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== Song Information == | == Song Information == | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:A Fifth of Beethoven.png|thumb|A Fifth of Beethoven's jacket.]] | ||
Artist: Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band<br> | Artist: Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band<br> | ||
Composition: Ludwig van Beethoven<br> | Composition: Ludwig van Beethoven<br> | ||
Arrangement: Walter Murphy<br> | Arrangement: Walter Murphy<br> | ||
Production: Thomas J. Valentino<br> | |||
Album: A Fifth of Beethoven (1976)<br> | Album: A Fifth of Beethoven (1976)<br> | ||
BPM: 110<br> | BPM: 110<br> | ||
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== Song Connections / Remixes == | == Song Connections / Remixes == | ||
* A Fifth of Beethoven is a disco arrangement of the first movement of Beethoven's ''Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op. 67''. | * A Fifth of Beethoven is a disco arrangement of the first movement of Beethoven's ''Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op. 67''. | ||
* | * Other arrangements of Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 have appeared in BEMANI: | ||
** An arrangement by [[Junichiro Kaneda|Waldeus von Dövjak]] appears as part of the medley [[Chaos Age]], from [[CS pnm|pop'n music CS]]. | |||
** Another arrangement, titled [[Koukyoukyoku dai 5 ban "Unmei"|交響曲第５番「運命」]], can be found in [[CS pnm Wii|ポップンミュージック]]. | |||
** A remix by [[Mutsuhiko Izumi|No.5 Orchestra]], titled [[Unmei|運命]], first appeared in [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] as a preview song for [[AC jb Qubell|jubeat Qubell]]. | |||
** A piano arrangement, titled [[Koukyoukyoku dai 5 ban dai 1 gakushou "Unmei"|交響曲第5番第1楽章"運命"]], can be found in [[AC NST Op.3|ノスタルジア Op.3]]. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Although Walter Murphy performed almost every instrument for A Fifth of Beethoven himself, Private Stock Records felt the song would be more commercially successful if credited to a band rather than an individual. The label credited the song to the fictitious Big Apple Band, not realizing that this was already the name of an actual disco group (which later changed its name to Chic). | * Although Walter Murphy performed almost every instrument for A Fifth of Beethoven himself, Private Stock Records felt the song would be more commercially successful if credited to a band rather than an individual. The label credited the song to the fictitious Big Apple Band, not realizing that this was already the name of an actual disco group (which later changed its name to Chic). | ||
* Walter Murphy now works as a television music director and composer. He was the main music director for ''The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson''. More recently, he has worked as a composer for animated shows including ''Family Guy'', ''Channel Umptee-3'', and ''American Dad''. | * Walter Murphy now works as a television music director and composer. He was the main music director for ''The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson''. More recently, he has worked as a composer for animated shows including ''Family Guy'', ''Channel Umptee-3'', and ''American Dad''. | ||
* A Fifth of Beethoven does not run at a constant 110 BPM. The tempo fluctuates throughout the song, ranging from 103 to 114 BPM. | |||
== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
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DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2. | DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:37, 20 September 2024
A Fifth of Beethoven
Song Information
Artist: Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band
Composition: Ludwig van Beethoven
Arrangement: Walter Murphy
Production: Thomas J. Valentino
Album: A Fifth of Beethoven (1976)
BPM: 110
Length: 1:47
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A Fifth of Beethoven is a disco arrangement of the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op. 67.
- Other arrangements of Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 have appeared in BEMANI:
- An arrangement by Waldeus von Dövjak appears as part of the medley Chaos Age, from pop'n music CS.
- Another arrangement, titled 交響曲第５番「運命」, can be found in ポップンミュージック.
- A remix by No.5 Orchestra, titled 運命, first appeared in jubeat plus as a preview song for jubeat Qubell.
- A piano arrangement, titled 交響曲第5番第1楽章"運命", can be found in ノスタルジア Op.3.
Trivia
- Although Walter Murphy performed almost every instrument for A Fifth of Beethoven himself, Private Stock Records felt the song would be more commercially successful if credited to a band rather than an individual. The label credited the song to the fictitious Big Apple Band, not realizing that this was already the name of an actual disco group (which later changed its name to Chic).
- Walter Murphy now works as a television music director and composer. He was the main music director for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. More recently, he has worked as a composer for animated shows including Family Guy, Channel Umptee-3, and American Dad.
- A Fifth of Beethoven does not run at a constant 110 BPM. The tempo fluctuates throughout the song, ranging from 103 to 114 BPM.
Song Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 51 / 4 | 109 / 4 | 265 / 12 | 356 / 22 | - / - / - | 108 / 7 | 265 / 17 | 322 / 13 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 | N/A | 3 | 7 | 9 | - | 3 | 7 | 9 | - |
Other charts not shown on the above table:
- DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 Double BEGINNER chart: Total notes: 51 / 4.