Posted on 05/04/2008 6:35:19 PM PDT by forkinsocket
There was a double LP by Columbia that included a Bach transcription of a Vivaldi concerto as well as another concerto by a guy named Ernst, I think, who died when he was 19. Then there was a single LP that had other pieces such as Toccata and Fugue in D minor. He did an LP of Scott Joplin rags on the pedal harpsichord. I love the sound of that instrument. Finally, a harpsichord that wasn’t tinkly sounding. Trio sonatas 5 and 6 are especially good.
That is already happening, from what I can tell.
Have you seen the price of concert tickets lately?
Will do!
Thanks! I just sent the link to my son.
Good reason to listen to Bluegrass.
Seriously: has anyone seen the book?
Read it?
Sounds like interesting stuff for us non-musical sorts...
One of my joys is to have a computer at work that allows me to listen to BBC3, and as I sing in a church choir I am always interested in Aled Jones show called "The Choir." Their program for this week are songs in praise of Mary, Mother of Jesus.
Over the last few months I've heard recordings ranging from Viking songs, to "Sacred Music for Choir and Didgeridoo." Last week it was American College A Cappella Choirs singing everything from Ozzy Osbourne and Tenacious D song called "Tribute" as well as classical.
One of my favorite edisodes focused on Commercial music. Here was his "playlist, featuring choral music from Halo 3, Assassins creed, Final Fantasy VIII, and Clive Barkers Jericho, as well as several soundtracks.
My point is that we are all "Kings," we are all patrons. All music, even sacred music is produced to sell. When we connect with the emotion of the composer, we "buy" into it. Yes, propaganda can be musical. Classical music is no more or less a tool than any other method of communication.
In the twenty-first century, we are also all "rebels." Last night I watched "Immortal Beloved" again. This thread just reminded me of when Beethoven started out intending to praise Napoleon, and scratched out his name from Eroica. At the end of the film, as he was unable to hear the music of his Ninth symphony, the filmaker chose to represent the inspiration of Beethoven's joy as being a kid running away from his abusive dad into the freedom of a night swim under a thousand stars.
I can never hear that song without thinking of the fall of the Berlin Wall and that concert where Leonard Bernstein changed the words from "Joy (Freude)"" to "Freedom (Freiheit)" as the city was reunited. It expressed it perfectly - which is what classical music does, and why we still buy it.
BTW, my favorite violinist is Joe Venuti.
I like the term “Art Music” better, course they all claim to be artists...
My take on that is that I think the violin was the guitar of the 19th century, and the violin soloist was the guitar hero of his day. Got the idea from Paganini and some of the Anne Rice novels.
He’s one of the most accessible and popular 20th century composers. Who dislikes West Side Story?
‘The Rest is Noise’ you mean? It’s outstanding. I highly reccomend it.
Fascinating. Thanks!
Well, the destruction of the pop payola/playola system can’t help but be good for all kinds of music. Just the other day I got an itch to hear some klezmer music, so I popped it into Youtube and got all I wanted. The next day I wanted to hear some tangos, same thing. Today I’d like to hear some Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys instrumental swing. I bet I can find that too.
No, that's not right, that's not what he means. At any given time 90% of what is produced is crap, same now as it was in 1900, 1800, or 1700. "Classical" means withstanding the test of time, so what we have now is the very best, the very cream of what was produced in any given era. That said, it still seems like we are getting the short end of the stick in modern day. There are so many other choices for young people that not so many of them choose to try to push the envelope of art music.
I thought Call and Response was the quintessential African style, along with the driving beat.
Yes, and thanks; just remember that I don’t even play spoons so excessive technical detail would probably bury me.
Ian Bostridge. Too snobby for me.
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