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Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Caley McKibbin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:35:42 GMT

Faux classical is the new thing.

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Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Esuric — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:54:31 GMT

Here's a good one

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Daniel James Sanchez — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:48:08 GMT

fakename:
I also like ode to joy and handel (you know the usual dilettante ones ) so that puts me square in the classical period too.

Handel's baroque.

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

fakename — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:32:42 GMT

mikachusetts:

fakename:

What's the difference between classical and romance music? I always thought I was liking classical but I suspected that it was in fact romance. Personally, I end up listening to Howard Hanson symphonies and a few others -but it's obviously not like I'm an expert on music.

classical, romantic, baroque, etc. are different eras of music (and visual arts as well). Most people use 'classical' as a catch-all to mean art music (as opposed to secular or folk music). Anyway, classical music began after Bach and ended with Beethoven which roughly works out to be the second half of the 18th century. Romanticism was the dominant movement of the 19th century.

Thanks for the above. To my understanding romantic was supposed to be more emotionally evocative as opposed to the balance and reason of classical music.

But I digress -Howard Hanson is a romantic (so I like romance), but I also like ode to joy and handel (you know the usual dilettante ones ) so that puts me square in the classical period too. So that's what I like.

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

mikachusetts — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:52:11 GMT

fakename:

What's the difference between classical and romance music? I always thought I was liking classical but I suspected that it was in fact romance. Personally, I end up listening to Howard Hanson symphonies and a few others -but it's obviously not like I'm an expert on music.

classical, romantic, baroque, etc. are different eras of music (and visual arts as well). Most people use 'classical' as a catch-all to mean art music (as opposed to secular or folk music). Anyway, classical music began after Bach and ended with Beethoven which roughly works out to be the second half of the 18th century. Romanticism was the dominant movement of the 19th century.

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Andrew Cain — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:21:58 GMT

I'm more of a Debussy fan.

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Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Jackson LaRose — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:26:01 GMT

Hey Sanjay, here is a pseudo-cover of Rite of Spring done by a three piece rock group called Egg that I really like. Let me know what you think:

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

fakename — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:41:58 GMT

What's the difference between classical and romance music? I always thought I was liking classical but I suspected that it was in fact romance. Personally, I end up listening to Howard Hanson symphonies and a few others -but it's obviously not like I'm an expert on music.

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Jackson LaRose — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:20:20 GMT

Prateek Sanjay:
Its premier caused a riot, because it was too unconventional for the uncultured Russian audience.

Parisian. That's what I was saying. That ain't your grandaddy's ballet!

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Prateek Sanjay — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:03:26 GMT

Yes I have seen the Joffrey ballet recreation of the original dancing. I think that recreation got the music wrong. So I prefer to watch the Valery Gergiev orchestra of it instead, normally.

Its premier caused a riot, because it was too unconventional for the uncultured Russian audience.

Aargh, why were Russian geniuses born to a country of peasantry too unintelligent and unworldly to appreciate their work? What a huge divide there was in that country back in those days.

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Jackson LaRose — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:29:44 GMT

Prateek Sanjay:

Rite of Spring is the greatest work of music ever.

I also Stravinsky's Firebird.

The best part of Rite of Spring is the thumping sound simulated by the large violins early in the score: DHUK DHUK DHUK DHUK. DHUK DHUK DHUK DHUK.

And I really mean greatest work of music. It is unmatched.

Have you ever seen the original dancing (it's the first three on the playlist) that accompanied it? No wonder its premier caused a riot!

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Prateek Sanjay — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:22:11 GMT

Rite of Spring is the greatest work of music ever.

I also Stravinsky's Firebird.

The best part of Rite of Spring is the thumping sound simulated by the large violins early in the score: DHUK DHUK DHUK DHUK. DHUK DHUK DHUK DHUK.

And I really mean greatest work of music. It is unmatched.

Re: Classical music is so soothing.

Jackson LaRose — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:04:49 GMT

Prateek Sanjay:
Music must not be taken for granted; it's a great contribution to maintaining the peace of mind of the most anxious species on the planet.

Or driving your mind of a cliff. Drink a bottle of Delsym and put on "Rite of Spring".

Classical music is so soothing.

Prateek Sanjay — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:34:54 GMT

After having my head stuffed by the barrage of new economic policies announced under the new Indian financial budget of the government, and then hundreds of news analysts giving hundreds of comments on it, I decided to clear my mind by playing some music after turning off the television.

Opened up Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op.90 - II. Andante, and it had an instantaneous effect in clearing my mind.

Music must not be taken for granted; it's a great contribution to maintaining the peace of mind of the most anxious species on the planet.