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Offline borealis

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Disney's Fantasia, piano style
on: December 23, 2008, 07:26:54 PM
I've got Disney's Fantasia on the TV right now for the kids while I get some pre-Christmas cleaning done, and I just had an idea.

What if there were a Fantasia done, solely with piano music instead of orchestral?  What pieces would you like to see, and with what images to go along with it?

Solo piano only; no concertos or chamber music allowed.  Longer pieces would probably suit better; Schumann's 'Wild Horseman' evokes images, but it's too short for this format.

Debussy's 'Clair de Lune' seems like a natural; obviously the scene would be a clear evening with a full moon, shining down on a lake.  On the lake would be swans, with other birds flying through the scene on occasion.

Mozart's 'Rondo alla Turca' would be another good one, I think.  Instead of the expected Turkish dance, however, the music might suggest something more frantic, like a babysitter trying to handle some rambunctious kids.  Gee, can you tell what my day's been like? ;)

The finale would have to be Chopin's Ballade in G minor.  It has an epic feel to it, and to me suggests an ocean voyage of some sort, perhaps with an Odysseus or Crusoe theme.

Any other suggestions from the forum?
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Offline mikey6

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Re: Disney's Fantasia, piano style
Reply #1 on: December 23, 2008, 11:32:10 PM
They've done clair de lune already - to the orchestral version, it's one of the special features coz I don't think it's finished.
It's really hard to do though, I think they take the story first and then try and find the music.
I guess we could easily just pick a piece of program music - Gaspard would be cool to see come to life.
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