What do you think of classical?
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I tend to think in terms of classical structure, arrangement, etc.
Classical music is kind of a catch-all for a lot of different styles that are no longer contemporary. It's like calling everything "rock" these days, even though there are radically different styles (Unless you want to argue Chuck Berry and ICP are similar enough to count, or the Who and Kid Rock).
I'm more or less a casual "classical" fan, rarely straying from staples like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. It's not so much disinterest as no real starting point.
Classical music is kind of a catch-all for a lot of different styles that are no longer contemporary. It's like calling everything "rock" these days, even though there are radically different styles (Unless you want to argue Chuck Berry and ICP are similar enough to count, or the Who and Kid Rock).
I'm more or less a casual "classical" fan, rarely straying from staples like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. It's not so much disinterest as no real starting point.
I love classical music Tchaikovsky, Holst & Chopin are my favourite, but Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is one of THE best night-time driving tracks ever
It may be a piece of crap and a bad example, but he does have a point. Metal structure is heavily rooted in classical structure, even if it's not necessarily good. Even a lot of the "solo" styles developed from classical techniques--tapping and sweeping come to mind.NotSoNimble said:
Never liked the music my friends or other kids were listening to (rock, rap, pop etc.) when I was young. It always sounded incredibly generic. Classical music appealed to me far more, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata being a favorite. Large orchestral interests me the most, not too fond of the kind of Classical music in the original post.
Then as I grew older I became more interested in stuff by The Red Army Choir.
Recently though my music taste has turned to early 1900's Jazz, Big Band being a favorite.
I guess the trend here would be lack of any electric or synthesized instruments and a relatively large group of people all working together in harmony to create music.
Then as I grew older I became more interested in stuff by The Red Army Choir.
Recently though my music taste has turned to early 1900's Jazz, Big Band being a favorite.
I guess the trend here would be lack of any electric or synthesized instruments and a relatively large group of people all working together in harmony to create music.
I can appreciate it, since I play piano and bass and have had some exposure to certain pieces, but I wouldn't call myself a huge fan. I mean, I like classical music well enough, but it's not something I'd listen to for fun. If I'm in the mood for it, then sure, but I don't have a particular preference for it. I don't go home every night and think, hey, what to listen to? How about some Vivaldi.
Having played in an orchestra myself, I love listening to pieces with many parts, because you can hear every layer. It's so complex, and you wonder how the composer managed to put it all together. Also, those really epic pieces; they remind me a bit of Manowar. So yeah, I also like hearing where the music I listen to now actually came from in the first place.
Having played in an orchestra myself, I love listening to pieces with many parts, because you can hear every layer. It's so complex, and you wonder how the composer managed to put it all together. Also, those really epic pieces; they remind me a bit of Manowar. So yeah, I also like hearing where the music I listen to now actually came from in the first place.
I turn it off when it gets to the news and only listen to the filler music.Hatchet90 said:
I love the sound of a string orchestra, but I prefer jazz to classical. But nothing beats... whatever this is.
Except that isn't the origin of the word. They were basically saying that foreigners all sounded the same saying "bar bar bar." Greeks wouldn't have had a word with such an ugly connotation for a word that means someone with a beard; they had beards and mercilessly taunt politicians who don't have beards.JRiseley said:I'm gonna get yelled at for kind of being irrelevant, but a barbarian is simply a person with a beard - 'barba' = beard.Mimssy said:Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of Rome, but they [Carthage] were not Greek (which by ancient Greek standards) makes them βάρβαρους.Serenegoose said:THEY ARE NOT BARBARIANS!!!!Mimssy said:*cries* Everyone insults Carthage. If only Hannibal was still around. He'd show them...
That and my word was Greek, not Latin. The origins for the ancient Greek and Latin could easily be different. It's barbarus for Latin? I don't really know Latin, but I can speak ancient Greek.JRiseley said:Ah, thanks. I suppose I shouldn't take my Latin professor at her word for derivations. She's a bit biased, I suppose.Mimssy said:Except that isn't the origin of the word. They were basically saying that foreigners all sounded the same saying "bar bar bar." Greeks wouldn't have had a word with such an ugly connotation for a word that means someone with a beard; they had beards and mercilessly taunt politicians who don't have beards.JRiseley said:I'm gonna get yelled at for kind of being irrelevant, but a barbarian is simply a person with a beard - 'barba' = beard.Mimssy said:Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of Rome, but they [Carthage] were not Greek (which by ancient Greek standards) makes them βάρβαρους.Serenegoose said:THEY ARE NOT BARBARIANS!!!!Mimssy said:
I love classical music and I like heavy metal. My favorite composers are Chopin, Bach, and Liszt.
give me a good war symphony any day. i absolutely love classical; the lack of screamy emos allows me to actually concentrate on the music, notice all the different sounds, subtle shifts in tone....there are a hundered different ways i could describe this if i knew the slightest bit about composing music, but suffice to say its the only music im able to really 'listen' to, not just put in the car as background noise, if that makes any sense.