Members Diametro Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 "Classical" usually refers to what some call "art music" ... Love it all ... though for some reason the older the music the wetter I get ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 Is there any specific composers i should be listening for when it comes to renaissance music? Ockeghem, Obrecht, Tallis, Palestrina, Dunstable, Byrd - these should get you started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JustinT Posted April 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 Ockeghem, Obrecht, Tallis, Palestrina, Dunstable, Byrd - these should get you started. I've heard alot of good things about Palestrina, especially from aaron copland's and paul hindemith's books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] I love this ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cygnus64 Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 What kind of classical do you dig?Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Bach, Ravel, Puccini, Bartok, Stravinsky.Right now I'm on an English kick. Holst, Britten, Vaughn-Williams, Finzi. Delius is one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'm more of an appreciator and wannabe playah. I sure as hell ain't no "real" composer. Nice work, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 Of course, Bach is supreme in my world - nobody else is even close to his genius as far as I am concerned. But I consider him Baroque, not Classical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cygnus64 Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 But I consider him Baroque, not Classical. The term "classical" generally refers to all music for the concert hall (or opera and sometimes sacred music) written from 1650 to the present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epyon77x Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 Just popping in to give props to Cygnus64. Man, your posts are an education and its great to have someone of your experience willing to participate, share and offer advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JustinT Posted April 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Bach, Ravel, Puccini, Bartok, Stravinsky. Right now I'm on an English kick. Holst, Britten, Vaughn-Williams, Finzi. Delius is one of my favorites. What are your feelings about Vaughn Williams' symphony #5. I know alot of people are split about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 The term "classical" generally refers to all music for the concert hall (or opera and sometimes sacred music) written from 1650 to the present. To the general public, yes. I was taught though that "Classical" refers a to specific period after Baroque and before Romantic. So that's how I always use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kennychaffin Posted April 17, 2009 Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 Well since the title asked.... I guess I'm primarily a meat and potatoes classical guy Beethoven Mozart Bach & Sons but also Stravinsky Tchaikovsky Mussorgsky Increasingly into Brahms Chopin Rachmaninoff Schumann Some Gerald Finzi and Weber clarinet/woodwind works. and of course: E.S. Posthumus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JustinT Posted April 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2009 Well since the title asked.... I guess I'm primarily a meat and potatoes classical guy Beethoven Mozart Bach & Sons but also Stravinsky Tchaikovsky Mussorgsky Increasingly into Brahms Chopin Rachmaninoff Schumann Some Gerald Finzi and Weber clarinet/woodwind works. and of course: E.S. Posthumus Weber clarinet concertos Oh man I LOOOOVE them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 I listen to Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, but I really like Debussy, Satie, Poulenc, Bax, Vaughn Williams, Prokoviev, Stravinsky, Bartok, Villa-Lobos, P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kennychaffin Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ohhh, ooooh I forgot Debussy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jasontarkus Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Of course, Bach is supreme in my world - nobody else is even close to his genius as far as I am concerned.I wholeheartedly agree!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ohhh, ooooh I forgot Debussy! And I forgot Copeland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gregwar Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Wow you guys are really knowledgeable must of the composers I'm familiar with are the ones I played, but that was like 10 years ago. I lost interest until really giving late romantic and 20th cent and avant guard a serious listen. Musique concrete, dada and electro-accoustic are all a little too 'arty' and not always practical or reasonable but I draw a lot of influences from it! You just have to understand music as art is not 'elitist' but definately not for general consumers. If you do venture into noise, ambient, minimal, etc these would be nothing without the often thankless artists who originated it. Don't go for glory trust your feelings maybe your onto something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 My father is a serious classical buff. He even writes articles for the Dayton papers about the Dayton Philharmonic's performances. Ever since I can remember he's owned a massive collection of recordings. Often times he'll own several performances of the same piece and one complete wall in his office is literally shelves of CDs, 90% classical and opera. Believe it or not, here in Ohio there are a surprisingly excellent range of orchestras and symphony halls. Everything from decent (Springfield) to impressive (Dayton) and even world class (Cincinnati). Naturally my father used to "drag" the family to hear many of them when I was a wee lad (he still does!). It wasn't until the age of 9-10 I began to really appreciate the music and now I have a pretty decent "classical" collection of my own. I also subscribe to BBC's Music magazine and that's a great way to acquire a well rounded collection of various recordings (free CDs w/ every issue!) and sample different artists you may not have heard. Some of my favorites are Sergei Prokofiev, John Adams, Hector Berlioz, Gustav Mahler, Philip Glass, Vaughn Williams, and Samuel Barber. Even some Strauss, Holst, Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 I've been writing alot of music in the past few months. I trust everyones instinct and ears here so here goes.... Come check out some of my classical compositions i'm trying to get performed, on youtube: Overall I quite enjoyed your works. I listened to three of them. I think you're making a great effort and obviously taking some major time making your compositions. The string quartet seemed a tad scattered and needed some "glue"... wasn't really my bag but I did enjoy " A King in Vienna" and thought it had some interesting things going on with the harp. A lot of dissonance and different directions happening with the "Self Portrait in Spring". It was like the piece was written by someone with ADD, but that's what was keeping my attention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaid_emu Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Think in terms of the PLAYER. Ya gotta find someone to play it, so ya have to think on their level. As a violinist, I would find this not as satisfying to play as other pieces. String players love virtuosity, they are showoffs that spend eternities in practice rooms getting good chops. They want to use them. What I am hearing is lots of textures. That might be good for a listener, but crappy for the player. Just curious, how do string players feel about performing compositions by Philip Glass? Are they terrified from the risk of repetitive strain injury? Actually this question is half-serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JustinT Posted April 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Overall I quite enjoyed your works. I listened to three of them. I think you're making a great effort and obviously taking some major time making your compositions. The string quartet seemed a tad scattered and needed some "glue"... wasn't really my bag but I did enjoy " A King in Vienna" and thought it had some interesting things going on with the harp. A lot of dissonance and different directions happening with the "Self Portrait in Spring". It was like the piece was written by someone with ADD, but that's what was keeping my attention! Thank you. You guys are awesome here in the keyboard forum, just dont tell the guitar forum guys i said that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members augerinn Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Beethoven !!!!! Although he falls somewhere between Classical and Romantic. "Emperor" (Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major) is hands down the most enjoyable piece of piano playing I have ever listened to. I also enjoy the Russians (Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoffm Tchaikovsky) Lastly, I have a soft spot for Gershwin. Rhopsody in Blue is an epic mastepiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 I love baroque and classical. It really expands your playing technique.JS Bach Come Sweet Death is performed on my Memorymoog Plus - one take, no overdubs, includes a mistake at 3:56. It was my emulation of Virgil Fox's performance on the Wanamaker Organ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cygnus64 Posted April 18, 2009 Members Share Posted April 18, 2009 Just popping in to give props to Cygnus64. Man, your posts are an education and its great to have someone of your experience willing to participate, share and offer advice.Thanks Epyon. What are your feelings about Vaughn Williams' symphony #5.Beautiful piece, very powerful considering it was premiered in 1943 during the war. Great English Horn solo in the 3rd mvmt. Believe it or not, here in Ohio there are a surprisingly excellent range of orchestras and symphony halls. That's because of all the music schools. CIM, CCM, Oberlin to start. BW, OSU, YSU, Ohio Wesleyan, on and on. Good players are a dime a dozen. Just curious, how do string players feel about performing compositions by Philip Glass? Snoozefest. Watching paint peel is like an adrenaline rush compared to Glass. We played one in February. The fiddles had one note. Really. One note, played maybe 10 times. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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