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Is that classical music?
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Is that classical music?
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Nice try. Valiant effort.
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You need to clarify the periods. do you include medieval music as "classical" as Molly seems to think you do?
And whats Germany? I presume German speaking Austrians/Viennese are included.
I will limit it to post 1600, and affirmatively included German speaking Austrians.
The Russians are great, and produced some great music.
But I think Germany still wins hands down. JS Bach alone is overwhelming - all those cantatas, magnicat, etc.. Beethoven - the 6th symphony, the moonlight Sonata, Coriolanus Overture (to skip the most obvious symphonies. Mozart - The Magic Flute, the other operas, the late symphonies, severl incredible concertos, the Requiem Mass. Haydn - lots of great symphonies. Shubert - lieder. Brahms - the symphonies, Variations on a theme by Bach, etc.
Thats not even gettting into Schuman or Liszt or Wagner. Or JC Bach, KPE Bach. Felix Mendelsohn.
Gustav Mahler. Anton Bruckner.
Or the 12 tone guys - Schoenberg, who transformed 20th c music, (even excluding the stuff he composed after coming to America) Webern. Alban Berg.Last edited by lord of the mark; August 21, 2006, 10:59."A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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Dates of classical music eras
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They should call the last one contemporary music. Or add contemporary to 20th century.Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – LessingComment
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Clearly, Germany pwns everybody else."I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
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Originally posted by Spiffor
Clearly, Germany pwns everybody else.
People will have their preferences, but there is a taste element involved. German stuff is very technical, often ethereal, but sometimes a tad dull (Handel). Russian stuff has more passion - it makes me want to dance and cry.
I don't think much 20th century classical is good, though. Horrible, discordant stuff. imo.Comment
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Indeed.Originally posted by Cort Haus
Russian stuff has more passion
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Re: Which country has produce the best classical music?
You Nazi.Originally posted by Sikander
Wagner
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Cue the Woody Allen joke .... "every time I hear Wagner I get this urge to invade Poland".Comment
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Are we talking about only the Western school of classical music , or about classical music anywhere in the world ? Because if the former , then I'm not qualified to comment , but if the latter , then India .
The origins of our musical tradition are lost in the mists of antiquity - one of our four primary scriptures deals exclusively with music . The powers ( there's nothing else that quite describes it ) that Indian vocalists have acquired in voice modulation are unparalleled by anything anywhere in the world . Our instruments are the most pleasing to the ear - they are the least jarring or violent , IMHO . But Indian classical music does not have much exposure even within India .Comment
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Shostakovich!
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I'd imagine that Indian classical music has a lot to do with the origin of Hindu civilization.Originally posted by aneeshm
Are we talking about only the Western school of classical music , or about classical music anywhere in the world ? Because if the former , then I'm not qualified to comment , but if the latter , then India .
The origins of our musical tradition are lost in the mists of antiquity - one of our four primary scriptures deals exclusively with music . The powers ( there's nothing else that quite describes it ) that Indian vocalists have acquired in voice modulation are unparalleled by anything anywhere in the world . Our instruments are the most pleasing to the ear - they are the least jarring or violent , IMHO . But Indian classical music does not have much exposure even within India .“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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