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) · Wiener Philharmoniker · Claudio Abbado · Johannes Brahms
Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances
℗ 1983 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1984-01-01
Producer, Recording Producer: Rainer Brock
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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 · George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker - Music From The Original Soundtrack
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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
The Wicked North
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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 haven’t heard of them, I definitely recommend their music if you’re 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
Oh my 😍
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 doesn’t Cassandra have her dance hall skin yet?
It’s the running move for me. Like why 😭
I think that’s a card skin
Yeah but she also dances in it…why can’t we global users have nice things?
Yeah the whole dance felt like a skit or pantomime instead of a dance
Yes! We have it, but you need her card skin to have her dance in it.
It’s still cute though! I like the music
I have the card skin, but no dance skin…should I contact support
I think so yes
Oh wait, I don't see it there either. Usually it's there, but locked.
Winged Wonders doesn't come with a bag.
Just saw your message in club chat :3
Looks like Cassandra doesn’t have her skin outfit
But Lottie has hers.
It's worth emailing support over this though.
I was going to say. That feels rigged.
Yeah
I’m still cackling. Broom pose for girls, why 😭🤣
I wonder if their studios need cleaners
Thank you for the reminder to update this!
7. The knight and the witch is based on have yourself a merry little Christmas. I find it to be most similar to the Carpenters’ version, which is also my personal favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SpY1K2ngLo
CarpentersVEVO
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Carpenters - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Lyric Video)
Official Lyric Video for Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas performed by The Carpenters.
#TheCarpenters #HaveYourselfAMerryLittleChristmas
http://vevo.ly/48uzHS
Deer bell’s leap is like a weird combo of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer and jingle bells. Not posting links to those songs since I don’t care about them enough
8. Tango: deep night is probably based on Libertango, but I’m not 100% certain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31C1Des-XuY
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Libertango
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Libertango · Yo-Yo Ma · Astor Piazzolla · Horacio Malvicino · Leonardo Marconi · Antonio Agri · Hector Console · Néstor Marconi · Jorge Calandrelli
Soul of the Tango
℗ 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1997-10-31
Producer: Oscar Castro-Neves
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I found this song today when someone invited me to dance to this
https://youtu.be/M-Fx-fHRDAI
Sweetie Dark 17
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Classical: The Hogwarts Concerto (Full Audio) - Ball // Harry Potte...
After completing the achievements, here is the audio of the new dance song ^^.
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It sounds like Haydn? I don't know if that is a clavier or harpsichord...
Like between baroque and classical
I did some searching and it seems to be based off of Vivaldi's chamber concerto in d minor, with the hogwarts concerto being in a major key instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtQgwVL2JEU&ab_channel=B%C3%A9laDrahos-Topic
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Chamber Concerto in D Minor, RV 96: I. Allegro
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Chamber Concerto in D Minor, RV 96: I. Allegro · Béla Drahos
Vivaldi: Flute Concertos, Vol. 1
℗ 1998 Naxos
Released on: 1998-05-04
Artist: Béla Drahos
Orchestra: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
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very cool information. thank you for making this!
Love this
Now what may be the inspiration for Bare Confessions?!?!
It's likely Bach's Flute Sonata in E flat major!
Francely Zurita
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Bach , Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWv 1031: II. Siciliano
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Siciliano, from from Flute Sonata in E-flat Major, BWV 1031
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https://youtu.be/qroD6PeafgA?si=0eU-CCzDVSeO9MEJ&t=600 Also, I believe flutter of flora was in part inspired by Pelleas et Melisandre op. 80 Suite III
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Fauré: Suite aus »Pelléas et Mélisande« op. 80 ∙ hr-Sinfoni...
Gabriel Fauré:
Suite aus »Pelléas et Mélisande« op. 80 ∙
(Auftritt) 00:00 ∙
I. Prélude (Vorspiel). Quasi Adagio 00:35 ∙
II. Fileuse (Spinnerlied). Andantino quasi Allegretto 07:43 ∙
III. Sicilienne (Sizilianisches Lied). Allegretto molto moderato 10:05 ∙
IV. La mort de Mélisande (Melisandes Tod). Molto Adagio 13:56 ∙
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Flutter of Flora has Chinese origin. I’ll have to search again but I thought I had found its inspo a while ago. Will post when I find it again.
Please do! That would be very helpful
This made me so happy as a fellow musician! Best thread 10/10 🎻🥁🎺🎸
Curious to hear if any jazz musicians here have found potential counterparts for Caramel Amour or the Knight and the Witch, both are quite fun to play on the flute ♫ ♪
i'm no music expert but the new dance striking back greatly reminds me of khatchaturian's sabre dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQHGpxrz-8
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Khachaturian: Sabre Dance / Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker
Full-length concert: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/concert/16876/?a=youtube&c=true
Aram Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from the Gayane Suite No. 3 / Sir Simon Rattle, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 31 December 2013.
The Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall:
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I was just about to post this, thank you for finding the song! I couldn't remember the name