• Classical.
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Call it cliche, but it's obligatory, really, as this song will dominate whatever else is in your mind. Honestly, if you ever get a chance to go to a professional performance of this, take it immediately. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBCcUQ-5CA&feature=related[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBAqBkoT5-4&feature=related[/media]
[QUOTE=Jazucu;28351647]I love Phillip Glass...great, moving work. His first cello concerto comes to mind as one of many I really like... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozk06i6Gfvk[/media] On the note of cellos, my favorite cello concerto, by Shostakovitch...after it was written for Rostropovich, he learned it, memorized it, and performed it inside of 5 days. Cello concerto #1, first movement. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBR4cn2flRU[/media] And finally, it's used almost everywhere (in Knowing, The Fall, The King's Speech), it's just a great piece. Depressing as hell, with some sort of cruel hope gleaming through. Beethoven's 7th Symphony, 2nd movement. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo3k2N3A1IQ[/media][/QUOTE] I hadn't listened to that Glass piece before, thanks for linking me! Speaking of Shostakovitch, I love the introduction to Ballet Suite 4. Its such a powerful piece. Turn the volume to full blast and take a listen! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ3HyFdmTvE[/media] Anyone know of any good solo piano type stuff? I really like Listz's La Campanella. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEnfZjqMSy0[/media]
I've always loved Johann Strauss's Waltzes. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8LL3-knizk&feature=related[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra-6NiYDlB0&feature=related[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rredmrNF-4&feature=related[/media] What a mustache.
I'm a Satie fan myself. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQcOjLqZsWk[/media]
I don't see how anyone couldn't like classical music. Maybe they don't listen to it on their ipods, I don't, but if I hear a good classical piece, I would gladly keep listening. People who say they don't like classical music are just deluding themselves.
[QUOTE=bltsponge;28356589]I hadn't listened to that Glass piece before, thanks for linking me! Speaking of Shostakovitch, I love the introduction to Ballet Suite 4. Its such a powerful piece. Turn the volume to full blast and take a listen! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ3HyFdmTvE[/media] Anyone know of any good solo piano type stuff? I really like Listz's La Campanella. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEnfZjqMSy0[/media][/QUOTE] beethoven's 14th piano sonata 3rd movement
[QUOTE=Funktastic Dog;28409929]I don't see how anyone couldn't like classical music. Maybe they don't listen to it on their ipods, I don't, but if I hear a good classical piece, I would gladly keep listening. People who say they don't like classical music are just deluding themselves.[/QUOTE] Purely instrumental music is almost always beautiful in my opinion. it takes devotion and a lot of talent to produce this kind of music. I have quite a few classical numbers on my ipod and listen regularly, but it is a shame that classical music isn't appreciated by most people these days.
[QUOTE=Funcoot;28351646]Restricting a genre to a time signature is silly. Genres are mostly known for the characteristic styles that you play them in, not necessarily the key signature. The only one that stands out to me, is Waltz which is almost always 3/4, but 3/4 is not always used to Waltz. I would also say Marches are generally half time, but I've seen plenty in common, I could have sworn I seen one in 3/4 before too, but I'm not sure.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure waltz's wouldn't be in anything other than 3/4 because I'm pretty sure they are built around the dance style. They could be in 6/4 or 9/4 as well, pretty much anything in intervals of 3. If you wanted, you could do it in 4/4 with triplets, but that would be silly. Marches are usually written in 2/4 because it makes more sense in the style of the music. They could be in 4/4, but usually the cadence is on the the occurs every two beats as opposed to rock songs where it occurs every 4 beats. A march in an odd number time signature wouldn't make too much sense because the cadence in the type of music relates to the fact that you're returning to a previous state upon taking two steps. Maybe if you were walking with a cane or had three legs would it make sense. But there are no rules, and the composer will do whatever is most easy. And of course, there are always a lot of exceptions.
