singer's (A capella)).
Another one by orchestra: Green Sleeves (orchestra).
The lyrics says:
Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.
More about this song and its lyrics are at wiki: greensleeves.
Here is a relatively complex piano arrangement (by David Nevue): Green Sleeves (piano).
This is a vocal version (soprano with lute accompaniment): Green Sleeves (vocal). It contains the sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 of the 8 sections in the lyrics, and is sung in a setting mimicking the mid ages. The variations of the tune is by Francis Cutting. It usually should be sung by a man (tenor) though.
A vocal version by man and ensemble: Green Sleeves (vocal by king singer's (A capella)).
Another one by orchestra: Green Sleeves (orchestra).
The lyrics says:
Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.
More about this song and its lyrics are at wiki: greensleeves.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Movie music
Forrest Gump - original music cut from the movie
Forrest Gump - Main Theme - Piano Solo
Titanic - My heart will go on - Piano Solo
These two are played by yoursoul85. He seems to be a student in Germany. Very delicate rendition. Here's another one played by him: Sonata in A, K331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This one was used in Jet Li's movie Unleashed. It's also the one that The legend of 1900's "a mozart reincarnated" theme mimics. He also composes a little bit and here is a Jazzy one: Whatever Comes. His performance reminds me how Germans are known as perfectionists.
Bram Stoker's Dracula: Music video
This is a quite famous vampire movie. See wikipedia's introduction to it.
Some movies are made specifically with music or musicians as main theme. For example:
- The Pianist (2002). Story of a Jewish-Polish pianist survived the 2nd world war. See scene of Chopin Ballade No. 1.
- The Legend of 1900 (1998). This movie features Jazz music, and has been introduced in an early post.
- Amadeurs (1998). Life story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. See scene of Mozart v.s. Salieri. I'm really sick of the weird laughters of the "Mozart" in this movie though.
- A song to remember (1945). A biography of Polish pianist and composer Fryderyc Chopin.
Forrest Gump - Main Theme - Piano Solo
Titanic - My heart will go on - Piano Solo
These two are played by yoursoul85. He seems to be a student in Germany. Very delicate rendition. Here's another one played by him: Sonata in A, K331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This one was used in Jet Li's movie Unleashed. It's also the one that The legend of 1900's "a mozart reincarnated" theme mimics. He also composes a little bit and here is a Jazzy one: Whatever Comes. His performance reminds me how Germans are known as perfectionists.
Bram Stoker's Dracula: Music video
This is a quite famous vampire movie. See wikipedia's introduction to it.
Some movies are made specifically with music or musicians as main theme. For example:
- The Pianist (2002). Story of a Jewish-Polish pianist survived the 2nd world war. See scene of Chopin Ballade No. 1.
- The Legend of 1900 (1998). This movie features Jazz music, and has been introduced in an early post.
- Amadeurs (1998). Life story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. See scene of Mozart v.s. Salieri. I'm really sick of the weird laughters of the "Mozart" in this movie though.
- A song to remember (1945). A biography of Polish pianist and composer Fryderyc Chopin.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
The legend of 1900
This is what I watched on the last day of the week of Spring break.
This movie is about an orphan, named Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, born and raised on a ship. He was blessed with the talent of a natural pianist, joined the band of the ship and became well-known. Later the inventor' of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton, boarded the ship to challenge him for a dual in playing Jazz. But 1900 managed to beat him. Although being encouraged by many including his friend Max to leave the ship for a real life on the dry land, he couldn't handle the pressure of facing the complicated uncertainty of the world beyond the ship, and decided to stay as a sailer on the ocean. For this reason he lost the opportunity of becoming rich and famous (well, he was already famous, otherwise Jelly Morton wouldn't come for a dual), as well as the opportunity of chasing a French girl who traveled on the ship to immigrate to America, whom he secretly admired. Eventually, after the WWII, he stayed on the ship and sank with it when the boat was blew up.
The movie was made in 1998 by the Italian directory Guiseppe Tornatore. It featured the actor Tim Roth. The music was composed by the Italian composer Ennio Morricone. In 2000 this movie won the Golden Globe Award. See wikipedia for more information about this movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_1900
This movie features lots of piano scenes:
- Magic Waltz
- Jazz dual I
- Jazz dual II
- Playing Love
- Piano meditations
- Child prodigy
There is also an online collection of its sound track.
It's a movie worth watching for whoever enjoys listening to and playing piano, especially Jazz.
This movie is about an orphan, named Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, born and raised on a ship. He was blessed with the talent of a natural pianist, joined the band of the ship and became well-known. Later the inventor' of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton, boarded the ship to challenge him for a dual in playing Jazz. But 1900 managed to beat him. Although being encouraged by many including his friend Max to leave the ship for a real life on the dry land, he couldn't handle the pressure of facing the complicated uncertainty of the world beyond the ship, and decided to stay as a sailer on the ocean. For this reason he lost the opportunity of becoming rich and famous (well, he was already famous, otherwise Jelly Morton wouldn't come for a dual), as well as the opportunity of chasing a French girl who traveled on the ship to immigrate to America, whom he secretly admired. Eventually, after the WWII, he stayed on the ship and sank with it when the boat was blew up.
