This would be a 16 member band of all woodwind instruments, and a drummer. They would cover Depeche Mode songs. The bigger, lower instruments would be well represented - I envision much work for the larger clarinets and baritone sax.

I could have sworn this was a real thing, but on searching for it to purchase some music, I found nothing. Can I have dreamed it?
-- bungston, Jul 02 2007

Balanescu Quartet - Possessed http://www.amazon.c...d=1183362989&sr=8-1
[hippo, Jul 02 2007]

A wonderful concept, although it may not pan out to be as much fun to listen to as the my twisted mind thinks.
-- normzone, Jul 02 2007


Reminds me of the Balanescu Quartet's cover versions of Kraftwerk songs using only string instruments (link).
-- hippo, Jul 02 2007


Contemporary music covered with orchestral instruments. Been done to death, [bung].
-- wagster, Jul 02 2007


Okay, I'm having trouble here: for the lead guitar part in "Personal Jesus," do we use oboes, or pan flutes? 'Cause everybody knows of the rock potential of the pan flute.
-- elhigh, Jul 02 2007


Or is it an invention? Or an interesting idea? Or simply a bad one?
-- nomocrow, Jul 02 2007


[BrauBeaton], try GunsnRoses, or Janes Addiction, Tool or more of that ilk.
-- normzone, Jul 02 2007


OK, lose the drummer.

The idea here is not a muzak-style tight instrumental cover, but to bring out occult aspects of a piece but retain familiarity which is important for enjoyment. I chose Depeche Mode because their songs have many minor-key changes which I think would be done justice by low woodwinds. A similar endeavor I could have sworn that I heard of was a rendition of Sousa marches at about 1/10th speed with melody de-emphasized and emphasis on the chord changes, to show that really, it was opera.

Hippo, I thought maybe your link was what I heard before, but they are a string quartet. I am sure they do what I propose above to the Kraftwerk tunes.
-- bungston, Jul 02 2007


What about huge wind chimes that are activated by the elements to play Mode melodies?
-- emnonwodog, Jul 15 2007



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