[updated] How Music Works; The Canon
[Welcome, Anchoress readers! And, uh, yes, I wish I understood how Wordpress decides which text to push out with the trackback links; of course this one would emphasize the "porn" reference.]
Via The Anchoress, a TED presentation on, among other things, how music works. We all know the Internet is for porn, but after that, it’s for TED.
As The Anchoress, says, “I know, I know, some of you say music is nothing to you…but - go watch it - this isn’t really about music….Really, go. You’ll like. Trust me.”
She’s right. You will.
And via Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony, something that’s been rattling around in my head for a few weeks, but I haven’t been able to find: Norwegian Recycling’s “How Six Songs Collide”.
[Direct You-Tube link]
After glancing over the Youtube comments, it turns out that Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours”, the first song in this mash-up, has been speeded up a bit from the original, I think to match the tempo of the other songs used. Apparently, a lot of folks like the speedier version.
My comments over at Pixy’s:
I have read that this collision works because the source songs are all essentially riffs on Pachelbel’s “Canon in D-Major”.
For whatever reason, it does work, beautifully, and I’m bookmarking it so I can’t lose it again.
And yes, I know about the cellist’s rant against the “Canon”. Don’t care, I still love it. Would that all cliches were this beautiful.
I first heard the Canon while visiting a friend in her co-ed dorm. We were talking (no, talking, really, honest), and I slowly became aware of this gorgeous music seeping in from the hall. I had to stop the conversation and find the guy who was playing it and ask him what it was….
And I’ll note that the “Collision” has canon-like aspects to it, where the different songs overlap each other.
Tags: benjamin zander, Collide, how six songs collide, Howie Day, Jason Mraz, music and passion, Pachelbel's Canon, ted
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August 22nd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
How great was that! Thanks for sharing. I love TED.
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