Music You Thought You Didn't Know

I'm making a list of classical music everyone has heard, from cartoons to commercials to movies and such to aid me in teaching a music class (If I ever find myself in such a situation), to help get my friends into the scene, etc. I named this list "Music You Thought You Didn't Know" and I started this list about a year ago, and stopped working on it. Now again I've started, and I've decided to post a youtube link under each piece to listen, as well as the date of birth and death of the composer, but I noticed I have one piece by Telemann, Tafelmusic. There are several of Tafelmusic and I wanted to consult all of you to see if you could help me find that one song that's so popular, everyone has heard it. Thank you my friends, I much appreciate it.

Here's the list! I'd really appreciate it if any of you connoisseurs could give me a hand if I have any mistakes, or I'm missing a song or two... Or three, or four, or five so on and so forth. Sorry, it came out a little screwy since you can't see the bold letters of Italic letters. If there's time next to the link, it's for reference of where the most popular portion of the piece is in the video.

Music You Thought You Didn't Know

Music You Thought You Didn't Know

Pachelbel (Sept. 1, 1653 – March 9, 1706)
Canon in D Major
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHw9uyj81g

Vivaldi (March 4, 1678 – July 28, 1741)
Spring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4kTei0XrCs

Telemann (March 14, 1681– June 25, 1767)
Tafelmusik

Mouret (April 11, 1682 – Dec. 22, 1738)
Rondeau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvGqJK9xKwg

Bach (March 31, 1685 – July 28, 1750)
Brandenburg Concertos No. 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq2WTXtKurk
Tocatta and Fugue in D minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipzR9bhei_o
Prelude Partita No. 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_z4B39s ... re=related
Minuet in G
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on1DDSLdDOo
Jesus, bleibet meine Freude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9EN27Zh ... re=related
Air on the G string Orchestral Suite No. 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MYzkBiJn5Y

Handel (Feb. 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TGKJ9MgCOQ
Hallelujah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfiAsWR4qU
Water Music: Suite 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obanYKEU2sc

Boccherini (Feb. 19, 1743 – May 28, 1805)
Minuetto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSE15tLBdso

Mozart (Jan. 27, 1756 – Dec. 5, 1791)
Requiem Lacrimosa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE2muDZksP4
K. 545 1st movement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcUh-ggBfzI
The Marriage of Figaro, Overture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paODraep ... re=related
Symphony 40 in G min KV 550
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hJf4ZffkoI
Symphony No. 25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ab-70I7tqA
Magic Flute Queen of the Night Aria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP9SX7V14Z4
Ah vous dirai-je, Maman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3-br7__ ... re=related
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-eLzao63I
Rondo Alla Turca
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGDHe14m8ew
String Serenade no. 13 in G, K. 525
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5N9jdIaNi0
Dies Irae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1C-GXQ1LdY
Requiem Aeternam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVnpVqokp5I 0:45

Beethoven (Dec. 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827)
Ode to Joy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA
Symphony No. 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2qW6fOtAMY
Symphony No. 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAOTCtW9v0M
Moonlight Sonata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck
Fur Elise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1iZXyWLnXg
Pathetique Sonata, Mov. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2nG1bt7IBM

Franz Gruber (Nov. 25, 1787 – June 7, 1863)
Stille Nacht
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLbdO05M ... re=related

Rossini (Feb. 29, 1792 – Nov. 13, 1868)
The Barber of Seville, Overture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OloXRhesab0
The Barber of Seville, Largo al factotum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxMEWCigy2Q
William Tell Overture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7O91GDWGPU
La Gazza Ladra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYxfI2Hj7_0

Schubert (Jan. 31, 1797 – Nov. 19, 1828)
Ave Maria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bosouX_d8Y
Der Erlkönig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XP5RP6OEJI

Johann Strauss I (March 14, 1804 – Sep. 25, 1849)
Radetzy March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI-IOh3DxUU

Mendelssohn (Feb. 3, 1809 – Nov.4, 1847)
A Midsummer Nights Dream, Wedding March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDr8Q7lDW8o
Spring Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mz5Rtx-Eu0

Chopin (March 1, 1810 – Oct. 17, 1849)
Marcha Funebre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziDKbgCP1lk
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZUw78FXpG4
Waltz Op.64 No.1, Minute Waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PJqdkXDbSI
Waltz Op. 18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytipt-BvGXE
Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, no. 20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zQYuhR-TUQ

