Dance hall songs & their classical music counterparts
I'm a big classical music nerd so I wanted to create a list of dance hall songs that take clear inspo from specific classical pieces! If there's a song that I missed, please let me know and I'll add it to the list :)
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1. Crimson Chronical is of course inspired by Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyCHVikkt-E
Herbert von Karajan - Topic
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Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Min...
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Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro (Orch. Schmeling) ยท Wiener Philharmoniker ยท Claudio Abbado ยท Johannes Brahms
Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances
โ 1983 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1984-01-01
Producer, Recording Producer: Rainer Brock
Studi...
Fun fact: The dance itself in the game is loosely inspired by real Hungarian folk dancing, which you can watch here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWCU2xYREp0&list=PLShSnH4MI07_waAwft_pu8mgzlersFqDK&index=10
Dan Hanson
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Hungarian Scouts Folk Ensemble Czardas Dance
The Cleveland Hungarian Scouts Folk Ensemble, celebrating their 40yjh anniversary this year, performed at the 75th anniversary celebration of the Hungarian Cultural Garden in Cleveland. The dance they performed was from the Great Hungarian Plain just west of Transylvania in Romania. It starts with a Lad's Dance and is followed by a slow and fa...
2. Flight of the Thestrals is inspired by Shostakovich's Waltz no. 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LExH_6rx8Hg
Royal Classical
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Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2 (Royal Classical Release)
"The Suite" by Soviet-Russian composer and pianist Dmitri Shostakovich for "Jazz Orchestra No.2" was written in 1938 for the State Jazz Orchestra of Victor Knushevitsky. It premiered in Moscow on the 28th of November, 1938.
This rendition is performed by the Royal Classical Orchestra of New Zealand as a tribute to the original master recording....
3. Prelude to Christmas is inspired by Tchaikovsky's the Nutcracker - Father/daughter dance. Thank you to QQinfinity for finding this one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jfMd4ee_Hc&list=PLUtjANhAH1uEfi05xkGKfvc6KHaUs5LGi&index=4
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Act I: Father-Daughter Dance/Grandparent's Arrival
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Act I: Father-Daughter Dance/Grandparent's Arrival ยท George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker - Music From The Original Soundtrack
โ 1993 Elektra Entertainment a division of Warner Communications Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outs...
4. Like a bird (Polka) is inspired by Strauss II's Tritsch-Tratsch polka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gq-u0W8aJc
Classical Music11
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Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Royal Vienna Orchestra
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 (also known as "Trish Trash Polka"), was written by Johann Strauss II in 1858 after a successful tour of Russia where he performed in the summer concert season at Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg.
The title may be interpreted as "Chit-chat" and may refer to the Viennese passion for gossip. Straus...
5. Spring Sway is inspired by Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-eLzao63I
poloshia
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 - Andante
Piano Concerto No. 21 - Andante "Elvira Madigan"
6. Continental March is inspired by Strauss's Radetzky March https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eab_eFtTKFs
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Johann Strauss Sr. - Radetzky March
"Radetzky March", Op. 228, is a march composed by Johann Strauss Sr. and dedicated to Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz.
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I appreciate this immensely. Say, would you happen to know what influenced the Flutter of Flora, by chance?
This is the one song that I've been having so much trouble finding
I genuinely have no idea, but I'll keep searching
I will also say for some reason there are notes or movements in Crimson Chronicle that make me think of Tchaikovsky for some reason, namely his work with sleeping beauty.
Thestrals kinda sounded like it was composed by Midnight Syndicate or Nox Arcana. If you havenโt heard of them, I definitely recommend their music if youโre into the spooky vibe. It very well could be a mix between the two.
I thought the main theme sounds a bit like Ma Vlast
But that is not dance related
I definitely see the similarities there
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Hmm?
Only now discovered this thread :PotaLove:
All I ask is how and why was that out of pocket intro and outro for knight and witch needed?
Also, Why doesnโt Cassandra have her dance hall skin yet?
Itโs the running move for me. Like why ๐ญ
I think thatโs a card skin