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Brett Li
31 Oct 2002, 21:39
I don't recall any postings on classical music..any Classical Music fans out there? favourite composers?
Originally posted by Brett Li
I don't recall any postings on classical music..any Classical Music fans out there? favourite composers?
Dont seem to be getting too much of an audience mate :D
PrideofSA
1 Nov 2002, 10:44
Originally posted by TheMase
Dont seem to be getting too much of an audience mate :D
Actually classical music is very soothing and calming and is great for stress relief.
BomberGal
1 Nov 2002, 14:53
Originally posted by PrideofSA
Actually classical music is very soothing and calming and is great for stress relief.
It's been proven to help study and memory. Our Chemistry teacher, and others, have sometimes put it on in class :D
Mooster7
1 Nov 2002, 17:04
One of my brothers is all about Classical. He's written some very good pieces. He's a radio producer, but on his off time he does quite a bit of guest conducting for various orchestras...philharmonics - I never understood the difference.
I like the stuff. Mostly the famous guys. I have a few 'best of' CD's. Like any music I listen to, I like to rip off some of the ideas and re-work them on acoustic guitar. Then, if I am playing some electric metal, rock, blues or jazz, I'll toss in a classical riff here and there to make it interesting.
I got a random internet message with a real-player version of Beethoven's Piano Sonata #14 just the other day. So that's what I'm working on at the moment.
Having an understanding of classical modes is essential for shredder metal and jazz IMO.
I don't mind Chopin and other piano-based stuff.
happy_in_hell
1 Nov 2002, 17:34
My Dad bought the Reader's Digest box set of 'mood music' - sounds for summer, etc
I love it, excellent music and the book provides interesting reading.
Also like the RD CD of famous classical music such as the 2001 Odyssey, the opening of the Eurovision contest, etc.
I love the fact that music alone can evoke emotions, relaxation. I belive that the people who can tap into what makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up on end when you listen to a big, thumping marching track are absolute geniuses!
Inspirational, soothing, emotional stuff!
Brett Li
4 Nov 2002, 20:54
Originally posted by TheMase
Dont seem to be getting too much of an audience mate :D
Phillistine:D
clucas91
4 Nov 2002, 21:00
I like a lot of movie themes, does that count?
Danny Elfman etc. :cool:
There is some Mozart stuff that can really get you fired up when you listen to it.
I've been trying to find out the name on the piece to dwonload but just not sure what it is.
Brett Li
4 Nov 2002, 21:11
Originally posted by hourn
There is some Mozart stuff that can really get you fired up when you listen to it.
I've been trying to find out the name on the piece to dwonload but just not sure what it is.
Maybe I can help. Hum it....
:D
p.s. is it featured in the film "Amadeus"?
Originally posted by Brett Li
Maybe I can help. Hum it....
:D hmmmm hmmm hmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmm hhhhhmmm :D
any help?? :p
nah seriously i know its got the violin in it and its a pretty common piece as i've heard it before. I think its in Mission Impossible at the beginning when they're at that ball.
AlfAndrews
4 Nov 2002, 21:40
J.S.Bach
Actually, you can do some amazing things with Bach if you experiment a bit. A couple of years back I copied one of his 4-part vocal pieces, note for note, into Cakewalk. I then simplified each part and did a lot of copying, pasting and re-arranging to make it kind of funky. The end result was a pretty amazing instumental piece that sounded completely original. You couldn't pick it as Bach because it had been changed so much and it really rocked ... but the harmonic progressions were really strong ... absolutely brilliant in fact ... much stronger than anything I could have come up with without the "inspiration" of Johann Sebastian himself.
I'm not sure if that constitutes cheating ... but who cares. Bach's not around to sue me.
And if you ever want to experience something close to being in heaven, drop some acid and listen to one of the great Beethoven symphonies ... the 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th are strongly recommended. But be warned. It'll take you places you've never been before.
sandeano
4 Nov 2002, 21:47
So Alf, by running Johan Sebastian through your computer you improved it?
In otherwords you are saying your Bach is worse than your byte?
Originally posted by sandeano
So Alf, by running Johan Sebastian through your computer you improved it?
In otherwords you are saying your Bach is worse than your byte?
:eek: sorry mate, thats an absolute shocker, but i can't stop laughing :p
AlfAndrews
4 Nov 2002, 22:26
Originally posted by sandeano
So Alf, by running Johan Sebastian through your computer you improved it?
In otherwords you are saying your Bach is worse than your byte?
Trevor Marmalade ... be VERY worried.
AlfAndrews
4 Nov 2002, 22:29
... and no, I'm saying Bach improved me.
Brett Li
4 Nov 2002, 23:08
Originally posted by clucas91
I like a lot of movie themes, does that count?
Danny Elfman etc. :cool:
no
I like a lot of classical stuff and I like a lot of modern composers like James Horner, John Williams and Hans Zimmer.
tchaikovsky's 1812 overture love it, but have to wait for the last 40 seconds to hear the best bit
Mostly a fan of the French and Russian composers.
Debussy and Mozart would be two of my fave composers. Mozarts works are so complex and intertwined, amazing stuff to hear come from a teenager.
Fave Debussy piece is Syrinx - which he based on the Greek Mythological tale of a beautiful maiden being watched by a nymph. The haunting sounds of the flute in the piece mimick her singing and seep deep into your heart.
Can't go past Vivaldi's Four Seasons either.
Leonard Bernstein has composed some pretty good contemporary works, the Prelude to West Side Story is a fave - and far from being elevator music. I listen to other contemporaries such as Mirriam Hyde occassionally - but its the traditional composers I love.
Ooooh and must not forget the most moving piece of music I have ever heard Albinoni's Adgagio which was used in the movie Galipoli at the end when they all ran out of their trenches into an onslaught of bullets. The mix of strings through the piece picks you up and carries you away - just hearing the song brings tears to my eyes now.
I am with Alf on choice of football Club and choice of favourite composer.
Impossible to describe Bach's genius!
sussudio
10 Nov 2002, 21:22
does opera count?