Liszt (Oct. 22, 1811– July 31, 1886)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goeOUTRy2es

Wagner (May 22, 1813 – Feb. 13 1883)
Ride of the Valkyries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V92OBNsQgxU
Bridal Chorus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6rX3wlDsVI

Verdi (Oct. 9, 1813 – Jan. 27, 1901)
Anvil Chorus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RwPx58q ... re=related 1:00
La Traviata Brindisi Libiam ne' lieti calici
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI3tZgFz8RE
Dies Irae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdT1Mw4QJT8
Rigoletto La Donna É Mobile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFEk6Y8 ... re=related

Suppé (April 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895)
Light Cavalry Overture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQpPbjJWTc 2:08

Jacques Offenbach (June 20, 1819 – Oct. 5, 1880)
Can Can/ Infernal Gallop, Orpheus in the Underworld
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Diu2N8TGKA

James Lord Pierpont (April 25, 1822 – Aug. 5, 1893)
Jingle Bells

Johann Strauss II (Oct. 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899)
Blue Danube Waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTYymbbEL4
Tritsch- Tratsch Polka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Empmn07CcJc
Weiner Blut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDwUOTXPaNU 1:50
Die Fledermaus Overture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPybrOxRoT4 2:40
Frühlingsstimmen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_pN3q9bfyo
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poAb0MhEvmk

Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897)
Hungarian Dance No. 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9LvC9W ... re=related
Lullaby Op.49 No.4 Wiegenlied
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t894eGoymio&feature=fvw

Denza (June 7, 1834 – Dec. 14, 1894)
Funiculi, Funicula
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJd-SHzqUC4

Amilcare Ponchielli (Aug. 31, 1834 – Jan. 16, 1886)
Dance of The Hours, La Gioconda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkjGFw57upM

Saint-Saëns (Oct. 9, 1835– Dec. 16, 1921)
Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I33R3woDeFs

Delibes (Feb. 21, 1836 – Jan.16, 1891)
Pizzicato
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVkjzH7hBn8
Flower Duet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qx2lMaMsl8

Waldteufel (Dec. 9, 1837 – Feb. 12, 1915)
Skater's Waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpOdsttjVO0

Bizet (Oct. 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875)
Les Toreadors, Carmen Suite 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DNGMoMNLRY
Carmen Suite No. 2, Habanera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZRssq7UlM

Mussorgsky (March 21, 1839 – March 28, 1881)
Night on Bald Mountain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgD ... re=related

Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 – Nov. 6, 1893)
1812 Overture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2W1Wi2U9sQ
Marche Slave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxlytWah ... re=related
Swan Lake Ballet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ea90L91eZk
Swan Lake Waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CShopT9QUzw
Sleeping Beauty Waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcYwFCNF ... re=related
Tea (Chinese Dance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXcE7QwLBMw
The Nutcracker, March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp6n_qeiiBg
The Nutcracker, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8At8zfh_o3E
The Nutcracker, Waltz of the Flowers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOzgVldY ... re=related
The Nutcracker, Dance of the Mirlitons (Reed Flutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpn2UZGWDmI
The Nutcracker, Op.71 Trépak (Russian/Cossack Dance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2ISRMSIyX8
Romeo And Juliet Fantasy Overture: Love Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VMCiewc7mE
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 23
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scm4eUORJ2s

Dvörak (Sep. 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904)
Humoresque No. 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmAZoexenx8

Edvard Grieg (June 15, 1843– Sep. 4, 1907)
Morning Mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbwMGZtIsY
In the Hall of the Mountain King
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrIYT-Mr ... re=related
Piano Concerto in A minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxzpy1b1_BY

Rimsky Korsakov (March 18, 1844 –June 21, 1908)
Flight of the Bumblebee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6A-JYbu1Os

John Phillip Sousa (Nov. 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932)
Stars and Stripes forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znEePD1nJxo
Washington Post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOCxegQupMU

Edward Elgar (June 2, 1857– February 23, 1934)
Pomp & Circumstance No. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moL4MkJ-aLk 1:50

Puccini (22 Dec. 1858– 29 Nov. 1924)
O mio babbino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI17VdRfCek

