What do you think about Classical music?

by **Old North Fish** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:26 pm

It may not be your favourite genre, but what are your thoughts on 'classical' music? :?:

by **Old North Fish** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:27 pm

Oh I don't know, it's kinda boring at times, but the melody is sometimes really soothing

by **Straughn** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:28 pm

If it annoys conservatives while being inherently conservative in many respects than i'm all for it.

by **Novaya Tselinoyarsk** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:30 pm

It makes things epic, but I could never sit down and listen to it without it being played over something.

by **Farnhamia** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:32 pm

Novaya Tselinoyarsk wrote:It makes things epic, but I could never sit down and listen to it without it being played over something.

We have medication that can help you with that attention span problem.

by **Pope Joan** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:32 pm

Old North Fish wrote:Oh I don't know, it's kinda boring at times, but the melody is sometimes really soothing

The meditation from Thais http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtiIpIJ5J2Q
or the intermezzo from Caviliera Rusticana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OvsVSWB4TI
were always effective in lulling our infant daughter to sleep!

And they were nice tunes, actually.

by **Farnhamia** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:34 pm

Pope Joan wrote:
Old North Fish wrote:Oh I don't know, it's kinda boring at times, but the melody is sometimes really soothing

The meditation from Thais http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtiIpIJ5J2Q
or the intermezzo from Caviliera Rusticana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OvsVSWB4TI
were always effective in lulling our infant daughter to sleep!

And they were nice tunes, actually.

And the plot of Caviliera Rusticana is just so ... heartwarming.

by **Capitolinium** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:44 pm

Straughn wrote:If it annoys conservatives while being inherently conservative in many respects than i'm all for it.

Likely not, as so many pieces have religious bases.

Does anyone think that any of today's pop artists will have the staying power of Mozart, Handel, or Bach? :roll:

by **Pope Joan** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:47 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Pope Joan wrote:
The meditation from Thais http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtiIpIJ5J2Q
or the intermezzo from Caviliera Rusticana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OvsVSWB4TI
were always effective in lulling our infant daughter to sleep!

And they were nice tunes, actually.

And the plot of Caviliera Rusticana is just so ... heartwarming.

See, after the interlude you're sound asleep, so it's all good.

by **Azrael** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:50 pm

While the composer's might have been heavily talented, that doesn't necessarily make their music any more appealing. Some of it can be rather dull in it's emphasis on form, but I'll admit I can find it soothing to listen to at times. Not something I'd suddenly desire to listen to, though.

by **Straughn** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:54 pm

Capitolinium wrote:
Straughn wrote:If it annoys conservatives while being inherently conservative in many respects than i'm all for it.

Likely not, as so many pieces have religious bases.

I think you answered it nicely.

by **Auzkhia** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:22 pm

It is awesome, i like it i feel it has a lot of "soul and passion" in it as clichéd as that would sound, even old military marches and opera arias and overtures are quite appealing to me. I really like Baroque as well.

by **Meryuma** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:10 pm

I really like some of it but some of it is too mannered, hence I often tend more towards 20th century stuff when it comes to my preferences.

by **Dorlania** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:14 pm

depends on my mood

by **Reggae Magmia** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:07 pm

It's ok. I can listen to it in small doses

by **Yakostan** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:06 am

To be fair, I really don't like Mozart or Beethoven. Anything with lots of brass or woodwind I will listen to. Except for flutes. Flutes are the instruments of the devil!

by **Oterro** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:52 am

If you're referring to ''classical'' encompassing all forms of that ''era'', ie baroque, romantic, etc. generally I don't much care for it. I find it to be castrated, dull and rather obnoxious. If you mean the specific genre of "Classical", encompassing Mozart and Beethoven, it's better than the rest of the stuff. Nothing special though.

I do like the harpsichord though.

Yakostan wrote:To be fair, I really don't like Mozart or Beethoven. Anything with lots of brass or woodwind I will listen to. Except for flutes. Flutes are the instruments of the devil!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by **Anollasia** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:19 pm

I think it's fine. It's pretty ''compassionate''. I usually don't know many composers, but I like Beethoven.

by **Azrael** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:56 pm

Anollasia wrote:I think it's fine. It's pretty ''compassionate''. I usually don't know many composers, but I like Beethoven.

Did you mean "passionate"?

"compassionate" doesn't even begin to describe some classical pieces.

by **United Marxist Nations** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:01 pm

Love it.

by **Anollasia** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:28 pm

Azrael wrote:
Anollasia wrote:I think it's fine. It's pretty ''compassionate''. I usually don't know many composers, but I like Beethoven.

Did you mean "passionate"?

"compassionate" doesn't even begin to describe some classical pieces.

Yes, passionate! The word I was looking for!

by **Anarchist Isolationists** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:23 pm

I, also, enjoy Classical music. I'm actually someone who likes music all around, but when it comes to heavy metal (all the screeching and loudness --- you whippersnappers these days with your crazy rap musics) I just jump off the wagon. Classical music was the first genre to ever uplift me from my depression I had two or three years ago. I noticed that most pop/hip-hop songs were mostly filled with sadness at essence. Classical music told a story, whilst not having lyrics at all. My favorite composer would have to be Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Haydn, and most of the major names near mid classical period and toward the end. I'm not a big fan of contemporary classical music, it just doesn't affect me in the same way.

So, that's my reason for loving Classical music. But ever since I got over my depression, it's been bypassed.

by **Oterro** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:29 pm

Anarchist Isolationists wrote:I, also, enjoy Classical music. I'm actually someone who likes music all around, but when it comes to heavy metal (all the screeching and loudness --- you whippersnappers these days with your crazy rap musics) I just jump off the wagon.

That isn't a very fair assessment of the genre.

by **Anarchist Isolationists** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:11 pm

Oterro wrote:
Anarchist Isolationists wrote:I, also, enjoy Classical music. I'm actually someone who likes music all around, but when it comes to heavy metal (all the screeching and loudness --- you whippersnappers these days with your crazy rap musics) I just jump off the wagon.

That isn't a very fair assessment of the genre.

Don't take me wrong, I would not mind giving heavy metal another chance... but I don't believe it will catch on in my head. I've never been a big fan of gothic music, or music which takes the form as dark, mysterious, or generally distasteful. The music doesn't uplift me like it might some others. I dislike the darker spectrum of emotions. I may just be stereotypical, but I have yet to find a heavy metal song that is uplifting as the other genres.. However, I must admit that I did enjoy one song made by AC/DC.... Highway to Hell.

Meh, like I said... I wouldn't mind giving heavy metal another chance.

by **Napkiraly** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:39 pm

I enjoy it.

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