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Jimmy Page.
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Below is a list of composers that I like and are worth checking out
Karl Jenkins
I'm going to the Royal Albert Hall next month to hear The Armed Man, the link below is the Benedictus from the The Armed Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTffgdNhNw
Ralph Vaughan Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLhpkvQLDt0
Michael Nyman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZeA0PbjcdI
Philip Glass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkof3nPK--Y
Arvo Part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtFPdBUl7XQ
Gustav Holst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8EwBTQhl3Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG_xkcpEbEk
Give them a listen and see what you think
A bit of trivia to finish, although you might already know this
What connects composer Hans Zimmer and the prog rock group Yes ?
No matter how far you try to push the envelope, it remains stationery
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Relayer wrote:
Below is a list of composers that I like and are worth checking out
Karl Jenkins
I'm going to the Royal Albert Hall next month to hear The Armed Man, the link below is the Benedictus from the The Armed Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTffgdNhNwRalph Vaughan Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLhpkvQLDt0Michael Nyman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZeA0PbjcdIPhilip Glass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkof3nPK--YArvo Part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtFPdBUl7XQGustav Holst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8EwBTQhl3Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG_xkcpEbEkGive them a listen and see what you think
A bit of trivia to finish, although you might already know this
What connects composer Hans Zimmer and the prog rock group Yes ?
Thanks Relayer i'll definitely be checking them out, i've heard Philip Glass is great and Gustav Holst is wonderful too.
I actually don't know what connects those 2, i was tempted to just google it but i'll let you fill me in 
Me playing Joe's actual Ibanez Tubescreamer pedal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76jk58_vl2s
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Relayer wrote:
What connects composer Hans Zimmer and the prog rock group Yes ?
He was the inventer of the Zimmer frame, as used by Steve Howe and Chris Squire...
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NickSlikk2112 wrote:
Relayer wrote:What connects composer Hans Zimmer and the prog rock group Yes ?
He was the inventer of the Zimmer frame, as used by Steve Howe and Chris Squire...
Wrong, but 10 out of 10 for making me laugh out loud
The correct answer is The Buggles. Hans Zimmer was a member of the Buggles at the time of Video Killed the Radio Star. The other two members, Trevor Horn & Geoff Downes later joined Yes
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ZeyerGTR wrote:
Frank Zappa is one of the few rock guys I'd feel comfortable putting in the "composer" category, and I love Frank's music, although some folks like Steve Vai have written for orchestras and their style is more compositional... I know it's a blurry line, I wouldn't begrudge others their choices, and I'm sure there are lots of others out there.
In rock I dont think anyone else even comes close. I think of FZ as a classical composer who happened to compose in the rock genre. By extension his influence Edgar Varese should be mentioned as well.
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Relayer wrote:
NickSlikk2112 wrote:Relayer wrote:What connects composer Hans Zimmer and the prog rock group Yes ?
He was the inventer of the Zimmer frame, as used by Steve Howe and Chris Squire...
Wrong, but 10 out of 10 for making me laugh out loud
The correct answer is The Buggles. Hans Zimmer was a member of the Buggles at the time of Video Killed the Radio Star. The other two members, Trevor Horn & Geoff Downes later joined Yes
A bit misleading, since Zimmer didnt write VKTRS!
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for those with any interest in this genre of music - Ludovico Einaudi is a composer and artist worth looking up, - his recent release "In a Time Lapse" is superb.
Turn up your subwoofer! http://youtu.be/WJcv18IyvKM
My YouTube channel with plenty of my Joe's videos dating from 2009 inc his first Hammersmith Odeon ones:
http://www.youtube.com/ian916fun
http://www.youtube.com/ian916fun
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NickSlikk2112 wrote:
Relayer wrote:What connects composer Hans Zimmer and the prog rock group Yes ?
He was the inventer of the Zimmer frame, as used by Steve Howe and Chris Squire...
I haven't got any composers for you....yet, but I just was reading through this thread and NickSlikk made me laugh out loud too and that is a most admirable thing to do at any time!
Thank You!
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Interesting resurrection of a thread I missed the first time around. A good read. I'll add a jazz pianist and composer to the mix. John A Lewis, a founder of "The Modern Jazz Quartet". He was known for taking classical forms and applying them to jazz based on improvisation (in Jazz...no surprise, of course) and with carefully worked-out changes of tempo, key, meter and instrumentation.
Notable work..."Bluesology", and his rendition of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea".
See link to this and other MP3 versions, for those who are interested.
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/jG9Wj6fQ/bet … _deep.html
EDIT: To add a wiki link, for more info. He was very talented. But don't take my word on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(pianist)
Play like you've worked at it, and don't worry about sounding like your influences. You can't cheat on them, or your practice, anyway. If you've worked hard at your skill, your audience will know it.