Post by: Espen on January 20, 2017, 08:57:48 PM
I've been involved with orchestral groups since a very young age, so I've been surrounded by classical music for most of my life, and I'll gladly talk anyone's ear off if they let me! XD Hoping to find some others to talk with about it, whether just about favorite composers or getting really in depth about certain works or time periods (nerd alert).
And if you aren't into it or haven't listened to much yet, I'll still happily talk to you about it!
Cheers!
Post by: Bricket on January 20, 2017, 09:14:14 PM
Post by: Espen on January 20, 2017, 09:25:37 PM
Post by: Bricket on January 20, 2017, 09:27:00 PM
However I must admit that I still find it a sad thing that people think that classical music died in the 19th century whilst it's still being made today
Post by: Espen on January 20, 2017, 09:48:05 PM
And yes it is very sad, especially with some fantastic composers out there right now doing more and more incredible things! Fazil Say is my favorite current composer, if you ever get the chance his second symphony is great!
Post by: Bricket on January 20, 2017, 09:57:21 PM
Wagner's operas are fanstastic! My personal favorite of his is probably Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, which I was fortunate enough to perform the Overture to a few years back.Oh wow :)
Operas are not my thing, guess I'll be happy if I could go to a concert or a classical music guided play.
What I do love is the combination of classical music and modern music, I know that this is a far fetched example but you'll get what i mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sEk6M3bres (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sEk6M3bres)
Post by: Espen on January 20, 2017, 10:07:41 PM
And it's not too far fetched, I can definitely hear the strings about a minute and a half in or so and I like listening to soundtracks as well! Have you ever heard of a group called The Piano Guys? They're classically trained musicians but they incorporate a lot of modern music into it, doing covers and such. It's pretty cool!
Post by: Bricket on January 20, 2017, 10:10:47 PM
Could you fancy sending me some links of their works?
Post by: Espen on January 20, 2017, 10:21:13 PM
Here's a few of them that you might like!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz4MzJTeL0c&index=8&list=PLh8zLZtezyRHcTfBprsHCibfCfIjRG4jc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz4MzJTeL0c&index=8&list=PLh8zLZtezyRHcTfBprsHCibfCfIjRG4jc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09RUuTAM2H0&list=PLh8zLZtezyRHcTfBprsHCibfCfIjRG4jc&index=21 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09RUuTAM2H0&list=PLh8zLZtezyRHcTfBprsHCibfCfIjRG4jc&index=21)
Post by: Bricket on January 20, 2017, 10:40:33 PM
I like it.
It's always interesting to see what you do with some proper instruments and what image they can pump into your head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xBgHBi5mBM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xBgHBi5mBM)
Post by: Espen on January 20, 2017, 11:43:26 PM
I've never heard of this person before, but I like his composition style, it'd make good soundtrack music for a movie!
Post by: Bricket on January 20, 2017, 11:51:35 PM
The "classical" music is pretty good
Post by: Halei-Helai on January 21, 2017, 12:23:07 AM
I'm not sure if this counts 100% since it was composed in the 20th century, but Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQsgE0L450) is an excellent piece that always gives me chills and prompts me to listen deeply.
I'm also a huge fan of Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJD3dL4diY). It's one of those quintessential pieces that seems to be everywhere, but that hasn't dimmed my appreciation for it one bit.
Post by: Espen on January 21, 2017, 02:13:26 AM
I'd say Samuel Barber certainly counts, so many great composers are in the 20th century, and heck even today there's people composing amazing symphonies and such that aren't necessarily following all of the same styles and rules from the classical / romantic periods, but that's how music develops and changes over time. (I would go deep into the transition from Medieval to Baroque styles but I'm not about to put any of you through that) XD
Barber has some amazing and hauntingly beautiful pieces. Have you ever listened to his Toccata Festiva, Op. 36? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vqksQm8gZs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vqksQm8gZs)
Bach's Toccata is definitely everywhere, and a lot of people seem to just listen to the very beginning and write it off as one of those little snippets you hear in old vampire movies or something, but it's popular for a reason.
Sorry for such a long response haha :3
Post by: Teal on January 24, 2017, 10:16:57 PM
- Vivaldi (four seasons specifically)
- Chopin
- Tchaikovsky
Post by: Halei-Helai on January 24, 2017, 11:51:18 PM
Halei-Helai, how long did you train on the violin?
A bit too long, sadly, ha ha. It's a long story. Might be better in PM form, if that is okay with you.
As other people have mentioned, Wagner is also pretty awesome. Lots of stuff from his Ring operas is pretty awesome. I have at least a few of those compositions in my music collection.
Post by: Espen on January 25, 2017, 04:34:38 AM
And yes his work is very nice, I should add more to my collection, I don't have too much of his at the moment.
Post by: Trixsie Vixen on January 25, 2017, 07:32:59 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68_j6yU4Whg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68_j6yU4Whg)
Post by: Calun the Bat on April 03, 2017, 03:49:05 AM
My main focus is the French Horn though, and I had the fortune of playing in Marching Band, but my favorite was concert band as well as in a mixed orchestra which was assembled by my middle school band teacher. He had a knack for picking fantastic classical pieces to play, and having access to a literal full orchestra of his choosing (string, percussion, brass, woodwind.. the whole nine yards) was brilliant.
I have a variety of classical I listen to, and naturally the usual are among them. Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev (in my top), and the others. I really want to find someone to play my horn with again. I miss playing good music in a group. :\
Post by: Blaiiine on April 03, 2017, 04:53:52 AM
I was in UIL Music Memory. It was pretty much studying sheet music of different composers, listening to the studied songs and having to guess the names/composers/finish the notes on the sheet. This was elementary school but we actually won gold all the years I was on the team (our team were nerds though so it was destiny).
So yeah, I really like Chopin.
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Post by: Bricket on April 15, 2017, 05:01:02 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pric3K9yZ3o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pric3K9yZ3o)
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