Antonio's Tune (Orchestral MIx)
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A track inspired by my partner who encourages me to pursue this passion. The melody is based on Beethoven's German Dance No9 in E flat major. However this track is in G Major and the melody is in 4/4 time not the 3/4 of Beethoven's day. It also has a completely different set of chords. Although I tried to stay close to the original, every bar has two or three extra notes. The chord changes led to further changes in the melody; this and the extra notes mean that it's very different from the original. It was a useful exercise though because it gave me an important insight into how Beethoven treated the popular music of his day.
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