What do you think about Classical music?

[Azrael]

I enjoy Classical music, I mostly listen to Händel, Beethoven and Brahms.
I enjoy Tchaikovsky, Debussy and others too.


EDIT: AC/DC is not metal, it is mostly Hard Rock.

Back in the late 1970's when I was a teenager, AC/DC was often referred to as metal, also as hard rock. It could be that today's whippersnappers have reclassified it, but back in the day, nobody would look askance at you if you were to call them a metal group.

Or maybe because not many people really knew what metal was back then. It was still very much in a development stage outside of the underground. Nowadays we can see the difference between hard rock and metal.

[Vuvask-hab]

I can enjoy it, but I'm more into music that has classical influences, such as various prog rock bands (I love prog rock, btw). In terms of eras, I prefer 20th century stuff, especially minimalism (mainly Reich at that), but I can agree with Romantic composers (Dvorák and Chopin specifically) too. Any earlier and I get pretty bored, even though two days ago me and a friend started (semi-seriously) writing a Handel-inspired oratorio about the FSM

Don't ask.

EDIT: btw, I went to a performance by the Dresden Philharmonic, and I was headbanging to the fourth movement of the New World symphony. No joke.

[Nazi Flower Power]

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

Most composers didn't have that kind of staying power either. We just only remember the good ones. I suspect the Beatles will be remembered for a long time, even if Miley Cyrus isn't.

I do like Bach, though. His stuff holds up pretty well, and it came out friggin' awesome when Laibach tried reworking some of his fugues on a synthesizer.

[Chefdevergia]

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

Most composers didn't have that kind of staying power either. We just only remember the good ones. I suspect the Beatles will be remembered for a long time, even if Miley Cyrus isn't.

I do like Bach, though. His stuff holds up pretty well, and it came out friggin' awesome when Laibach tried reworking some of his fugues on a synthesizer.

Speaking of staying power, Bach fell into near-total neglect for about 50 years until the early 1830's, and the 19th century saw his music very slowly moving back into the spotlight. Similarly, Händel's operas are performed more frequently today than at any time since Händel's own lifetime. Mahler's music slipped into the shadows for about 40 years after his death. So even the giants can have moments where one can question their staying power...

[Cill Airne]

Classical is one of my favourite genres of music. Massenet's Meditation is one of my favourite pieces, and Debussy's Clair De Lune is my favourite song. I do not limit myself to classical music though, and most of my music consists of "modern music".

[Trotskylvania]

Classical is one of my favourite genres of music. Massenet's Meditation is one of my favourite pieces, and Debussy's Clair De Lune is my favourite song. I do not limit myself to classical music though, and most of my music consists of "modern music".

Classical music isn't really a genre. It's a catch all for just about all symphonic music made before the invention of the electric guitar.

[Oterro]

Classical is one of my favourite genres of music. Massenet's Meditation is one of my favourite pieces, and Debussy's Clair De Lune is my favourite song. I do not limit myself to classical music though, and most of my music consists of "modern music".

Classical music isn't really a genre. It's a catch all for just about all symphonic music made before the invention of the electric guitar.

err, no.

it refers to both music prior to contemporary music and compositions between the baroque and romantic.

[Trotskylvania]

Classical music isn't really a genre. It's a catch all for just about all symphonic music made before the invention of the electric guitar.

err, no.

it refers to both music prior to contemporary music and compositions between the baroque and romantic.

It can. But it generally is not used in this manner. And even then, it is more of a period than a genre.

[Agritum]

Not an usual listener, but I enjoy some of it.

[The American Nuclear Fallout Zone]

Well honestly, without Classical music, there would be no "modern music," being that all of it stems from Classical music in some way.

I myself am more into Metal than anything else, but I absolutely love Classical.

[Harold I]

I personally am not a fan of Classical music, but, I may be wrong, it has had an important role in history, maybe different melodies can show what the emotion was at a certain given period. It is like the difference before and during the renaissance, music (to my belief) was much more vibrant during the renaissance era compared to earlier years.

I suppose you can spot this quite easily by 2 melodies:
- Greensleeves (really slow, slightly sad head lead)
- Beethovens 7th symphony scherzo(much more jolly, and exciting)

I think the periods of time can be analysed by different music from a certain period of history.

Another example could be comparing Blues to Rockabilly / Rock and roll.

[Oterro]

err, no.

it refers to both music prior to contemporary music and compositions between the baroque and romantic.

It can. But it generally is not used in this manner. And even then, it is more of a period than a genre.

good to see you're assuming the worst in everyone then

and genres are pretty commonly used to refer to a bunch of artists around the same time so.

[Wind in the Willows]

It's great.

[Trotskylvania]

It can. But it generally is not used in this manner. And even then, it is more of a period than a genre.

good to see you're assuming the worst in everyone then

and genres are pretty commonly used to refer to a bunch of artists around the same time so.

You heard it here first folks. Observing a trend = assuming the worst in everyone.

[The Excellent Republic of Broatia]

Classical music- Ha. What a classic.

[Gruel]

Classical music- Ha. What a classic.

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