Mahler (July 7, 1860 – May 18, 1911)
Symphony No.1. Third Movement (Austrian variation on Frére Jacques)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2rKsfm-FYk

Claude Debussy (Aug. 22, 1862– March 25, 1918)
Claire de Lune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LXl4y6D-QI

Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 –Sep. 8, 1949)
Also Sprach Zarathustra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuW-GBaJ8k

Paul Dukas (Oct. 1, 1865 – May 17, 1935)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wneUNq_Ndbw 2:20

Satie (May 17, 1866 – July 1, 1925)
Gymnopédie No.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atejQh9cXWI

Juventino Rosas (Jan. 25, 1868 – July 9, 1894)
Over the Waves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrFhfPYPUl4

Fucik (July 18, 1872 – Sep. 15, 1916)
Entry of the Gladiators
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0

Rachmaninoff (1 April 1, 1873 – March 28, 1943)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90MuPqYt ... re=related

Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – Dec. 28, 1937)
Bolero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y57IbdjTvV0

F.J. Ricketts (Feb. 21, 1881 - May 15, 1945)
Colonel Bogey March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvWLMkxSwIo

Carlos Gardel (Dec. 11, 1887/1890 - June 24 1935)
Por una Cabeza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgcqijaUxdg

Prokofiev (April 27, 1891– March 5, 1953)
Dance of the Knights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmq1cpcglQ
Peter and the Wolf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctsWdUaHsHM

Carl Orff (July 10, 1895 – March 29, 1982)
Carmina Burana o Fortuna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDsffEtoF9A
Musica Poetica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGJb2Q14z4g

Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937)
Rhapsody in Blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QxWxsK8_3s

Copland (Nov. 14, 1900 – Dec. 2, 1990)
Fanfare for the Common Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzf0rvQa4Mc
Hoedown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsReWx9XdNs

Aram Khachaturian (June 6, 1903 – May 1, 1978)
Sabre Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg3l3r_DRI

Leo Arnaud (July 24, 1904 – April 26, 1991)
Bugler's Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ndFvVxK4yM

Samuel Barber (March 9, 1910 – Jan. 23, 1981)
Adagio for Strings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkObnNQCMtM

Karl William Jenkins (February 17, 1944)
Palladio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNkPl5V5 ... re=related

 

I already have that one there, but I owe you one, I accidentally wrote the name of the conductor of the Orchestra rather than "Ride of the Valkyries" I corrected it though!

 

I just added Chopsticks by Euphemia Allen AKA Arthur de Lull

 

Rachmaninoff -- Prelude C#Minor this was heard in the movie "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"

(The actual clip lasts until the voice over-- about 42 seconds--, the rest of the composition is just an odd on with other snipits from the film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ClutS5hQ4

 

I'd add the "Gran Vals" by Spanish composer Francisco Tárrega. Who hasn't heard this one these days???


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0fn8t5AMI

 

Really???

I'm sure they have Nokia cell phones in Chicago!



Marcelo

 

At 0:13 the so-called "Nokia Tune" can be heard!!!

 

The same link! The "Nokia Tune" can be heard at 0:13 and 2:31 !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0fn8t5AMI

 

Amazing! Definitely going to the list!

 

You should put up the second movement of Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. Both Eric Carmen and Celine Dion have sang a song adapted to it (All by Myself). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWRb90BRB5w

Just a suggestion. Great list! I really enjoyed going through listening to them all.

Edit: Oh, and maybe Liszt's Liebestraume No. 3.

 

Does The Truman Show count? :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blYmQdhvnuU

Chopin e minor concerto, mvt. 2, Romance

I think there was some more stuff from the concertos in that movie, but I can't find anything. I've only seen it once, and it was about 10 years ago.

 

Piano Society never ceases to amaze me! Thank you for your contribution!

 

Oh, and I forgot: Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu, only the lyrical bit, was adapted into a song called "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt87z8Yt ... re=related

The actual Chopin piece, brought to you by Horowitz (relevant passage beginning at 1:02):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x93pwAvUkAA

That recording is one of the nicer Horowitz ones I've heard.

Also, some Bach:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__lCZeePG48

Everybody knows that one.

 

Yay I found another one (Many months later)! Gavotte by Gossec

 

Number 2 of Ligeti's Musica Ricercata was used in the film "Eyes Wide Shut." I haven't seen the film, but I've had people come up to me after recitals and tell me they were surprised to recognise the music.