From the article: Top 10 Classical Works You Know, but You Don't Know
There are thousands upon thousands of classical works in existence, and it's nearly impossible to remember their names. Even I can't name them all! Here's a great place to post the names of those famous classical songs you know. It's almost a guarantee that someone else is frantically trying to identify that piece! Name that Classical Music
Summertime
- Gershwin's Summertime - I always thought that it's a Janis Joplin's, until i found out that Joplin was only one of the 2,000+ other artists who cover it, although her version is certainly the most famous in blues community.
- —Guest Guest X
William Tell Overture
- People of a certain age will know Rossini's "William Tell Overture" from the old TV series, The Lone Ranger. Hi-yo Silver!
- —Linda.longisland
Also Sprach Zarathustra!
- Nice list but a shame 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' (Thus Spake Zarathustra) by Richard Strauss isn't on there. Known by most as the epic theme in Stanley Kubrick's marvelous '2001: A Space Odyssey', this is a truly gorgeous piece of a music that invokes powerful emotions.
- —Guest Evan
Another Grieg peace
- Besides Morning Mood there also is 'In the halles of the mountain king' by Edvard Grieg. Perhaps even more famous than Morning Mood?
- —Guest Joeri
Chopin opus 18, no. 1
- I was wondering where I could find the sheet music for this piece. It was played after Softly and Tenderly in the movie "The Trip To Bountiful", which starred Geraldine Page. Thank you
- —Guest Mildred Leevy
... frantic, no more!...
- Hey Z, I guess you didn't see No. 10 on that list? :) Anyways, I was frantically trying to figure out that crazy music that you often hear in commercials (the one I remember is an old Scrubbing Bubbles commercial from the late 90s, early 00s). I finally figured it out after randomly coming across the song on a friend's classical music mix cd. The song is called Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian. Oh, ya, here's a youtube video link in case you don't know what song I'm talking about! ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUFWaauGPCs
- —Guest Laura
Morning Music
- I know that Peer Gynt - Morning Mood by Grieg is used in many commercials and cartoons representing morning music. I can't name an exact occurrence, but I did find a youtube video for you to listen to. I hope it helps! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbwMGZtIsY
- —Guest Z