Not really classical, but this orchestral piece is awesome. It's called Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbkR_y_QMnw[/media]
[QUOTE=Pepin;28414204]I'm pretty sure waltz's wouldn't be in anything other than 3/4 because I'm pretty sure they are built around the dance style. They could be in 6/4 or 9/4 as well, pretty much anything in intervals of 3. If you wanted, you could do it in 4/4 with triplets, but that would be silly. Marches are usually written in 2/4 because it makes more sense in the style of the music. They could be in 4/4, but usually the cadence is on the the occurs every two beats as opposed to rock songs where it occurs every 4 beats. A march in an odd number time signature wouldn't make too much sense because the cadence in the type of music relates to the fact that you're returning to a previous state upon taking two steps. Maybe if you were walking with a cane or had three legs would it make sense. But there are no rules, and the composer will do whatever is most easy. And of course, there are always a lot of exceptions.[/QUOTE] Wouldn't a waltz in triplets effectively give you a Jig?
I'm not sure, but we had a song that was in 3/4 but conducted like it was in 1 and it gives it a pretty big bounce. It's one of my favorites actually. One I hope to conduct one day. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qc4CpUYr9M&feature=relatedE[/media] This isn't a waltz though.. obviously. haha Oh, and the tuba part is fucking badass, especially 1:35 on.
Let's get some Wagner here. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a53s4jyCqqU[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJtrXqRu9K8[/media] [QUOTE=thisispain;28338562]my favourite classical piece [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E[/media][/QUOTE] Great if you have the below playing at the same time. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOb2XsqYawk[/media]
Thread needs more Franz Liszt, Mahler and Prokofiev. Favorite piece; [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMDNsmYpzZw[/media]
Classical and Baroque do little for me really, although in the broader term of classical music I absolutely love Romantic and some 20th century stuff. Favourite composers would be Beethoven, Schumann, Mahler, Brahms, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stravinski and Debussy
[QUOTE=Kentz;28426712]Thread needs more Franz Liszt, Mahler and [B]Prokofiev.[/B] [/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILI3s7Wonvg[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc9sc542mdk[/media] Makes me go emotional all the time
Oh cool, a classical thread. I'm a "classical" musician and love me some Chopin, Mahler and Scriabin. I'm also really fond of Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Prokofiev....The list just goes on and on. [editline]7th March 2011[/editline] Like, holy snap look at my avatar it's Stockhausen (not really classical...)
everyone should watch Amadeus
[QUOTE=Vedicardi;28471386]everyone should watch Amadeus[/QUOTE] Eh, it's a pretty good movie. Not hugely accurate though. Also, here's an awesome modern composer, Bear McCreary. Although he writes for TV mostly his stuff is really fantastic. [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UgXIf9jhF4[/MEDIA]
There's a lot of good 20th Century and beyond music that often gets overlooked, but they can be so beautiful. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Q9dz1kse8[/media] Also, who doesn't love Gershwin? I've been in orchestras and played these, and they're not only fun to listen to, but they're exhilarating to play: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYk_dU4IWVg&feature=related[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usnXnzeciG4[/media]
[QUOTE=Jessbinx;28480606]There's a lot of good 20th Century and beyond music that often gets overlooked, but they can be so beautiful. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Q9dz1kse8[/media] Also, who doesn't love Gershwin? I've been in orchestras and played these, and they're not only fun to listen to, but they're exhilarating to play: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYk_dU4IWVg&feature=related[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usnXnzeciG4[/media][/QUOTE] I love Gershwin. We're singing a choral arrangement of Porgy and Bess in my school choir. It's awesome.
Oh wow! For some auditions last year I found myself playing a Heifetz arrangement of Porgy and Bess - It Ain't Necessary So. It's probably one of my favourite violin pieces I've ever played.
[QUOTE=Jessbinx;28490083]Oh wow! For some auditions last year I found myself playing a Heifetz arrangement of Porgy and Bess - It Ain't Necessary So. It's probably one of my favourite violin pieces I've ever played.[/QUOTE] I have a solo in It Ain't Necessarily So! :v:
Awesome!
I had a dream that I was eating lunch with Stravinsky and Gershwin just the other night :buddy: Gershwin made turkey salad, and Stravinsky giggled and whispered something into my ear I couldn't make out.
If there's one thing I would never have imagined Stravinsky doing, it's giggling...
