{"id":34544,"date":"2016-02-25T10:39:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T15:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=34544"},"modified":"2016-02-25T13:41:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T18:41:51","slug":"34544","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/02\/25\/34544\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | Pop Songs Reimagined As Fugues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/beiberhair-score.jpg\" alt=\"beiberhair-score\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/beiberhair-score.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/beiberhair-score-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One enterprising soul (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.giovannidettori.com\/home.html\">Giovanni Dettori<\/a>) has taken counterpoint to the next level by using the main themes from songs by Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Nirvana, and Miley Cyrus and setting them as fugues on the piano.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone who has taken a class of counterpoint, the craft involves many years of practice and study. It requires learning the detailed relationships between melodic voices that are interrelated harmonically (think chords), yet remain rhythmically independent.<\/p>\n<p>The results are pretty great. We&#8217;re especially partial to\u00a0Lady Gaga&#8217;s fugue.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Britney Spears Counterpoint\">Britney Spears: Hit me Baby One More Time\/Oops I Did It Again<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u9xyYnHDHZM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&#8216;Hit me baby one more time&#8217; mixed with &#8216;Oops I did it again&#8217;, performed by\u00a0Vincenzo Culotta (piano).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Lady Gaga Fugue\">Lady Gaga:\u00a0Bad Romance<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-bYBJAQ-_24?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>A fugue on the theme from &#8220;Bad Romance&#8221; by Lady Gaga. \u00a0Vincenzo Culotta, piano.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Eminem Fugato\">Eminem:\u00a0Without me<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/16r08tSEWmU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>This one is a Fugato (a looser type of Fugue) performed by pianist Vincenzo Culotta.\u00a0See if you can hear the melody from\u00a0Eminem&#8217;s &#8220;Without me&#8221; in the bass line and upper voice interwoven together.<\/p>\n<h2>Miley Cyrus:\u00a0Wrecking Ball<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2mVuwOKA3UY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"yt watch-title-container\">Miley Cyrus&#8217;s &#8220;Wrecking Ball&#8221; in four-voice fugue form performed by\u00a0Vincenzo Culotta.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"yt watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Justin Bieber - Never Say Never - Piano Arr\">Justin Bieber: Never Say Never<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zSiugM1REiI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>While this one isn&#8217;t a formal treatment using counterpoint, it following good voice leading and provides new perspective on Bieber&#8217;s tune.<\/p>\n<h2>Nirvana:\u00a0Come As You Are<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P6XN0mPriyk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Nirvana&#8217;s &#8220;Come as you are&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? 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