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You know, when it comes to Baroque music, most people just can't Handel it. But I have heard that it's coming Bach.

I listen to some Baroque composers, like Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. But on the whole, Baroque music is very stylised to me, and can get a little repetitive. So when it comes to classical music, I much prefer late-19th/early-20th composers - like Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Holst etc - much more depth of emotion and range, I feel.

Didymus wrote:

You know, when it comes to Baroque music, most people just can't Handel it. But I have heard that it's coming Bach.

The puns, the puns! They burn my eyes!

Didy, i again thanks you for mentioning Arvo Part because, well, everyone should know about him.

You know, when it comes to Baroque music, most people just can't Handel it. But I have heard that it's coming Bach.

Either people know that I like classical music and are surprised to find out that I like classic rock, or vice versa. What, I can't have varied tastes?

Wow, I thought I new my Baroque composers... but man, some people posted like 15 random guys I had never heard of before.
Like most, I enjoy Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart (weren't Beethoven and Mozart actually the later classical period? At least I always thought that.) Ah the cliches! They burn my eyes!

Actually, I see a lot in common between eletronic and classical. Both are about the melody and the harmony, not the lyrics... And conveying a message through music alone.

Cybernetic Teenybopper wrote:

Actually, I see a lot in common between eletronic and classical. Both are about the melody and the harmony, not the lyrics... And conveying a message through music alone.

That might very well be true. Hmmm...

I never would have though of such a thing.

But not all classical music has tone or melody. Ever listen to some of John Cage's work? He broke every law known. But his music did convey a message.

Alexander wrote:

Cybernetic Teenybopper wrote:

Actually, I see a lot in common between eletronic and classical. Both are about the melody and the harmony, not the lyrics... And conveying a message through music alone.

Yeah, but John Cage was 20th Century with a whole bunch of new ideas. I wouldn't consider his style Classical. Actually, in a lot of techno these days (especially the less-than-interesting tunes) I hear a lot of similarities to modern minimalism.

Cybernetic Teenybopper wrote:

Either people know that I like classical music and are surprised to find out that I like classic rock, or vice versa. What, I can't have varied tastes?

That's never actually happened to me, but I do like both.

Bach and Lennon were both geniuses. Anyone got a problem with that?

Author:	Didymus [ Thu May 18, 2006 4:41 am ]
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You know, when it comes to Baroque music, most people just can't Handel it. But I have heard that it's coming Bach. Actually, my tastes in classical are more late Medieval/early Renaissance, like Allegri, Palestrina, de Lassus, DesPrez.

Author:	Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Thu May 18, 2006 4:52 am ]
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Either people know that I like classical music and are surprised to find out that I like classic rock, or vice versa. What, I can't have varied tastes? I personally am quite fond of Holst's Planets Symphony. Although the iconic piece from that symphony seems to be the Mars theme (or maybe it's just Fantasia), I always prefered the Jupiter theme best myself. Google for a MIDI of it; I'm sure you can find it. Very lively piece. For some strange reason, it sounds "green" to me. I swear it has nothing to do with the fact that it sounds a lot like another piece of music I could very reasonably like. ><

Author:	Didymus [ Thu May 18, 2006 5:00 am ]
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Ooh, Holst! I love that piece! Oh, and BTW, I've mentioned this composer a number of times, but he is my absolute favorite: Arvo Part. He's late 20th century, but has a very distinctive sound, highly influenced by Medieval choral music. Check out his Te Deum and De Profundis. As for other classical composers, I love Mendelssohn and Mozart.

Author:	Bobsmith84 [ Thu May 18, 2006 1:49 pm ]
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If you look at my music collection, you will become very confused: Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Beethoven, Scott Joplin, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky ... rock, pop, country, heavy metal, jazz, "oldies" ... Basically everything but opera, and even that has its place from time to time. I also own a couple of compilations that have everything from Gregorian Chant up to computer-generated techno. I have very eclectic tastes ... (By the way, I'm also a big fan of "Jupiter", though I don't have a recording of it ... yet ... Thanks for suggesting tracking down a midi. I'll have to hunt for one now ...)

Author:	What's Her Face [ Thu May 18, 2006 2:39 pm ]
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I listen to some Baroque composers, like Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. But on the whole, Baroque music is very stylised to me, and can get a little repetitive. So when it comes to classical music, I much prefer late-19th/early-20th composers - like Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Holst etc - much more depth of emotion and range, I feel. Didymus wrote: You know, when it comes to Baroque music, most people just can't Handel it. But I have heard that it's coming Bach. The puns, the puns! They burn my eyes!

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Author:	StrongRad [ Thu May 18, 2006 2:45 pm ]
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What's Her Face wrote: I listen to some Baroque composers, like Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. But on the whole, Baroque music is very stylised to me, and can get a little repetitive. So when it comes to classical music, I much prefer late-19th/early-20th composers - like Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Holst etc - much more depth of emotion and range, I feel. Didymus wrote: You know, when it comes to Baroque music, most people just can't Handel it. But I have heard that it's coming Bach. The puns, the puns! They burn my eyes! I've been a Mussorgsky fan since high school.. Our marching band did a "Russian" show, and the best part of the show was Great Gate of Kiev (complete with a 2 1/2 minute drum break). That was some good stuff. Granted, Mussorgsky didn't write that drum part, but if he were around now, he certainly would have.

Author:	PianoManGidley [ Thu May 18, 2006 2:47 pm ]
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Glad to know I'm not the only one who has such varied tastes in music. I can easily jump from something Mozart to My Chemical Romance. Or from Duke Ellington to Viollaine Corradi to Bach to Alban Berg. But to toastpaint, while I do enjoy Baroque music (even had to write some in my 16th century Counterpoint class), I'm more of a fan of Romantic/Impressionist music and early 20th Century.

