Jean Sibelius
November 6, 2021 4:39 AM
What pop songs have borrowed from Jean Sibelius?
I've been listen to piano works by Jean Sibelius and I hear passages that either have been (or could be) adapted to melodies in pop music. Follow up question: Is his work public domain such that it could be borrowed? Finland seems to be rather protective of his work.
I've been listen to piano works by Jean Sibelius and I hear passages that either have been (or could be) adapted to melodies in pop music. Follow up question: Is his work public domain such that it could be borrowed? Finland seems to be rather protective of his work.
There's a sample of Symphony #7 on the Beatles Revolution 9. That song is more of a Stockhausen homage but they made the nod to Sibelus too. (You can argue whether it counts as a "pop song".) This article also asserts that Tomorrow Never Knows uses a chord from that same symphony.
posted by Nelson at 9:20 AM on November 6, 2021
posted by Nelson at 9:20 AM on November 6, 2021
another "don't know if it's exactly pop" option, but Yes's Jon Anderson has spoken of being greatly inspired by Sibelius.
Jon Anderson - Mysteries of Music which is something of commentary/documentary begins with an excerpt (Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105).
posted by philip-random at 9:22 AM on November 6, 2021
Jon Anderson - Mysteries of Music which is something of commentary/documentary begins with an excerpt (Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105).
posted by philip-random at 9:22 AM on November 6, 2021
Thanks for the replies.
posted by falsedmitri at 9:30 AM on November 6, 2021
posted by falsedmitri at 9:30 AM on November 6, 2021
Keith Emerson's pre-Emerson Lake & Palmer proto-prog group The Nice recorded a rocked-up version of the Intermezzo from Sibelius' "Karelia Suite" in 1969.
posted by ryanshepard at 5:14 PM on November 6, 2021
posted by ryanshepard at 5:14 PM on November 6, 2021
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IMSLP, which keeps track of these things closely for obvious reasons, has some helpful charts about public domain terms.
posted by Johnny Assay at 5:16 AM on November 6, 2021