Classic Music Trivia?

Question

The Best Answer goes to the person who give mes the most number of classical music / chorus music / orchestraic music / opera music / instrumental songs whose moods are strikingly similar to John Williams' (StarWars) Duel of the Fates, John Williams' (StarWars)Battle of the Heroes and Mozart's O Fortuna.

Answer 1

First of all, you are free to listen to what you like better; second, O Fortuna belongs to Carl Orff's Carmina Burana (150 years later).
That said, why should we encourage such an erratic way of proceeding ? I don't want to preach around, but classical music doesn't develop by imitation. The idea of finding way back in centuries something "similar" to modern film music is at least questionable. The fact that you inclined to think Carmina Burana was written by Mozart calls for a more structured approach. But, as I said, you are free.

Answer 2

Oh my gosh. Are you serious? Mozart's O Fortuna? Are you qualified to give anyone points on this? The piece you're talking about there is by a man named Carl Orff and it's called Carmina Burana. The first movement is O Fortuna, but it has nothing to do with Mozart. Maybe you should check that out to start with!
You might want to listen to Beethoven's 5th and 9th symphonies and Holst's The Planets. That should be enough to keep you going for a while.

Answer 3

First things first -- Mozart did not write "O Fortuna". That was written by Karl Orff as the opening chorus to "Carmina Burana" -- in the 1930's. You might want to listen to the rest of that piece -- there are similar sections

You can try the Dies Irae from Verdi's "Requiem"

Beethoven's 9th last movement -- although this might be a little more uplifting than John Williams stolen materials.

Beethoven's 7th symphony -- second movement -- a little more subdued

Shostakovitch's 5th symphony -- last movement

Berlioz' Symphony Fantastique -- last two movements entitled "March to the Gallows" and "Witch's Sabbath"

Also his Requiem

Bartok's "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste"

Stravinski's "Rite of Spring"

There's a start for you -- and every one ot those works runs rings around any of Williams material. You can actually hear sections' of Williams music that were lifted directly from other composer's scores.

Answer 4

And you get a star if you get your composers right. Sorry - missed out.

Answer 5

beethoven's chorus?