Members Boy Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Sometimes when I go into the shop some kid will play Bach or something through a cranked amp. To me that is disrespectful to the composer(s). Some people like to show off and think their brilliant because they can play bouree in E minor on electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stricken Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 They're just kids. I'de rather hear Bach than Smoke on Water... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hyperlite Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Sometimes when I go into the shop some kid will play Bach or something through a cranked amp. To me that is disrespectful to the composer(s). Some people like to show off and think their brilliant because they can play bouree in E minor on electric. I would like to think Bach would give a hearty "Hell Yeah" if he heard is music played through a cranked amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goth70 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Speaking as someone with a degree in classical guitar, I don't see why it would be disrespectful. Classical music is not something that should be put on a pedestal as a holy relic, it is music that is meant to be enjoyed an used. Besides the modern classical guitar did not even exist in Bach's day (and the modern piano did not either). You just can't use distortion because it muddys the multiple melodic lines. What IS disrespectful is when you do like Randy Rhoads did with Diary of a Madman and Yngwie has done with numerous pieces is to take a classsical piece and take credit for it without mentioning the composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'm pretty sure I've been guilty of playing a bit of Beethoven when trying out guitars ... but in my defence I've never played Smoke on the Water or Stairway to Heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goth70 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I actually know a guy who thinks that Bach Mozart and Beethoven are all the same guy and that's his name: Bach Mozart Beethoven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doc oc Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Yngwie! Sacrilege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evlttwin Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Speaking as someone with a degree in classical guitar, I don't see why it would be disrespectful.Classical music is not something that should be put on a pedestal as a holy relic, it is music that is meant to be enjoyed an used. Besides the modern classical guitar did not even exist in Bach's day (and the modern piano did not either). You just can't use distortion because it muddys the multiple melodic lines.What IS disrespectful is when you do like Randy Rhoads did with Diary of a Madman and Yngwie has done with numerous pieces is to take a classsical piece and take credit for it without mentioning the composer. Diary of a Madman is a ripoff of what? Link plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I don't know if this is correct but according to Wikipedia: Guitarist Randy Rhoads was taking classical guitar lessons while on the "Blizzard of Ozz" tour, and came up with the opening acoustic riff by using a variation of Cuban composer Leo Brouwer's Etude #6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evlttwin Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I don't know if this is correct but according to Wikipedia: A "variation"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hey don't ask me - I just used the power of Google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goth70 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Yes, Etude #1 by Leo Brouwer. It uses the same chord progression same voicing same picking pattern same everything. I guess with the vocals and drums etc it was considered changed enough to avoid litigation. Brouwer is a modern living composer, obviously composers from the 18th century are not bound by copyright. But Incarus Dream Suite by Yngwie is a note-for note copy of a violin concerto by Tomaso Albinoni, but there is no mention of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goth70 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 getting back to the original topic....classical music is fine on electric guitar, its just that it will be for your own enjoyment, the classical guitar world is not going to welcome you with open arms and you won't get very far in a university degree program, but who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GAS Man Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hell yeah! Electric guitar is my favorite instrument so why wouldn't I play classical on an electric? But I'm limited to about 4 or so classical pieces performed poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulisme Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I don't think it's disrespectful. I always thought an overdriven electric guitar had a string symphony sound quality to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members The Tempest Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Jeff Loomis That guitar is a awesome too. Trust me, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danhan1113 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Nah....If it's being played, then it isn't disrespectful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alan1302 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Not disrespectful in the slightest - play the music how you want. If Bach was born today it's not likely he would use the instruments he did back then either. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJD Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Disrespectful? Get real, man. Whether you like it or not, I love playing a bit of Bouree on my Strat. And I shall continue to do so. Musical douchebaggery, OP has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I can't play classical for {censored} but I do play a pseudo-faux-malaguena as the intro to hotel california. Usually on a les paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Boy Posted January 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 Nothing wrong with playing neo-classical shred on electric. Diminished and harmonic minor scales sound good on electric. I was talking about classical pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prolog Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 There's nothing wrong with it; it just sounds better on classical guitar. That said, I would love to hear some pimply 13-year-old rip through Recuerdos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kuroyume Posted January 7, 2010 Members Share Posted January 7, 2010 I have a couple years classical guitar training under my belt but it is not my 'forte' (drum roll? no?). Too much love for electric guitar here. Still, I love to play classical pieces on electric though more often on my acoustic-electric steel string. No disrespect at all. It is fun to play and the multiple running lines make for a fuller experience. But I refuse to play Pachebel's 'Canon in D' (see comedic video posted here somewhere). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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