Trains & Classical Music

sncf231e posted:

Bach and Rossignol is a fine combination:

Regards

Fred

Very nice, Fred. I agree that Bach and the antique wind up train is a great combination.

PLCProf posted:

On a semi-related tangent, those of us of a certain age range undoubtedly remember the original Captain Kangaroo theme song. That song was called "Puffin' Billy" and was written in 1934 by Edward White; inspired by a steam locomotive called Puffin' Billy that he saw on a trip to the Isle of Wight. If you listen to the song all the way through there is a bit of a locomotive motif to it, but I never made the connection until fairly recently.

1934 isn't classical, admittedly.

But doesn't the music stop when you set down your keys?  

After O Gauge Railroading Magazine publishes their cover story and photographs of your layout, you will want to hear the finale of Beethoven’s Symphony #9, which he composed when he was deaf:

The train is a K Line D&H RS-11 with sounds off pulling a colorful string of box cars.

Arnold

By the way, the part of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the reoly immediately above is known as Ode to Joy.

hobby-go-lucky posted:

PLCProf posted:

On a semi-related tangent, those of us of a certain age range undoubtedly remember the original Captain Kangaroo theme song. That song was called "Puffin' Billy" and was written in 1934 by Edward White; inspired by a steam locomotive called Puffin' Billy that he saw on a trip to the Isle of Wight. If you listen to the song all the way through there is a bit of a locomotive motif to it, but I never made the connection until fairly recently.

1934 isn't classical, admittedly.

But doesn't the music stop when you set down your keys?  

Leave "it" in; "the key".

A head of stem & the right flags on the beams make it easy tune deal with   

Music is from Bach: Vivace section of Violin Concerto # 3 in D Major. Train is K Line D&H RS-11 with sounds off. The music drowns out most of the train noise:

Firebird Suite by Stravinsky is enjoyable. Parts of it sound le a steamer starting up. Dramatic orchestration. 

There was a feature in Tom McComas' video VHS magazine Toy Train Revue number 12 (circa 1994) just to show trains running for about 15 minutes to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenberg Concerto No. 3, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker suite, and George Gershwin's An American in Paris. Here's a little snippet that made it into the I Love Toy Trains series. Props to Joe Stachler for the editing of the clips.

Mikado 4501 posted:

There was a feature in Tom McComas' video VHS magazine Toy Train Revue number 12 (circa 1994) just to show trains running for about 15 minutes to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenberg Concerto No. 3, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker suite, and George Gershwin's An American in Paris. Here's a little snippet that made it into the I Love Toy Trains series. Props to Joe Stachler for the editing of the clips.

I absolutely loved it! Thank you so much, Thomas, for sharing it with us.

Arnold

Jushavnfun posted:

Firebird Suite by Stravinsky is enjoyable. Parts of it sound le a steamer starting up. Dramatic orchestration. 

 

I agree. Just listened to the Firebird Suite Finale on YouTube and found some of that music quite majestic, which goes well with running trains.

Here’s another train video I made today with very passionate and majestic music.

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor (beginning of First Movement):

I believe this music was performed and popularized in the late 1950s by the great American pianist, Van  Cliburn. My older sister had a record of Van Cliburn playing this music.

Arnold

I like all types of music.

What fits with railroads is Jazz or jump jazz for the late 1940's to the early 1970's era and Electronic music for the 1970's to the present.

Andrew

Thanks Arnold. I really wish the full 15 minute clip was available to see online. Time to get to my TTR VHS on the computer I guess...

This melodic music is from the Peter Gynt Suite by Grieg. The train is a K Line Chessie System diesel hauling coal cars through the country side:

Mikado 4501 posted:

There was a feature in Tom McComas' video VHS magazine Toy Train Revue number 12 (circa 1994) just to show trains running for about 15 minutes to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenberg Concerto No. 3, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker suite, and George Gershwin's An American in Paris. Here's a little snippet that made it into the I Love Toy Trains series. Props to Joe Stachler for the editing of the clips.

Bravo! Bravo!!  Excellent timing of the clips and music.

(Great thread. Who would have thought?)

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