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Songfacts®: This disco instrumental was an adaptation of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. Convenient, since classical music is in the public domain and free to use. Walter Murphy was an orchestral leader who studied both classical and jazz music piano at the Manhattan School of Music.
Dec 27, 2023 · “A Fifth of Beethoven” is a remarkable fusion of two distinct musical genres: classical and disco. Walter Murphy, along with The Big Apple Band, took Ludwig van Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5 and transformed it into a vibrant and infectious disco anthem.
“A Fifth of Beethoven” was released on April 17, 1976, as a single under Private Stock Records. Initially, it struggled to make an impact on the music charts. However, the tides turned when it was included in the popular “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack, propelling the song to chart success.
Born in New York, Walter studied jazz and classical piano at the Manhattan School of Music, and had a dream of bringing pop and the classics together, a dream made real when he retooled Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor to a disco rhythm.
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The song A Fifth of Beethoven was written by Walter Murphy and Ludwig van Beethoven and was first recorded and released by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band in 1976. It was adapted from Sinfonie in c-Moll, erster Satz (Walter Murphy and Ludwig van Beethoven).
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