Weca Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 This is hilarious: Happy Birthday Each of the variations is in the style of a different composer, using one of their famous pieces as a template. Here is the list (as far as I can tell): Highlight to reveal spoilers 1. Theme 2. Haydn 3. Mozart? 4. Beethoven 5. Dvorak 6. Strauss? 7. Bernard Hermann (Hitchcock's composer) 8. Gershwin? 9. No clue 10. Brahms!!!!! (Hungarian Dances, my favorite :D) I wrote an additional eleventh variation :D 11th variation The composer shouldn't be too hard to guess :whistling: Anyone else want to add on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Axon Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 That video was amazing! I feel the Gershwin was a little bit off, but I guess there not going totally into each person's style. Yours was nice too! However, as I am pretty ignorant with composers, I don't know who it is. But, I will take a stab. Schubert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Yay, Indie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qmwne235 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Hmmm...the Gershwin one sounds more like Joplin to me. I love how, while they usually ended up obscuring the piece they based it on a little bit, the Dvorak piece (String Quartet No. 12) was so obvious to anyone who's heard the piece before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weca Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 I guess he was going for string quartets. Because if you listen to the Egmont Overture, it's already 90% of the way there... that would be a better choice for Beethoven :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H. Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 JW... nice try. I haven't heard that Dvorak, so the Brahms variation was most obvious to me. The first three or four including the theme itself sounded like Mozart to me, I couldn't distinguish them much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeno Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 This is ingenious. I believe that I want a score. I think number nine is more like a tango; is there anything that sounds like that in what Piazzola wrote (I'm not familiar with his works). Anyways, you should also look at this: YouTube - Victor Borge - Happy Birthday (2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Axon Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I wrote an additional eleventh variation :D 11th variation The composer shouldn't be too hard to guess :whistling: Anyone else want to add on? Was your Mussorgsky, like a pictures at an exhibition? I'm having serious trouble figuring it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Was your Mussorgsky, like a pictures at an exhibition? I'm having serious trouble figuring it out. If you need hints, have a look at James' and my posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weca Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 I'm... a little surprised that it's that hard to figure out. :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Well, if you've never seen/heard certain things, it's quite understandable. I haven't been aware of his music for very long myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeckelphoneNYC Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I thought we were supposed to write another variation? Anyways, I wrote one (funny version. You know how it's always in 3 different keys when people sing it? I did that): Happy bday Variation.mid - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Axon Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Goddamnit. I am frackin' retarded! It's so obvious now. That opening fanfare threw me off. But yeah, the melody from that rhythm is pretty classic. Plus, that chord on "Happy Birthday Dear so and so," is totally from that piece as is the last three notes in the trumpet that get repeated. JW, indie. I thought you were talking about a stupid member name like JW1337sauc3 or something stupid like that. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salemosophy Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I am frackin' retarded! It's so obvious now. Yes, it's quite obvious now. It's obvious that you watch frackin' Battlestar Galactica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Axon Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Damn straight I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weca Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 Plus, that chord on "Happy Birthday Dear so and so," is totally from that piece . Yup, Neapolitan chord (Db major). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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