Classical piano, but like Muse

[evenflow]

I am looking for some music recommendations.
The Muse track "United States of Eurasia" has a classical-ish piano piece at the end (from about 3m45 onwards). Are there any classical composers who write similar, as I think it is bootiful.

[Sim89]

Hi, the piece you are referring to in the Muse song is Chopin's Nocturne 2 Opus 9 in E flat. So really you should be checking out all of Chopin's work (Nocturnes, Etudes, Preludes and Piano Sonatas).

Other classical works you may like, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, maybe some of Bach's piano work if you don't really like organ pieces. The list is endless really.

Contemporary composers I would recommend myself, Eluvium, Dustin O'Halloran, Philip Glass (Solo Piano), Ludovico Einaudi etc.

Hope this helps somewhat.

[evenflow]

Wow, thanks for those. Goes to show what a complete heathen I am - I thought it was an original Muse composition!

[Sim89]

evenflow said:

Wow, thanks for those. Goes to show what a complete heathen I am - I thought it was an original Muse composition!

Not a heathen at all, no one can expect to know every piece of music.

[kiteless]

What Sim said.

I, personally, have a big soft spot for Chopin's Nocturne No.1 played by Maria Joao Pires, and his Berceause played by Murray Peraiha.

Satie's Gymnopedies are a good first base.

And for minimalist goodness, try Glass's Metamorphosis No.5

Couple of others to try: Mozart Piano Concerto No.21 and Grieg's Piano Concerto in Am. Oh and Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5.

[TheMighty]

Sim89 said:

Other classical works you may like, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, maybe some of Bach's piano work if you don't really like organ pieces. The list is endless really.

Bach... Piano works...

If you say so.

[ShadownINja]

I quite like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76TgbcdIRyE

or maybe this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Wsp9TpIZw

Mainly, prefer Ludovico Einaudi. Dunno why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jpYMV1_2WQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmxFAT581T4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8MzHqkNBwo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbcsItHtjyA

Edited by ShadownINja on Sunday 22 November 01:52

[Sim89]

TheMighty said:

Sim89 said:

Other classical works you may like, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, maybe some of Bach's piano work if you don't really like organ pieces. The list is endless really.

Bach... Piano works...

If you say so.

Well, yeah. I was referring to The Well-Tempered Clavier.

[ShadownINja]

Sim89 said:

TheMighty said:

Sim89 said:

Other classical works you may like, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, maybe some of Bach's piano work if you don't really like organ pieces. The list is endless really.

Bach... Piano works...

If you say so.

Well, yeah. I was referring to The Well-Tempered Clavier.

Ah, maybe this in particular:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQW2YnCUrE

[Sim89]

ShadownINja said:

Sim89 said:

TheMighty said:

Sim89 said:

Other classical works you may like, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, maybe some of Bach's piano work if you don't really like organ pieces. The list is endless really.

Bach... Piano works...

If you say so.

Well, yeah. I was referring to The Well-Tempered Clavier.

Ah, maybe this in particular:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQW2YnCUrE

Yeah, that is one. But in general BWV 846-893.

[GetCarter]

kiteless said:

And for minimalist goodness, try Glass's Metamorphosis No.5

Very slightly O/T but I often get asked to write music in the style of Glass (I'm writing a minimalist album at the moment), but I HATE his harmonies, so fugly. Can't play you any, not recorded yet. Luckily, the last two albums I wrote they wanted in the style of Thomas Newman. Now THERE is a man that understands harmony!

( short clip here for those interested: http://www.stevecarter.com/trackofmonth.mp3 )

[timbob]

GetCarter said:

kiteless said:

And for minimalist goodness, try Glass's Metamorphosis No.5

Very slightly O/T but I often get asked to write music in the style of Glass (I'm writing a minimalist album at the moment), but I HATE his harmonies, so fugly. Can't play you any, not recorded yet. Luckily, the last two albums I wrote they wanted in the style of Thomas Newman. Now THERE is a man that understands harmony!

( short clip here for those interested: http://www.stevecarter.com/trackofmonth.mp3 )

Is that one of your compositions GetCarter?

[TheMighty]

Sim89 said:

ShadownINja said:

Sim89 said:

TheMighty said:

Sim89 said:

Other classical works you may like, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, maybe some of Bach's piano work if you don't really like organ pieces. The list is endless really.

Bach... Piano works...

If you say so.

Well, yeah. I was referring to The Well-Tempered Clavier.

Ah, maybe this in particular:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQW2YnCUrE

Yeah, that is one. But in general BWV 846-893.

Bach wrote very little to no material for the piano.

"The 48" were definitely without argument written for clavichord and harpsichord. The only debate occurs when we get down to the first 24 being for clavichord and the second for harpsichord which is a supposition made my musicologists based upon stylistic analysis. Bach did come across a piano or two in his time and there is evidence of him improvising on fortepiano too. But his keyboard works without doubt are almost all written for clavichord/harpsichord/organ.

"Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" translates as "The well-tempered keyboard" from the german and refers to the tuning of the instrument. "Well-tempered" is often thought to mean the modern "equal tempered" scale but this is somewhat different to Bachs well-tempered scale which would likely of produced purer 3rds by having narrow fifths for the diatonic/natural notes whilst the chromatic/sharps and flats would have wider fifths and not so perfect 3rds.

Edited by TheMighty on Sunday 22 November 13:27

[leeeeshad]

what about the piano in new born, is that muse or someone else?

