Classical

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Wed May 21, 2003 6:03 pm

While I am certainly not an expert like Damelon or Fist & Faith, I love many pieces of classical music.

How many other people here are into classical, opera, or ballet??

Post by **Damelon** » Wed May 21, 2003 9:45 pm

I wouldn't call myself an expert, like Fist and Faith. I just enjoy listening to classical music.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Wed May 21, 2003 10:02 pm

I'm torn between wanting to post about classical music, and NOT wanting 5 WGD's to go to anyone else for my post in a thread that I would have created, had I seen the offer first, and got 50 WGD's for!! But since I love duchess to death, I'll post.

Damelon, remember that enjoying listening to classical music is the VERY most important thing. Of course, the great composers could listen to it in their heads just by looking at the notation, without ever hearing a performance or recording. But for the rest of us, studying music without listening to it is incomprehensibly silly.

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Wed May 21, 2003 10:13 pm

Listen to John Williams's Born On The Fourth Of July, with the solemn horn at the beginning. His best work, I think! Pure instant classic--better than the movie!

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Wed May 21, 2003 10:40 pm

Some of his stuff is very good. I love his CD American Journeys.

Post by **MsMary** » Wed May 21, 2003 11:30 pm

I grew up on classical music. My parents always played it. Two of my favorites are The Firebird Suite by Stravinski and Mahler's First Symphony. Both have some very dramatic moments in them.

I like a lot of other classical, those are the two that came to mind off the top of my head.

~MsMary~

Post by **danlo** » Thu May 22, 2003 12:38 am

Handel
Bach
Chopin
Dvorak
Strauss
Motzart
Beethoven
Vivaldi

Post by **Damelon** » Thu May 22, 2003 1:24 am

This thread has put me in a classical mood tonight. I'm listening to Mahler's 5th symphony. The adagietto in that symphony is my favorite orchestral slow movement.

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Thu May 22, 2003 1:25 am

Someone post a list of symphony lingo a beginner should know! For starters, what's an adagietto

Post by **Damelon** » Fri May 23, 2003 4:04 pm

The list is rather too long to post here but here is a link to classical music terms. pa.essortment.com/classicalmusic_rcec.htm

Post by **Ryzel** » Fri May 23, 2003 11:41 pm

I just listen to most kinds of music, including classical sometimes. But my definition of music is not broad enough to include everybody elses definition of music though.

Post by **Bannor** » Sat May 31, 2003 12:07 am

Vaughn Williams has always been my favorite classical composer. I really enjoy the French and English composers: it's generally lovely music (not into the marches).

Post by **phoebe** » Sat May 31, 2003 5:01 am

Frank Zappa. Hasn't anyone heard of him? Not the rock, as much as I loved that, I mean his Orchestral productions? The man was a musical Genius.
Not by any stretch of the imagination classical music, mind.

I will donate 15wgd to anyone who finds and listens to the cd Boulez conducts Zappa (The Perfect Stranger and other chamber works performed by the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort), or his London symphony orchestra stuff!!

Post by **danlo** » Sat May 31, 2003 2:05 pm

What about Keith Emerson (ELP) and Rick Wakeman (Yes) they composed some amazing stuff w/Michael Tilson Thomas and the London Symphony Orchestra...phoebe I'm in total agreement re: Zappa!

Post by **phoebe** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 1:37 am

danlo wrote:phoebe I'm in total agreement re: Zappa!

Good boy danlo

I'm the drunken millionaire today. Here, have some money...

Post by **phoebe** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 6:59 am

30wgd? 50?

Ok, three thousand white gold dollars to the first person who listens to that album.

ANYONE????

Post by **phoebe** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:25 am

Yellow Shark?

Post by **phoebe** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:36 am

Seven thousand?? Come on!!
Ungrateful ****s!!
Ok 7000wgd to anyone who has the guts to fabricate a story that they have at least heard of Frank Zappa.

Post by **[Syl]** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 8:23 am

You mean the guy who named his kids Ommet (sp?) and Dweezil... and heck, what's his daughter's name... ah, yes. Moon Unit.

My mom mentioned his music a couple of times, but I've never really run across any of it.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 11:36 am

I remember Yellow Sharks. I thought it was pretty good. When it came out, and we had it on in-store play, I told a guy I worked with that part of it reminded me of a piece called Ionisation by Edgar Varese. He told me that Varese had been one of Zappa's influences.

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