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See more ideas about beatles books, the beatles, books. The baroque beatles book by joshua rifkin album, baroque. Beatles go baroque, concerto grosso in the style of vivaldi youtube. Beatles go baroque, concerto grosso in the style of. Provided to youtube by nonesuchouverture i want to hold your hand joshua rifkinthe baroque beatles. Concerto grosso in the style of vivaldi, based on songs of the beatles, arrangement by peter breiner.

While their legacy is most apparent in the development of pop and rock music, the beatles influenced nearly every aspect of the musical universe, including classical music. Program notes baroque and beatles concerts chicago a. Penny lane is a road in the south liverpool suburb of mossley hill. The baroque period is divided into three major phases. It must have been in the late 1960s or early 70s that i first encountered an album called the baroque beatles book. The opening song on the beatles for sale album, no reply was written by john lennon for tommy quickly, another. As it happened, elektra had just experienced a good deal of success with another unusual lp of beatles covers, the baroque beatles book, where beatles songs were given baroque classical arrangements overseen by joshua rifkin who would soon be responsible for arranging some of judy collinss most popular recordings. Liner notes for the charles river valley boys beatle. The baroque beatles bookarranged by joshua rifkin, 1965overture. Program number 20 baroque beatles book welcome to the jungle anon lhomme arme, the tallis scholars, gimel cdgim 019 dufay. The baroque beatles book cd, 2006, collectors choice. Find album release information for the baroque beatles book joshua rifkin on allmusic. Rifkin s humor somewhat in the vein of peter schickele s p.

In its melody, the composition has a double tonic structure of b major verse in iviiiv cycles and a major chorus connected by formal pivoting dominant chords. Anyone still have a copy of the baroque beatles book. Consider becoming an insider, and check out daves youtube channel. In part 2 of 3, ed canby explores the similarities between the song structures of the beatles and the music of the baroque era. You might even find a youtube commentator reminiscing, my mom bought me this. The most common rare beatles book material is ceramic. Almost immediately after the beatles exploded into. One prolific composer with a different understanding of mastery is p. Baroque beatles book part 2 of 3 wnyc new york public. Provided to youtube by nonesuch les plaisirs ticket to ride joshua rifkin the baroque beatles. Beatles go baroque, concerto grosso in the style of bach youtube. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Then, sometime in the 1980s came the brilliant bach meets the beatles and its companion bach on abbey.

Things we said today, the beatles, a hard days night, parlophone cdp 7 46437 2 from program number 20. With knowing nods to beatles lore inserted into the track listings and creditsi. Three highlights are last night i said, things we said today, and ill be back. Featuring baroque style arrangements of some of the beatles biggest hits by musicologist joshua rifkin, the album has gained something of a cult following over the years. I want to hold your hand and youre gonna to lose that girl. The baroque beatles book arranged by joshua rifkin, 1965 overture. The baroque beatles book nonesuch records mp3 downloads. Beatles go baroque the beatles are frequently cited as one of the most influential bands in history. Bach recordings is tempered by his remarkable skills in imitating baroque.

Baroque ensemble of the merseyside kammermusikgesellschaft. Joshua rifkin the baroque beatles book 1965, vinyl discogs. Liner notes for the charles river valley boys beatle country. Penny lane begins in the key of b major and is in 44 time throughout. It was in the 17th century that what we now call tonal harmony came to be solidified.

Joshua rifkins the baroque beatles book 1965 and peter breiners beatles go baroque. There is nothing particularly baroque about the music, the arrangements, or the. Baroque beatles book welcome to the jungle lennonmccartney. The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with smithdown road and allerton road, and to the roundabout at smithdown place that was the location for a major bus terminus, originally an important tram junction of liverpool corporation tramways. The instrumentalists and vocalists are classicallytrained professionals, the arrangements are respectful, and rifkins love for and knowledge of bach, handel, lennon, and maccartney shines in every piece. Concerto grosso in the style of johann sebastian bach, based on songs of the beatles, arrangement by peter breiner. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about rare beatles book. When the parody works as in pianist victor borges performances, or the baroque beatles book, a superb transformation of early beatles music into baroque style, the effect is brilliant. Vocal and instrumental parodies of tunes by john lennon and paul mccartney, the adapter conducting. From last night i said cantata, last night i said, baroque ensemble of the merseyside kammermusikgesellschaftrifkin, the. Released by elektranonesuch in 1965, it takes musical. Josh rifkin was a mere 21 years old and fresh from the even dozen jug band when elektra founder jac holzman approached him for the job of adapting beatles songs into classical forms, and he rose to the occasion magnificently, enlisting the aid of new yorks.

Musicologistconductorpianist joshua rifkins the baroque beatles book, featuring baroque era arrangements of the fab fours top 40 hits, is a milestone from the early days of nonesuch records and, over the years, has gained legendary status among beatles fans and classical enthusiasts alike. Musiciologistconductorpianist joshua rifkins the baroque beatles book is a milestone from the early days of nonesuch records. The baroque beatles book, an album by joshua rifkin. While their legacy is most apparent in the development of pop and rock music, the beatles influenced nearly every aspect of the musical universe, including classical music peter breiner, one o f the worlds most recorded classical musicians, created orchestral arrangements of beatles songs, expertly blending. Download pdf baroque music norton introduction to music. The baroque beatles book is a record album by the american keyboardist and conductor joshua rifkin. Titled beatles go baroque, this project went on to be the most successful. Released by elektra nonesuch in 1965, it takes musical the barock beatles book youtube. Both the baroque composers, of the period 16001750, and the beatles, working in the compressed, intense decade of the 1960s, gave us new ways of hearing, of singing about feeling, and of organizing sound. Beatles go baroque, concerto grosso in the style of vivaldi. From missa lhomme arme, agnus dei, the hilliard ensemble, emi cdc 7 47628 2 lennonmccartney arr. To be a successful musical parodist, one has to be a pretty good musician. Joshua rifkin the baroque beatles book 1976, specialty.

This beatles related article is within the scope of wikiproject the beatles, which focuses on improving coverage of english rock band the beatles and related topics on wikipedia. Joshua rifkin timeline featuring albums and other highlights from. Users who are willing to participate in the project should visit the project page, where they can join and see a list of open tasks. The two beatle cantatas were both arranged by joshua rivkin. Joshua rifkin the baroque beatles book 1965, vinyl. Reviewed in the united states on september 25, 2005. Beatles go baroque, concerto grosso in the style of bach. Peter breiner, dalibor karvay, peter breiner orchestra sello. I dont remember much about the performersbut it was an ingeniously arranged and performed take on many of the fab fours more engaging and nowclassic tunes. Of all the silly parodies and overthetop tributes that appeared in the wake of beatlemania, the baroque beatles book still holds up well today, and is most notable for its clever arrangements. Some months ago a recording of music from the baroque beatles book, rediscovered, edited and conducted by joshua rifkin began to attract the attention of beatles fans and baroque music.