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Chopin Magic
‘May it Be Magic’, was the identify of the pop track written by composer and singer Barry Manilow. It was magic, because it’s opening was taken instantly from considered one of my favourite Romantic Period composers, particularly for piano music, Frederic Chopin.
Frederic Chopin, the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist, was the quintessential Romantic composer. There was a lot stunning piano music from Frederic Chopin in his too transient life, that I name him Mr. Piano. We thank God for the time he did grant us with this excellent composer of such stunning romantic piano music.
Manilow incorporates Chopin’s brief Prelude #20 in C-minor in my favourite piece by the legendary pop star. In displaying how Manilow makes use of Chopin’s theme, I’m under no circumstances denigrating Manilow for utilizing it.
Barry Manilow was doing the identical factor as classical music composers each time they ‘borrowed’ themes from their fellow masters. They did this as an indication of praise and respect for these composers.
Additionally, many occasions the nice composers, when liking considered one of their very own themes or musical concepts very a lot, would usually use that very same theme in multiple piece they composed.
So, in the identical manner as I view classical composers borrowing and never stealing musical concepts, I see Manilow as not stealing from Chopin, however borrowing his theme, as a option to honor and present admiration to the nice Frederic Chopin.
After all, Manilow borrows extra than simply the theme, he actually borrows the entire brief piece [with the beginning at the beginning of his song and the ending at the close of his song]. It’s actually magic-Chopin magic, that’s!
So, please flip up the quantity and hearken to Chopin, Mr. Piano’s prelude in C-minor, after which hearken to it once more in Barry Manilow’s, “May It Be Magic”.
Chopin: Op.28, No. 20 Prelude in C minor:
Barry Manilow: “May It Be Magic”:
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