Author:	Alexander [ Thu May 18, 2006 2:49 pm ]
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Hm, Baroque... I might as well say that Classical music is my favorite genera over all, but I like everything from Early to the 21st century. Though my taste does seem to go more towards the Early, Romantic, and the 20th century period. Though I like Baroque as well, with Bach (of course), Claudio Monteverdi, and George Frideric Handel as some of my favorites. Some of my favorite non-Baroque composers are: John Cage Samuel Barber Krzysztof Penderecki Henery Cowell Zez Confrey Gyorgy Ligeti Frederic Chopin Ludidge van Beethoven Claude Debussy Erik Satie And Edward Mac Dowell Just to name a few I also have an odd love for Electronic music, preferably Ambient. That's really strange because both generas seem to be polar opposites of each other. Other then that, I don't really like any other form of music.

Author:	putitinyourshoe [ Thu May 18, 2006 9:55 pm ]
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Didy, i again thanks you for mentioning Arvo Part because, well, everyone should know about him.

Author:	Alexander [ Thu May 18, 2006 10:10 pm ]
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putitinyourshoe wrote: Didy, i again thanks you for mentioning Arvo Part because, well, everyone should know about him. It was thanks to Mr. Didymus that I knew about him.

Author:	Beyond the Grave [ Thu May 18, 2006 10:47 pm ]
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Didymus wrote: You know, when it comes to Baroque music, most people just can't Handel it. But I have heard that it's coming Bach. Alright that's it. FCOT+3'D! Go easy on the puns will you. I am a Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky fan.

Author:	HHFOV [ Fri May 19, 2006 12:31 am ]
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Wow, I thought I new my Baroque composers... but man, some people posted like 15 random guys I had never heard of before. Like most, I enjoy Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart (weren't Beethoven and Mozart actually the later classical period? At least I always thought that.) Ah the cliches! They burn my eyes!

Author:	Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Fri May 19, 2006 1:43 am ]
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Actually, I see a lot in common between eletronic and classical. Both are about the melody and the harmony, not the lyrics... And conveying a message through music alone.

Author:	Einoo T. Spork [ Fri May 19, 2006 1:45 am ]
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Cybernetic Teenybopper wrote: Either people know that I like classical music and are surprised to find out that I like classic rock, or vice versa. What, I can't have varied tastes? That's never actually happened to me, but I do like both. Bach and Lennon were both geniuses. Anyone got a problem with that?

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Author:	PianoManGidley [ Fri May 19, 2006 2:23 am ]
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HipHoppityFrogOfValue wrote: Wow, I thought I new my Baroque composers... but man, some people posted like 15 random guys I had never heard of before. Like most, I enjoy Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart (weren't Beethoven and Mozart actually the later classical period? At least I always thought that.) Ah the cliches! They burn my eyes! As I recally, Mozart was middle to late Classical (Hadyn was the big-named Early Classical composer), whereas Beethoven's style started out very much like Mozart's and progressed through the years until it became what is commonly known as Late Classical (what some people call the beginnings of Romanticism). But can you blame a guy for being a musical genius who went deaf?

Author:	Dactyl [ Fri May 19, 2006 2:36 am ]
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I listened to the classical music channel one time for like 2 hours. That's about as close as it ever got.

Author:	Alexander [ Fri May 19, 2006 2:48 am ]
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Cybernetic Teenybopper wrote: Actually, I see a lot in common between eletronic and classical. Both are about the melody and the harmony, not the lyrics... And conveying a message through music alone. That might very well be true. Hmmm... I never would have though of such a thing. But not all classical music has tone or melody. Ever listen to some of John Cage's work? He broke every law known. But his music did convey a message.

Author:	putitinyourshoe [ Fri May 19, 2006 3:05 am ]
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techno is tough, mostly because a lot of it sucks. any idiot with a computer can make techno so a lot of it is pretty terrible due to inexperienced fools. i do like some music that is more electronic but i wouldn't draw a parallel to classical music. composers build themes and movements using musical phrasing, while a lot of techno is 10+ minutes of heavy, repetitive drums with similarly repetitive melodies. not all of it is bad, i will admit, though

Author:	Alexander [ Fri May 19, 2006 3:25 am ]
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PianoManGidley wrote: Alexander wrote: Cybernetic Teenybopper wrote: Actually, I see a lot in common between eletronic and classical. Both are about the melody and the harmony, not the lyrics... And conveying a message through music alone. That might very well be true. Hmmm... I never would have though of such a thing. But not all classical music has tone or melody. Ever listen to some of John Cage's work? He broke every law known. But his music did convey a message. Yeah, but John Cage was 20th Century with a whole bunch of new ideas. I wouldn't consider his style Classical. Actually, in a lot of techno these days (especially the less-than-interesting tunes) I hear a lot of similarities to modern minimalism. Acually, he called his style of music, "Chance Operation". In which, any possible chance of a diffrent music note being played was like that of a person making a decesion. Though, in the Classical sence, it is called "Musique Concrete". Cage thought that anything could be music however. He proved this best with his work Variations IV. In which, he took over 700 sounds from conversations to the closing of a door to produce, what he called, music. One of his main intentions was to eliminate the ego that Classical music had. In other words, the idea that Classical music is a "higher" form of musical art. I think the best way to hear his music is to read Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, and the poetry works of e.e. Cummings. P.S. When it comes to Electronica, I listen to the genera "Ambient". I don't like techno at all. It's like saying, "I dislike Classical music becuase of the addition of lyrics". There are quite a few sub-generas.