Copycat
Today I added a new page to this site, containing
a list of pop songs borrowing certain elements of famous
classical music. You can find this list of classical
covers by clicking on the link or in the menu on the right.
This page is by no means in the shape I intended, but perhaps I will try harder if others can look over my shoulders.
Pop and rock songs often borrow some parts of melody, rhythm or harmony of classical songs. When listening to (pop) music I sometimes notice, but later almost always forget the connection between the song and a classical piece. Since knowing useless facts can be fun, I have decided to write these "classical covers" down.
It is very difficult to exactly pinpoint when a song is a "cover". Therefore I decided not to maintain a bare list, but also write a few words about the connection between the songs, ranging from a small theme or chord progression to a literary transcription in the same key. I try to mention the oldest occurrence in written music, which is very often from the Renaissance or Baroque, simply because mankind started most annotating around this time.
Hopefully I will find some time in the future to accomplish part of these goals.
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