by Kurt Knecht | Dec 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I had time to do two more. The first was “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” suggested by Tinsley Silcox. It is one of the best combinations suggested to date. Debussy goes well with Irving Berlin. I lifted the voicing of the first chord...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today started with a nice request from Nathaniel Sullivan. “O come, O come, Emmanuel” in the style of Cole Porter. This one came out particularly nicely, I think. Next, Brett Epperson requested “O Holy Night” played as a Scott Joplin rag....
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I managed three more. I had a request from my sister for “Santa Baby” in the style of Haydn. I decided to play it on the organ because it was more convenient. I really like how this one turned out.Kendall Reimer suggested “Rocking around...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
I only had time to do two today.Aliana Kae asked for “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” in the style of Rachmaninov. I adapted the opening of the C# minor prelude and used the melody as a replacement bass line. I then played part of the melody in a Rachmaninov...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
The latest set of requests for Christmas Carol mashups brought some fun options. It seems that the favorite from this round is a request by one of our compositions students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Cambria Butcher requested “Baby it’s cold...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had some time today between students to fulfill a few more of the requests.Today’s first mashup comes from a wonderful suggestion by one of my composition students. Caitlin Gilmore suggested “Grandma got run over by a reindeer” in the style of Bela...
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