Re: Classical music, anyone?

In article <fippk8$2d83$4@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Matthias Warkus <Warkus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Default User schrieb:
Mike Schilling wrote:

Default User wrote:

The Bach work "Minuet in G Major" was the basis for a 60s song by
the girl group The Toys, called "Lover's Concerto". It's actually
not a bad little song, in many way more ambitious than its
contemporaries.
It annoys me because it changes the minuet to 4/4 time.

Yes, but 4/4 is pretty standard for pop music.

There are 4/4 versions of "Take Five", FWIW.

OUCH!

Dorothy J. Heydt
Albany, California
djheydt@xxxxxxxxxxx
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