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[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

The Spring is also ALL of the air fresheners' ads background music.

[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rhapsody in blue.

Bits and pieces of it have been used in all sorts of places. The story behind it is fascinating.

The TLDR, the guy putting on the concert asked Gershwin to write a jazz fusion piece, Gershwin declined. Then the guy put out promotional material anyway saying that Gershwin was premiering a new piece.

Some back and forth, and Gershwin wrote a masterpiece in less than 5 weeks.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

is that considered classical?

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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

1812 overture is quite popular.
William tell overture is the theme to the lone ranger.
Queen of night aria, from the magic flute.
Clair de lune by Debussy.
Probably 20 different works by Chopin.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With the 1812 overture, most people only know the last 2-3 minutes.

https://youtu.be/VbxgYlcNxE8?si=Iy6idnutjFT-oH2V

The entire piece is amazing, and I hope Tchaikovsky got to hear it performed with some soon to be WWI era artillery before he died

[–] MycoBro@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Rachmaninov 2nd piano concerto, 2nd movement.

That song by Eric Carmen “all by myself” ripped it note for note

[–] csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not classical but a piece of music everyone knows nut few can name is Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs: https://youtu.be/_bpS-cOBK6Q?feature=shared

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to the Universal Amphitheater. Well, here it is the late 1970's going on 1985. Y'know so much of the music we here today is pre-programmed electronic disco, we never get a chance to hear master blues men practicing their craft anymore. By the year 2006, the music known today as the blues will exist only in the classical records department of your local public library. So tonight, Ladies and Gentlemen, while we still can, let us welcome from Rock Island, Illinois, the blues band of Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, The Blues Brothers!

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Devil's Gallop, by Charles Williams

https://youtu.be/e7bsL00aCGg?si=v2A2qz2aU28LA7h0

Yes, that's the one! 😂

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[–] Hobart_the_GoKart@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture. I love 19th century Russian composers.

Edit: and 20th century. So intense!

[–] DontNoodles@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Kids YouTube channel Pinkfong has a cool video that highlights the use of classical music in kids rhymes and songs, that made me realise that it is no surprise many of these tunes are so catchy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIsyHeqpC1M

It is through one such music that I learnt about "An ode to Joy" and have been in love with the piece since.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whatever the song is on Samsung washer/dryers now. Saw a clip of a German guy singing the actual song once and got a chuckle

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Die Forelle (The Trout) by Franz Schubert.

Link to song

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Lohengrin's wedding march might be one of those pieces, where people could be surprised to learn it's from one of Wagner's operas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Su2qPT_P0 (3:30)

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