Klaus Döring's Classical Music/Klaus Döring's Klassische Musik

Bach influences EVERYTHING! In this video, I find the five most influential Bach tracks on Pop & Rock, and ask WHY Bach has such a pervasive influence on such different music.... _______________________________________________________________ Rick Beato Clips:     • The Bach Effect: What the GREATS Hear...   Union Jack:     • Union Jack - Fromage Frais   Steve Hackett:     • STEVE HACKETT: Video Presentation of ...   Paul Simon on Bridge Over:     • Paul Simon On His Writing Process for...   Bach Oh Sacred Head:     • O sacred head, sore wounded (Passion ...   Steve Hackett Horizons:     • Steve Hackett - Horizons // Genesis   Bach Cello ...

By Maureen Buja , Interlude Mister Softee Music Box The truck comes down the street, playing its little melody, summoning all the little (and big) kids out for ICE CREAM. The Mister Softee ice cream trucks first hit the streets of Philadelphia in 1956 and now operate in about 15 states in the US. The trucks played a little melody that was instantly recognizable to all who hear and was an effective marketing tool. The original melody was written by Arthur Pryor (1869-1942), who had been a trombone soloist in the Sousa band before leading his own band until 1909. As a composer, the music he’s best known for is a novelty piece called  The Whistler and His Dog .  In 1960, an advertising man in Philadelphia took that melody and gave it Mister Softee words for a television commercial. He retitled it  Jingles and Chimes . The piece was so successful, it was then loaded onto the trucks to play, first as a music box, then as a recording. The music boxes wore out after a year and s...

by Hermione Lai , Interlude Carl Maria von Weber   (1786-1826) was a crucial figure in the development of German Romantic opera. In fact,   Der Freischütz   was hugely popular and regarded as the first German opera ever. However, Weber was also busy in other fields, as he was a famous conductor and critic. And let’s not forget that he was also a virtuoso pianist who was known for his exciting improvisations. Last Thoughts of Carl Maria von Weber , by Edouard Hamman Carl Maria von Weber left us four piano sonatas, all composed between 1812 and 1822. These works are considered the pillars of his piano oeuvre. As we remember his all too early death in early June 1826—he was only 39 years old—let us explore Carl Maria von Weber, the pianist. To get us started, here comes his arguably most famous piece, the delightful  Invitation to the Dance . Carl Maria von Weber:  Invitation to the Dance , Op. 65  Weber came to the piano sonata relatively late in the game. He...