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Topic: VIDEO: Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt, but it's Still Dre (Read 1690 times)

williamhu

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VIDEO: Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt, but it's Still Dre

on: April 25, 2021, 06:06:51 PM

Hi, title says it all

Left hand arpeggios anyone?

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j_tour

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Re: VIDEO: Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt, but it's Still Dre

Reply #1 on: April 26, 2021, 02:15:27 AM

That's fun, and looks like you had fun playing this intermezzo. Those certainly are some LH arpeggios, indeed.

What's the significance of the title, though?

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perfect_pitch

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Re: VIDEO: Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt, but it's Still Dre

Reply #2 on: April 26, 2021, 02:46:23 AM

I'm sorry... but I am one of those proud people who have never to this day ever played that Dr. Dre piece... so much so, I don't even know the title of what you were playing in the RH.

I'm also one of those proud people who would NEVER bastardise the great music of Beethoven by playing something as cheesy and awful as that.

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Re: VIDEO: Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt, but it's Still Dre

Reply #3 on: April 26, 2021, 02:56:09 AM

Seth Everman's original Still Dre skit on YouTube is cool, you should watch it. All of the imitators are cringe.

Nice LH arpeggios though.

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williamhu

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Re: VIDEO: Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt, but it's Still Dre

Reply #4 on: April 26, 2021, 09:21:24 AM

Quote from: j_tour on April 26, 2021, 02:15:27 AM

What's the significance of the title, though?

Still Dre is a track by Dr. Dre with a piano ostinato that’s attained ‘internet icon’ status, it’s what starts happening in the right hand after the opening bars

Quote from: perfect_pitch on April 26, 2021, 02:46:23 AM

I'm sorry... but I am one of those proud people who have never to this day ever played that Dr. Dre piece... so much so, I don't even know the title of what you were playing in the RH.

I'm also one of those proud people who would NEVER bastardise the great music of Beethoven by playing something as cheesy and awful as that.

Sorry to have offended your sensibilities! Thanks for disliking all of my videos, though, I appreciate the effort.

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lelle

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Re: VIDEO: Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt, but it's Still Dre

Reply #5 on: April 26, 2021, 09:45:18 AM

Personally I think this kind of stuff is fun! Looking forward to see what else you come up with. Can you combine Beethoven with Justin Bieber, just to really offend the purists?