I nominate "In The Pines" (aka "Where Did You Sleep Last Night"):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Pines It's most familiar to Gen X'ers via the Nirvana version, but I recently heard an electric jazz band from Sweden play a version in a small London jazz club. It's the oldest song I can think of that would not seem out of place at a present-day rock festival like South by Southwest. Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 28 Jan 2011, at 9:32 AM, Richard Yates wrote: > No Finale content here (except that I am writing an article that includes a > score and examples done in Finale). > > Thomas Crecquillon wrote "Ung Gay Bergier" (A Happy Shepherd?) in the first > half of the 16th century. It became one of the greatest hits of the next few > decades inspiring nearly three dozen known versions for keyboard and lute. > For instance, Simone Molinaro published an elaborated intabulation for lute > more than 50 years later. > > By analogy, in the 21st century, what is today's equivalent of "Ung Gay > Bergier," i.e. a piece of music decades old that is a favorite for recasting > in new arrangements? > > Richard Yates > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
