Musical Meme

Here's a musical meme from Terry Teachout, via Do the Math.

Give us an example or two of an especially good or interesting:
1. Movie score: John William’s Catch me if you can

2. TV theme: Vic Mizzy's Green Acres theme

3. Melody: Elena Kats-Chernin's Butterflying; Jennifer Higdon's Concerto for Orchestra, I;

4. Harmonic language: Andrzej Panufnik, John Adams

5. Rhythmic feel: Steve Reich, U2

6. Hip-hop track: DBR's Klap UR Handz

7. Classical piece: FJ Haydn's G major Violin Concerto (Hob.VIIa:4)

8. Smash hit: u2's With or Without You

9. Jazz album: Quintette du Hot Club de France - Volume 1 on Naxos

10. Non-American folkloric group: Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir (Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares: Volume 1)

11. Book on music: Arnold Steinhardt's Indivisible By Four

BONUS QUESTIONS:
A) Name an surprising album (or albums) you loved when you were developing as a musician: something that really informs your sound but that we would never guess in a million years:
Getz/Gilberto; Frank Sinatra; Goldfinger Soundtrack

B) Name a practitioner (or a few) who play your instrument that you think is underrated:
Janine Jansen; David Perry

C) Name a rock or pop album that you wish had been a smash commercial hit (but wasn't, not really): Animal Logic II

D) Name a favorite drummer, and an album to hear why you love that drummer:
Evelyn Glennie, Rebounds (1992 RCA album, now out of print)


Now it's your turn!