Or, if you're just looking for the most-covered song, that's almost certainly Gershwin's "Summertime." Also, some version of that song seems to crack the Billboard Top 100 at least once a decade (most recently, I think, was the Sublime version from 1997).
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
