Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Toys - A Lover's Concerto


This song is referenced in Mr. Holland's Opus, which I watched today at U of P. Apparently its an early example of "sampling" in this case from Bach's classical song, basing the melody on the familiar "Minuet in G major" (BWV Anh. 114) from J.S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. One key difference is that the "Minuet in G major" is written in 3/4 time, whereas "A Lover's Concerto" is arranged in 4/4 time. Early Hip Hop or should I say Doo Wop????

1 comment:

  1. I've always loved this song - heard it on Mr. H's Opus soundtrack as well. Bach could write a melody!

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