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{{Infobox song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> |
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| Name = Canon Rock |
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| Cover = CanonRockCover.jpg |
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| Caption = Cover of JerryC's "Canon Rock" |
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| Artist = [[JerryC]] |
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| released = December 5, 2005 |
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| alt Artist = <center>[[Lim Jeong-hyun]]</center> |
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| Recorded = [[Taiwan]] |
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| Genre = [[Neo-classical metal]]<br/>[[Symphonic rock]] |
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| Length = 05:21 |
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| Writer = [[Johann Pachelbel]] |
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| Composer = [[JerryC]] |
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"'''Canon Rock'''" is a [[neo-classical metal]] arrangement of [[Johann Pachelbel]]'s ''[[Pachelbel's Canon|Canon in D major]]'' by the [[Taiwanese people|Taiwanese]] musician and composer [[JerryC|Jerry Chang]] (JerryC). The composition contains a variety of melodic licks (more suitable for the advanced guitarists), showing Jerry's unique way of phrasing and his finger dexterity. The piece became popular on the internet after a video of [[JerryC]] was posted on [[Google Videos]].<ref>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8590308394895590930</ref> The rendition has been featured in newspapers, magazines, and television shows. The re-arrangement was composed within two weeks. |
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==Youtube Video== |
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{{Listen |
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|filename=Jeong-Hyun_Lim_-_Canon.ogg |
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|title=Jeong-Hyun Lim "Canon Rock" |
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|description=30 second sample from [[Jeong-Hyun Lim]]'s performance of "Canon Rock" |
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|format=[[Ogg]]}} |
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[[Image:Guitar youtube.png|right|thumb|Jeong-Hyun Lim performs "Canon Rock".]] |
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Perhaps the most famous of the covers was created by the [[South Korea]]n guitarist [[Lim Jeong-hyun]], aka “funtwo”, his Internet alias. [[Funtwo]]'s video on [[YouTube]] has been viewed over 80 million times.<ref>{{Youtube|QjA5faZF1A8|guitar}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Christmas Canon]], an earlier interpretation of the Canon, by [[Trans-Siberian Orchestra]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/arts/television/27heff.html New York Times article on Canon Rock] |
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* [http://screens.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/the-anthologist/ another New York Times article on Canon Rock] |
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