The movie was made in 1998 by the Italian directory Guiseppe Tornatore. It featured the actor Tim Roth. The music was composed by the Italian composer Ennio Morricone. In 2000 this movie won the Golden Globe Award. See wikipedia for more information about this movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_1900
This movie features lots of piano scenes:
- Magic Waltz
- Jazz dual I
- Jazz dual II
- Playing Love
- Piano meditations
- Child prodigy
There is also an online collection of its sound track.
It's a movie worth watching for whoever enjoys listening to and playing piano, especially Jazz.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
American idol 08' Top 11 (3/18)
This is the second week for Beatles' songs.
Michael Johns - A Day In The Life Not bad. On the other hand it is not as good as the initial ones. His voice does not sound so complicated as should be. In general it's not bad but lacks variation, a little bleached. Shining moment is what's needed to impress the judges.
David Archuleta - Long And Winding Road Very good, although cannot say brilliant.
Kristy Lee Cook - You've Got To Hide Your Love Some people say she's boring and cocky. Fine with me, although indeed I agree it's kind of a boring arrangement, the voice is flat and dry.
Brooke White - Here Comes The Sun The judges said she'd get better song choice. She said many oks.
American Idol - Jason Castro - Michelle Simon said that this is a TV show rather than a radio show favors him because his guffy face sold it.
Syesha Mercado - Yesterday Not bad. Might be her best performance.
It's getting subtle. Some performances are not so easily distinguished as being good or bad. The judges sometimes say the performances are disconnected. I think the judges' comments are somewhat disconnected sometimes. Michael John's Bohemian Rhapsody is absolutely stunning, one can easily tell. But the performances here are hard to tell.
Michael Johns - A Day In The Life Not bad. On the other hand it is not as good as the initial ones. His voice does not sound so complicated as should be. In general it's not bad but lacks variation, a little bleached. Shining moment is what's needed to impress the judges.
David Archuleta - Long And Winding Road Very good, although cannot say brilliant.
Kristy Lee Cook - You've Got To Hide Your Love Some people say she's boring and cocky. Fine with me, although indeed I agree it's kind of a boring arrangement, the voice is flat and dry.
Brooke White - Here Comes The Sun The judges said she'd get better song choice. She said many oks.
American Idol - Jason Castro - Michelle Simon said that this is a TV show rather than a radio show favors him because his guffy face sold it.
Syesha Mercado - Yesterday Not bad. Might be her best performance.
It's getting subtle. Some performances are not so easily distinguished as being good or bad. The judges sometimes say the performances are disconnected. I think the judges' comments are somewhat disconnected sometimes. Michael John's Bohemian Rhapsody is absolutely stunning, one can easily tell. But the performances here are hard to tell.
Ave Maria
"Ave Maria" (Latin for Hail, Mary: a traditional Catholic and Eastern Orthodox prayer calling for the intercession of Mary, the mother of Jesus) - the ode to the Saint Maria. An aria. Many composers wrote different pieces for this theme. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave_Maria
Ave Maria (by Franz Biebl)
- Chanticleer (America chorus)
Ave Maria (by Franz Schubert)
- Pavarotti (Italian)
- Michael Bolton (American song writer and singer)
- barbara bonney
- Svetlana Strezeva
- Jessye Norman (showing score)
- Yehudi Menuhin (Violin, 1947)
- Piano. Another Piano. Two pianos.
Ave Maria (by Bach/Charles Gounod)
- Celtic Woman (Irish music ensemble)
Ave Maria (by Giulio Caccini [Vladimir Vavilov])
- Sumi Jo (Korean)
- Celine Dion (Canadian)
Ave Maria (by Anton Bruckner)
- The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club 148th Annual Fall Concert
- Vienna boyschoir
Ave Maria (Giuseppe Verdi, from Act IV of Otello)
- Renee Fleming (American soprano) She once performed this just 2 weeks after giving birth.
Ave Maria Paien (Notre Dame de Paris song, 21th)
- French singer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY30Qgj6LJM
Ave Maria (by Franz Biebl)
- Chanticleer (America chorus)
Ave Maria (by Franz Schubert)
- Pavarotti (Italian)
- Michael Bolton (American song writer and singer)
- barbara bonney
- Svetlana Strezeva
- Jessye Norman (showing score)
- Yehudi Menuhin (Violin, 1947)
- Piano. Another Piano. Two pianos.
Ave Maria (by Bach/Charles Gounod)
- Celtic Woman (Irish music ensemble)
Ave Maria (by Giulio Caccini [Vladimir Vavilov])
- Sumi Jo (Korean)
- Celine Dion (Canadian)
Ave Maria (by Anton Bruckner)
- The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club 148th Annual Fall Concert
- Vienna boyschoir
Ave Maria (Giuseppe Verdi, from Act IV of Otello)
- Renee Fleming (American soprano) She once performed this just 2 weeks after giving birth.
Ave Maria Paien (Notre Dame de Paris song, 21th)
- French singer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY30Qgj6LJM
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