In addition, many songs directly borrowed from classical music, and on this basis, lyrics were written or adapted into many popular songs. For example, the well-known Farewell is a cover of Dream of Home and Mother by American composer John P. Odway. Ningen, a Japanese lyricist, wrote a song called Travel Sorrow according to this melody. Later, during Li Shutong's stay in Japan, he chose Ningen's Travel Sorrow and then wrote this farewell, but the original song by John P. Odway is hard to find now.
Next, I will introduce ten songs adapted from classical music by cover. If you like them, I will continue to update them.
This Japanese song is a cover of dvorak's Ninth Symphony from the New World. This piece of music is divided into four movements, the second movement is the slowest, D flat major and 4/4 time, which is the most famous movement of the whole piece. Because the second movement is full of nostalgia and melodious melody, it is very popular all over the world and has been re-written and sung in many countries.
In the United States, this song was once adapted into Love for Hometown and was widely circulated (but I haven't found this version of singing yet); In China, Li Shutong also wrote lyrics into the song "Missing Hometown"; This song is even more popular in Japan. The school bell is played with music, and the song "Far Mountain, Day, Fall, Fall" is written by Kenzo Nouchi, which explains homesickness well, and Ayahi Takagaki's singing version is also very good.
This piano wound is adapted from Tchaikovsky's Boat Song. In this melody, Jay Chou added the elements of rap, and in the middle of the song, he added some music from Mozart's Turkish March, which made the song sound ancient and familiar, telling the beauty and sadness.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that this song was selected as the textbook of Chinese Teaching and Research in 212.
Hirahara Ayaka is a Japanese singer I have always liked. Her masterpiece Jupiter is a cover of The Planets written by British composer holst Holst Gustav Theodor, in which the fourth movement is Jupiter. "The Plants" Suite is a very huge masterpiece, * * * is divided into seven movements, which are named after other planets in the eight major planets except the earth. Because the work is huge, it is rarely played in full, and usually only one or several movements are played.
In addition to this "Jupiter", Hirahara Ayaka has also released three albums "My Classics! "series, in which many classical songs are covered successfully, is an album worth listening to, so let's choose three of them and promote them.
This song covers Chopin's posthumous work "Nocturne in C sharp minor", namely "Frederic Chopin-Nocturne in C sharp minor, op. Posth". The whole song sounds tender and tender, and the feelings are very delicate, which explains the tenderness in the deep heart quite well.
among many versions, I think Maria Joao Pires, a Portuguese female pianist, has the most connotation, so I recommend this version.
this song covers Chopin's etude in e major, op.1 no.3, that is, Frederic Chopin—Etude in E Major, Op1 No.3.
The whole tune is very soothing, and the Japanese lyrics filled in are beautiful and sad. With the interpretation of Hirahara Ayaka's bass, the sadness of parting is fully explained.
This song is a cover of a famous religious song "Ave Maria" by Kacini, the founder of Italian classical songs and one of the founders of opera and bel canto.
There are many different cover versions of this Ave Maria. Japanese KOKIA, New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra, Celine Dion, Sarah Bleiman, Beyonce, etc. have also sung this song, but I prefer this penetrating version.
Sarah Bleiman is an excellent singer and has covered many classic classical music. This song "The Lost Child" is a cover of Beethoven's Second Movement of the Seventh Symphony, namely "Symphony No.7 in a, op.92-2.Allegretto". This movement is Beethoven's most famous adagio. The tune is somewhat depressing and gloomy, but it is still extremely touching.
The lyrics of Figlio Perduto, the Lost Child, are based on Goethe's poem Devil. Her high-pitched and ethereal singing vividly shows the sad feelings that the song wants to express.
I recommend this song not because I think it is so good, but by the way, I mentioned the Hong Kong animated film McDull Me and My Mom. Although the plot of this film is average, the famous music of Schumann, Debussy, Mozart, Chopin and Schubert can be seen everywhere in the film. It can be said that classical music runs through the whole film, which is what I appreciate from this point alone.
This song "Song of Regan" is a cover of Schumann's "Childhood Scenes", namely "Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, op.15-vii.tr? Umeirei (Arr. Christopher Palmer for cello and orchestra) is a very cheerful song.
post another funny "McDull and Chicken", which is a cover of Schubert's piano music "Moment of Music, op.94 D78-3.F minor", namely "Franz Schubert: 6 moments musicaux, OP.94d.78-No.3 in f minor".
This is an episode of the Korean drama My Girl starring Li Duohai, in which there is a cover of Mozart's Symphony No.4 First Movement in G minor, but there is no sense of disobedience when it is used in this dynamic music.
by the way, Mozart's symphony No.4 has also been adapted into the popular song "Don't Want to Grow Up" sung by Taiwan Province women's group SHE, and the melody of this classical music used in the climax of the song is a classic of this song.
This song is a cover from A Praise of Love by English composer Edward Elgar. Speaking of Elgar, his four Majestic Marches are also very classic works.
Originally, it was a melody full of deep feelings, but after Rainie Yang's cover of Celebration, the feelings in the original song could not be heard, and her singing skills and timbre were ordinary.
In addition to these covers, classical music is often covered by many metal singers, but almost all of these songs are noisy and heavy metal styles, which I personally can't appreciate.
For example, The Moon in the album Tarot by the Spanish metal band Dark Moor covers Beethoven's fifth symphony Destiny, and the 5th sinfonie in the album Dragonchaser by the German metal band At Vance is also an adaptation of Beethoven's fifth symphony Destiny.