![]() ![]() That Ave Maria was Gounod’s own version of old-meets-new because he composed it to be sung over a different “Prelude” by J. And here’s the kicker-Nelson combines the “Prelude” with bits of Charles Gounod‘s famous Ave Maria. 1-except the cellist, Steven Sharp Nelson, clones himself seven times. Incidentally, they’ve also put out a re-imagined version of that same “Prelude” from Bach’s Cello Suite No. They combined Somewhere Over the Rainbow with the Shaker tune Simple Gifts Adele’s Rollin in the Deep with Holst’s “Jupiter” from The Planets and used elements inspired by Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata in a new piece, played on electric cello. The Piano Guys have done other interesting mash-ups of old and new music. 1. (There’s also a vocal version of this mash-up.) 5. The YouTube blurb doesn’t mention this, but near the beginning I also hear distinctive connections to the “Prelude” from J. So here is one of their recent uploads, which combines elements from OneRepublic‘s song Secrets with references to Beethoven‘s Symphony No. (Why aren’t these the sorts of videos that go viral?) ![]() That, combined with nice visuals and professional videography, gives them a strong presence on YouTube. I think that what they are doing will entice a younger audience back to an interest in art music. In some ways, that idea is what inspired the naming of this blog. They have done some fine things with combining older and newer music into something unique and refreshing. Don’t let their name fool you-it’s actually a piano guy and a cello guy (and behind-the-scenes guys). I wasn’t the first to jump on The Piano Guys band wagon, but I’m so glad I did. ![]()
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