Cannabis Cantata Part 1

[JYoung135]

I definitely heard a lot of Zappa in there, probably more than JS Bach.

[jedbeetle]

yup.

[meliante2]

Congratulations! Very cool concept! It is a brilliant idea to revisit the original idea of the cantata! But I wish the original music by Bach had been kept, and only the lyrics and scenery had been changed, because I am in love with his cantatas.

[jedbeetle]

Cantatas have scenery? I prefer his more non-theatric music mself...

This was a Master's Recital in composition - i don't think pulling a "weird al" on a bach cantata would have gotten me that degree lol. my intention was to write a be-bopera, and i had been considering the cannabis cantata for some time(not my original idea to make one, but i'm the only one who's done it, as far as i know). this performance wasn't the best musically, but we practice... i guess if you're not a jazz fan then...

[meliante2]

Me too prefer non-theatric music. It is the very reason to me prefer cantatas rather than operas.

About the Cannabis Cantata... It is a really funny and inteligent adaptation. I find the Cannabis Cantata is excellent as a play and has excellent lyrics. But in therms of music I would prefer to have it as a parody of the cantata BWV 211. But I think this way only because I am rather a classical music lover rather than a jazz fan.

[jedbeetle]

yeah, i figured that you preferred the straight to the swing :) i like the classical stuff...from baroque days, i prefer the counterpoint heavy material. i like pre-baroque music a lot - especially the heavily chromatic renaissance stuff.

you know, a lot of my lyrics directly replaced some of Picander's libretto, so it would be pretty easy to do a direct parody using these words...but they'd be in english.

i could find someone to translate...

[checko56]

Que gran estupidez.