[ShadownINja]

GetCarter said:

kiteless said:

And for minimalist goodness, try Glass's Metamorphosis No.5

Very slightly O/T but I often get asked to write music in the style of Glass (I'm writing a minimalist album at the moment), but I HATE his harmonies, so fugly.

A quick youtube and I think I see what you mean. They seem to be the sort of pieces that accompany you as you slit your wrist in a run-down house in an inner city suburb. I'd definitely play some Glass if I was going to commit suicide.

[GetCarter]

timbob said:

GetCarter said:

kiteless said:

And for minimalist goodness, try Glass's Metamorphosis No.5

Very slightly O/T but I often get asked to write music in the style of Glass (I'm writing a minimalist album at the moment), but I HATE his harmonies, so fugly. Can't play you any, not recorded yet. Luckily, the last two albums I wrote they wanted in the style of Thomas Newman. Now THERE is a man that understands harmony!

( short clip here for those interested: http://www.stevecarter.com/trackofmonth.mp3 )

Is that one of your compositions GetCarter?

Fraid so, from the last album (String section of the Prague Symphony Orchestra)

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 22 November 19:14

[Sim89]

TheMighty said:

Sim89 said:

ShadownINja said:

Sim89 said:

TheMighty said:

Sim89 said:

Other classical works you may like, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Alexander Scriabin, maybe some of Bach's piano work if you don't really like organ pieces. The list is endless really.

Bach... Piano works...

If you say so.

Well, yeah. I was referring to The Well-Tempered Clavier.

Ah, maybe this in particular:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQW2YnCUrE

Yeah, that is one. But in general BWV 846-893.

Bach wrote very little to no material for the piano.

"The 48" were definitely without argument written for clavichord and harpsichord. The only debate occurs when we get down to the first 24 being for clavichord and the second for harpsichord which is a supposition made my musicologists based upon stylistic analysis. Bach did come across a piano or two in his time and there is evidence of him improvising on fortepiano too. But his keyboard works without doubt are almost all written for clavichord/harpsichord/organ.

"Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" translates as "The well-tempered keyboard" from the german and refers to the tuning of the instrument. "Well-tempered" is often thought to mean the modern "equal tempered" scale but this is somewhat different to Bachs well-tempered scale which would likely of produced purer 3rds by having narrow fifths for the diatonic/natural notes whilst the chromatic/sharps and flats would have wider fifths and not so perfect 3rds.

Edited by TheMighty on Sunday 22 November 13:27

Thanks very much for that, very educational. Hope you don't think im too much of a philistine . I obviously don't know too much about Bach's work, however his preludes in C Major, C Minor and D major are some of the first things I learnt on piano so I thought the OP might find these pieces worth a listen.

Music degree?

[timbob]

GetCarter said:

timbob said:

GetCarter said:

kiteless said:

And for minimalist goodness, try Glass's Metamorphosis No.5

Very slightly O/T but I often get asked to write music in the style of Glass (I'm writing a minimalist album at the moment), but I HATE his harmonies, so fugly. Can't play you any, not recorded yet. Luckily, the last two albums I wrote they wanted in the style of Thomas Newman. Now THERE is a man that understands harmony!

( short clip here for those interested: http://www.stevecarter.com/trackofmonth.mp3 )

Is that one of your compositions GetCarter?

Fraid so, from the last album (String section of the Prague Symphony Orchestra)

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 22 November 19:14

I don't suppose there's any chance of a sneaky peek at the score? I REALLY like some of the harmonies in the middle (the ones with the close tone intervals etc), and fancy seeing how you've voiced them.

Never written for strings, you see!

[GetCarter]

timbob said:

GetCarter said:

timbob said:

GetCarter said:

kiteless said:

And for minimalist goodness, try Glass's Metamorphosis No.5

Very slightly O/T but I often get asked to write music in the style of Glass (I'm writing a minimalist album at the moment), but I HATE his harmonies, so fugly. Can't play you any, not recorded yet. Luckily, the last two albums I wrote they wanted in the style of Thomas Newman. Now THERE is a man that understands harmony!

( short clip here for those interested: http://www.stevecarter.com/trackofmonth.mp3 )

Is that one of your compositions GetCarter?

Fraid so, from the last album (String section of the Prague Symphony Orchestra)

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 22 November 19:14

I don't suppose there's any chance of a sneaky peek at the score? I REALLY like some of the harmonies in the middle (the ones with the close tone intervals etc), and fancy seeing how you've voiced them.

Never written for strings, you see!

here ya go... PDF of score http://www.stevecarter.com/fortitude.pdf

[timbob]

GetCarter said:

timbob said:

GetCarter said:

timbob said:

GetCarter said:

kiteless said:

And for minimalist goodness, try Glass's Metamorphosis No.5

Very slightly O/T but I often get asked to write music in the style of Glass (I'm writing a minimalist album at the moment), but I HATE his harmonies, so fugly. Can't play you any, not recorded yet. Luckily, the last two albums I wrote they wanted in the style of Thomas Newman. Now THERE is a man that understands harmony!

( short clip here for those interested: http://www.stevecarter.com/trackofmonth.mp3 )

Is that one of your compositions GetCarter?

Fraid so, from the last album (String section of the Prague Symphony Orchestra)

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 22 November 19:14

I don't suppose there's any chance of a sneaky peek at the score? I REALLY like some of the harmonies in the middle (the ones with the close tone intervals etc), and fancy seeing how you've voiced them.

Never written for strings, you see!

here ya go... PDF of score http://www.stevecarter.com/fortitude.pdf

Thanks - I'll have a look through. After I've rewritten the viola parts in a clef that my brain can make sense of at sight!