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Instruction, Information & Inspiration for Players of Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass & Fiddle | Mar. 4, 2010

Rock Out with Radiohead’s Iconic ‘Paranoid Android’

Radiohead is a rock band that strives to be a chamber-music ensemble—indeed, guitarist and keyboardist Jonny Greenwood is a classically trained string player who scored the film music for There Will Be Blood. Orchestral in scope, both in grandeur and miniature, but rock by instrumentation, the band pushed the musical limits of rock music with its 1997 landmark album OK Computer, a work of art that continues to amaze, amuse, and even confuse me to this day. “Paranoid Android” is the epic track on OK Computer and my 2001 string-quartet arrangement of the song quickly became a staple of the Section Quartet’s live repertoire.

One could say that the Section Quartet is a chamber-music ensemble that strives to be a rock band.

This updated arrangement of “Paranoid Android” will challenge any string quartet, individually and collectively. Tricky rhythms and time-signature changes are just the tip of the iceberg for this complex piece of music. Whatever you do, be sure not to let the aggressive, syncopated rhythms that permeate the song drag the tempo down.

Remember: Aggression, agitation, elation, and emotion equals Radiohead.

By Eric Gorfain

Enliven your repertoire with two alternative-styles arrangements of Radiohead hits. Paranoid Android and House of Cards: Radiohead Hits for String Quartet, an edition of Strings Charts sheet music recently released by the publishers of Strings, was arranged by Eric Gorfain, a composer/arranger known for his unique musicality. Reward yourself and/or your students with this complex popular material. Order today.

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