ROCK-CLASSICAL CONNECTION WEB PAGE

Rock music of all varieties has been influenced by classical music and vice versa, both in the form of direct quotes and in the form of borrowings of style, composition, and instrumentation. Janell Duxbury is the author of both the discography ROCKIN' THE CLASSICS AND CLASSICIZIN' THE ROCK (Greenwood Press 1985) and its first supplement (Greenwood Press 1991). The second supplement is now available (Xlibris 2000) and features many new additions, especially in the genres of progressive rock and metal. Descriptions and publishing information for the discographies is included in links below. Also published are the journal articles "Shakespeare Meets the Backbeat: Literary Allusion in Rock Music" POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY (v. 12, no. 3 / Fall 1988) and click to read "The Nexus of Classical and Rock" PROGRESSION (no.39 / Summer 2001). I've been a fan of progressive rock and progressive metal since 1969 (click to read Blame it all on "Brandenburg" which explains how I was hooked), with the usual British invasion fascination prior to 1969. Educational background: BS 1973 Secondary Education - Earth Science; MS 1974 Library Science; MA 1978 Communication Arts - Radio, TV, Film (Thesis title: A Content Analysis of the Assertiveness of Characters in Television Daytime Serials)

LINKS

ROCKIN' THE CLASSICS AND CLASSICIZIN' THE ROCK

Description and ordering information for my original 1985 discography from the Greenwood Press web pages. Seems to be out of stock at the publisher at present so must be backordered or check on used copies (making sure it is dated 1985 and has the red cover) from AbeBooks.com . Check out these REVIEWER COMMENTS AND CITATIONS and SAMPLE DISCOGRAPHY ENTRIES

ROCKIN' THE CLASSICS AND CLASSICIZIN' THE ROCK: FIRST SUPPLEMENT

Description and ordering information for my 1991 first supplement to the discography from Greenwood Press web pages.

ROCKIN' THE CLASSICS AND CLASSICIZIN' THE ROCK: SECOND SUPPLEMENT

Description and ordering information for my 2000 second supplement to the discography.

SUGGESTED READING

Bibliography of books and journal articles which have information related to the topic of rock-classical connections. Bibliography compiled by Janell Duxbury.

DEEP PURPLE CLASSICAL QUOTES

List compiled by me (with the help of Deep Purple fans and Jon Lord) of classical music quotes used by Deep Purple, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, etc.

EMERSON MUSICAL QUOTE SOURCE LIST

Use this link to ELP Digest web page, then click on News & Information, then on Emerson Musical Quote Source List. This list of classical and other music quotes used by Keith Emerson solo, in ELP, ELPowell, Nice, etc. (some of which were contributed by me).

ROCKIN´ THE CLASSICS – SUPPLEMENT BY GERALD MATUSCHEK

List of European and other countries' rock music with classical cover versions and quotes compiled by Gerald Matuschek. Most escaped my research and my other sources! Click to see his Word document.

KLASSISCHE COVERVERSIONEN

List of selected examples arranged by composer. German title of website page translates to "classical cover versions".

OSTIN ALLEGRO'S POP MEETS THE CLASSICS

To be included on the main page the pop music must have been: a single, a hit in the UK, included in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - that means from November 1952 or later and based on a piece of classical music (i.e. influenced by, quoting from or using a melody). Note: Includes MP3 samples.

LIST OF POPULAR SONGS BASED ON CLASSICAL MUSIC

Selected examples from 1910s-2000s.

BERNWARD HALBSCHEFFEL'S "DISKOGRAPHIE"

Discography of rock music using classical quotes from Bernward Halbscheffel's dissertation "Rockmusik und klassisch-romantische Bildungstradition" (Freie Universitat Berlin, 2000). Entire dissertation in PDF format at: Dissertationen Online . Halbscheffel Verlag edition titled "Rock barock - Rockmusik und klassisch-romantische Bildungstradition" was published in 2001.

THE CLASSICAL CONNECTION

New radio show on the Internet's premiere progressive rock radio station, Delicious Agony. "The Classical Connection" features progressive rock and related classical music. The show airs every Thursday at 2:00 Eastern time (6:00PM GMT). Click on the link above for more information and how to listen.

MASTERMIND web pages

Friend Bill Berends and his band Mastermind draw ideas from progressive rock, progressive metal, and classical music. Mastermind has become my favorite band for their entire work, not just their several classical cover versions.

Kevin Ferguson - STRAD TO STRAT

Friend Kevin Ferguson's album STRAD TO STRAT features Fender Stratocaster electric guitar versions of virtuoso classical violin music, all elegantly done.

Von Cello (Aaron Minsky)

Included in Who's Who, a Yamaha Artist, a D'Addario Artist, published by Oxford University Press, Von Cello's mission: to bring the cello into the center stage of rock! His new CD released in 2000 titled "Breaking The Sound Barriers" is a classical crossover CD about a cellist crossing over from classical to rock. It is full of musical quotes from the classics but the songs are in various rock styles. The words often deal with crossover themes. You can stream and download whole songs at mp3.com.