I can't really get into older classical music, but I like some modern stuff like Steve Reich and Philip Glass. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYnAQ-lK74A[/media] [QUOTE=kitthehacker;28471427]Eh, it's a pretty good movie. Not hugely accurate though. [/QUOTE] If it were accurate, it would be a pretty boring movie. I don't think the film makers had accuracy on their minds when making it.
[QUOTE=TH89;28336702]My favorite classical artist is John Williams[/QUOTE] Fun Fact: John Williams is actually the name of a famous classical guitarist and is often confused with the composer. [QUOTE=The Maestro;28469942]Oh cool, a classical thread. I'm a "classical" musician and love me some Chopin, Mahler and Scriabin. I'm also really fond of Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Prokofiev....The list just goes on and on.[/QUOTE] Eww serialism... Jokes aside, I've never really enjoyed much of the Second Viennese School's stuff... Atonalism can be fantastic but I find serialism a bit too random sounding (ironic considering how clinical the approach is)... I tried listening to some Boulez the other day and had to turn it off half way through! Prokofiev on the other hand I can totally agree with! Piece I recently heard performed by a local amateur orchestra who played it surprisingly well. Can't hold a candle to the Simon Bolivar Orchestra though! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwZAkfLKK8[/media]
Classical music is kind of an awkward term, and people shouldn't be too quick to use it as a genre. There is an insane amount of depth within classical music, but anything that's written and performed in the traditional western style gets lumped into that category. Of course, that wasn't ALL there was in the way of music for ~300 years but it [i]is[/i] what rose to the top in terms of popularity. Bach, Stravinsky, and Rock music are all very different. Two of them just happen to be notated though. Bach could easily be the greatest composer (though not everyone's favorite) composer of all time. The guy put out a shitload of really well written music. Baroque is a really dense style that isn't always easy to appreciate, but if you can get into it, Bach is just incredible. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN_7MmUWXf4[/media] Alternately, check out Scarlatti. His little piano sonatas are really awesome and quite a contrast from Bach. The actual [i]Classical period[/i] was sort of a reaction to Baroque that sought to make music cleaner, more symmetrical and easier for everyone to appreciate. Mozart and Haydn are usually the big guys here. Classical actually did away with a lot of really clever things that Bach paved the way for, I find it to be a little boring sometimes. I dread sitting in Performance Class when there's several Beethoven movements on the program. It's just not that enjoyable to listen to, in my opinion. People like Mozart who were really good with melody soared here, though. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5th9jo8sEQ[/media] I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to the Romantic period. It was much more showy, expressive and inventive. Check out Chopin: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttmJ_psfVSI[/media] When the turn of the century drew closer, you started getting guys like Debussy and Ravel. Debussy is my favorite composer at the moment. His music falls into a lot of laws of tonality, but in some ways it breaks them. His laws for writing music are based around whether or not it sounds good, which I love about him. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhhR4XQ6EtQ[/media] (trying to find a good performance of this piece on youtube is horrible) This period did fantastic things for the Orchestra too. Check out any of Ravel's orchestral works, or Stravinsky a bit later. The point of an Orchestra is not to get a bunch of people together to make a really big sound, but rather create a million different sounds that you couldn't with just a few instruments. I'm a nab when it comes to the 20th century too. My favorite 20th century composer is Aaron Copland, who has a very distinct and very tonal sound that doesn't represent the huge number of directions that music was going at this point.
[QUOTE=Lord Pirate;28499218] Eww serialism... Jokes aside, I've never really enjoyed much of the Second Viennese School's stuff... Atonalism can be fantastic but I find serialism a bit too random sounding (ironic considering how clinical the approach is)... I tried listening to some Boulez the other day and had to turn it off half way through! Prokofiev on the other hand I can totally agree with! [/QUOTE] Nothing wrong with disliking Serialism. I've just always been drawn to the richness of tone in it. Boulez is a bit of a mouthful, yes. Have you ever listened to Elliot Carter? In particular I'd recomend '[i]Soundings[/i] for piano and orchestra'. All of Elliot Carter's music has a Serialist sound to it, but none of it actually is. [editline]9th March 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Jessbinx;28498406]If there's one thing I would never have imagined Stravinsky doing, it's giggling...[/QUOTE] It was indeed odd behavior from him....He always looks so serious in pictures.
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