Kronenberg 1664 concert advert...
Discussion
PH Collective,
Theres a Kronenberg advert doing the rounds at the moment, the 'Bad year for composing, great year for Beer... yadda yadda'.
Question being does anyone know who the piece of classical music that they begin to play is by and what it's called?
For some reason this has been really bugging me, cus I recognise it but neither me or my dad can remember who composed it!
Cheers in advance
Jamie
P.S. Is ayone else unnerved by the way that in the Norwich Union (car insurance) advert, the bloke refers to his offside whilst gesturing towards his nearside! Sounds promising come claim time
Theres a Kronenberg advert doing the rounds at the moment, the 'Bad year for composing, great year for Beer... yadda yadda'.
Question being does anyone know who the piece of classical music that they begin to play is by and what it's called?
For some reason this has been really bugging me, cus I recognise it but neither me or my dad can remember who composed it!
Cheers in advance
Jamie
P.S. Is ayone else unnerved by the way that in the Norwich Union (car insurance) advert, the bloke refers to his offside whilst gesturing towards his nearside! Sounds promising come claim time
It's sort of the first few bars to Benjamin Britten's "Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra". The orchestration is all wrong though. And the bit where they show the horns is actually where the trombones are playing. And the modern symphony orchestra certainly wasn't around in 1664, would probably have been a small string chamber orchestra, and not playing modern instruments either. Not that things like that wind me up! 
Annoyingly, I know that I know what the music is, but can't bring it to mind...
I was in the fortunate position of giving the advertising company feedback on that particular advert.
Anyway, my feedback was along the lines of "you say this was a terrible year for <composer> but yet it's a famous and successful piece of music". I had thought it had had some effect when the ad disappeared, but unfortunately it's back again.
I was in the fortunate position of giving the advertising company feedback on that particular advert.
Anyway, my feedback was along the lines of "you say this was a terrible year for <composer> but yet it's a famous and successful piece of music". I had thought it had had some effect when the ad disappeared, but unfortunately it's back again.
Britten actually used a theme by Purcell, which was probably written around the late 17th century (although he was probably about 6 in 1664 
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Here's the original arranged for keyboard :
www.mfiles.org.uk/downloads/Purcell-Rondeau-piano.mp3
Hang on that doesn't work : go to this www.mfiles.co.uk/classical-mp3.htm page, scroll down to Purcell, and click on the first link.
Here's the Britten version :
www.content.loudeye.com/scripts/hurl.exe?clipid=008061501010706900&cid=600111
HTH,
>> Edited by NiceCupOfTea on Sunday 24th April 14:02
) Here's the original arranged for keyboard :
www.mfiles.org.uk/downloads/Purcell-Rondeau-piano.mp3
Hang on that doesn't work : go to this www.mfiles.co.uk/classical-mp3.htm page, scroll down to Purcell, and click on the first link.
Here's the Britten version :
www.content.loudeye.com/scripts/hurl.exe?clipid=008061501010706900&cid=600111
HTH,
>> Edited by NiceCupOfTea on Sunday 24th April 14:02
Often (but by no means always) classical music takes more than 1 listen to get into, like quality rock or prog rock, whereas a lot of stuff aimed at the yoof market is more instant gratification, no depth to it.
Classical music isn't an old man's fuddy duddy choice, there's a lot of fantastic music out there
Martin (30, not over the hill just yet)
Classical music isn't an old man's fuddy duddy choice, there's a lot of fantastic music out there
Martin (30, not over the hill just yet
)They did it better 10+ years ago. Schubert is halfway through his latest symphony when a mate invites him to the pub.
Cut to pub, some hours later... His mate says 'Hey Schubert, what about your unfinished symphony?' Schubert looks at his half-full glass and replies with a grin 'What about my unfinished Kronenbourg, eh?'
>> Edited by simpo two on Monday 25th April 14:59
Cut to pub, some hours later... His mate says 'Hey Schubert, what about your unfinished symphony?' Schubert looks at his half-full glass and replies with a grin 'What about my unfinished Kronenbourg, eh?'
>> Edited by simpo two on Monday 25th April 14:59
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