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Bach and Vivaldi!!!

 

There are some great websites where you can download the classical composers' sheet music if you play an instrument. PM me if you'd like to know the urls or if you're looking for a particular piece.

 

this is really greatnews. may i ask if the sites are free?

 

StoneRhino Posted Today, 06:27 PM

Yngwie Malmsteen made me come back to the original masters. Now I truly understand the theories behind his music.

 

bro curious lang... who is he? or she? anong form of music nya?

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Astor Piazzolla was probably the most brilliant and most influential composer of the last century.

 

A good introduction to his music is this 2-cd release.

 

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first, i agree that piazzolla is one of the greatest composers/artists to come out in the latter part of the 20th century, but re being the most influential is a huge overstatement. the minimalists [although now they would rather not be called that] steve reich, philip glass, john adams to name a few have shaped the way composers and musicians look and play music today. in fact, the minimalist style is so much a part of our daily life we don't even think about it- think BBC theme, rave music, techno. but i guess the problem is that we live in a world which has turned music into big business, and it is treated without much difference from sports and more to the point, as cultural icons that are on the "must have" list to affirm our place in society. the music either moves you or it doesn't, and it is no fault to like or not to like since democracy allows one to pursue his preferences.

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Does anyone listen to Erik Satie? Interesting life, interesting music.

 

His most famous song, Gymnopedies, has been sampled from Janet Jackson to Ryuichi Sakamoto.

 

 

there are three gymnopedies, written for piano solo. originally meant as studies in nakedness, that's why the composition is so bare. he was the oldest of the impressionist, and he played in the black cat cafe. i find this sampling business very derogatory and i wish these people would at least mention these composers; is it not customary and polite to acknowledge as to who is being quoted?

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first, i agree that piazzolla is one of the greatest composers/artists to come out in the latter part of the 20th century, but re being the most influential is a huge overstatement. the minimalists [although now they would rather not be called that] steve reich, philip glass, john adams to name a few have shaped the way composers and musicians look and play music today. in fact, the minimalist style is so much a part of our daily life we don't even think about it- think BBC theme, rave music, techno. but i guess the problem is that we live in a world which has turned music into big business, and it is treated without much difference from sports and more to the point, as cultural icons that are on the "must have" list to affirm our place in society. the music either moves you or it doesn't, and it is no fault to like or not to like since democracy allows one to pursue his preferences.

 

i think the best introduction to piazzolla is the zero hour cd [hope i got it right]. piazzolla refers to his tango as 'nuevo tango' and it should not be considered with the same triviality as the hollywood tango and the spanish tango. this is the argaentinian tango, bourne from the port towns and the brothels. meaning no disrespect and expecting a very open mind, the equation is whorehouse=sex=tango.

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hrm.. http://www.yngwie.org/

 

Basically he's a neoclassical guitarist whose style is heavily influenced by Bach, Beethoven, etc.

At least, he was a decade ago. Haven't heard about him since then.

 

:)

 

i think the classification is too arbitrary and misleading. being able to put in or quote parts from somebody's composition does not mean one is "influenced" by that composer. it only turns one into a very good parrot, and even if the parrot can recite the old and new testament it will not evolve into a man or a saint. methinks we should be more discerning about the way we discuss music.

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Bach and Vivaldi!!!

 

There are some great websites where you can download the classical composers' sheet music if you play an instrument. PM me if you'd like to know the urls or if you're looking for a particular piece.

 

 

hi! hope my query doesn't turn you off but why/what do you like about bach and vivaldi?

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hi! hope my query doesn't turn you off but why/what do you like about bach and vivaldi?

 

Piano composition, well if play piano, you'll understand that some classical music are used to educate people as to how to play the piano, after you play a couple of compos, especially Bachs, you'll really love classical music,its soothing.

 

If ever you would want to listen to classical music, try listening to Joe Satriani, he turns piano compositions to guitar, playing

Satch Boogie, Beethoven's 5th, and such to guitar tunes.

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Piano composition, well if play piano, you'll understand that some classical music are used to educate people as to how to play the piano, after you play a couple of compos, especially Bachs, you'll really love classical music,its soothing.

 

If ever you would want to listen to classical music, try listening to Joe Satriani, he turns piano compositions to guitar, playing

Satch Boogie, Beethoven's 5th, and such to guitar tunes.

 

i don't get it. do you mean classical music is good bec. it soothes you? good for you because most of what i listen to i find intellectually challenging. take for example schoenberg's transfigured night, where he narrates [in expressionist manner] the angst of a woman caught in a dilemma as to how to explain to her lover that she is pregnant with another man; she eventually does and the man after a struggle with himself accepts the situation; this event changes the whole universe for them.

 

and a comment on joe satriani, THAT is not classical music. being able to play to soprano line of a symphony does not mean you are playing THE symphony, you are merely quoting. instead of listening to satriani, isn't it much better to listen to the real thing? more to the point- wouldn't you rather eat the sizzling steak instead of the plastic display?

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i don't get it. do you mean classical music is good bec. it soothes you? good for you because most of what i listen to i find intellectually challenging. take for example schoenberg's transfigured night, where he narrates [in expressionist manner] the angst of a woman caught in a dilemma as to how to explain to her lover that she is pregnant with another man; she eventually does and the man after a struggle with himself accepts the situation; this event changes the whole universe for them.

 

and a comment on joe satriani, THAT is not classical music. being able to play to soprano line of a symphony does not mean you are playing THE symphony, you are merely quoting. instead of listening to satriani, isn't it much better to listen to the real thing? more to the point- wouldn't you rather eat the sizzling steak instead of the plastic display?

 

Joe satriani's music is a typical mood setter, if you try to listen to his soprano lines(as you said in your previous quote) you might like it (depending on the person). Let me give you a better explanation, before listening to some contemporary music, which is to others really boring even for me once, I 1st had an advice from a friend to listen to Satriani's music, so after I had listened to Satriani,I realized that I like that song but I prefer listening to it in a more soothing play, after listening to its symphony version I then developed a craving to contempo and classic songs, it really depends on the person. Others tend to listen to the revival of a certain song rather than its original, but sometimes we tend to hate its revival then tune back to its original, thats my point. Another example is I like listening to classical music and to its remixed version playing it on my guitar or piano, like Beethoven's 5th played in piano and then in guitars, theres a sort of a craving you develop after months of practice playing it either by guitar or piano, so to others, playing a song in piano over and over makes him realize that he appreciates it and even likes it.

 

So to others, even if you wont believe me, a plastic display is much more appriciated than a sizzling steak, and why is it that? They cant eat a sizzling steak, maybe because they are too old and with its high colesterol and fats, its a deadly meal, so they would rather watch a plastic display. :lol: :lol: ,its the simple things that makes us appreciate the bigger things in life.

 

But then again, why read a book that you cant understand? thats the same reason why some people dont like reading a book or listening to this type of music, its either they have a hard time in understanding it, or they dont appreciate it. Its a concept of understanding, to some they like jazz,they hate pop, others love rap, they hate rock, it depends entirely on the person, he cam either sits back, relax, try to appreciate the song and try to understand its concept, or he would rather listen to other songs with simplier lyrics.

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frankly, i still don't understand what you are talking about. be that as it may, let's leave it at that.

 

to that person who loves bach and vivaldi, i hope you've listened to the recordings made by trevor pinnock and i think the english chamber orchestra on period instruments. i downloaded the brandenburg concerti [all 6] and another earlier recording with benjamin britten conducting and i must say that the pinnock recording really puts you back in the period. their use of sonido blanco is very effective.

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