Baroque and Classical Music

Anyone Else a fan of these types of music? I love it, It's just so calming and soothing, and It kind of makes you feel majestic

I think a lot of people can listen to those styles of music. I know I can. However most prefer to listen to more contemporary music.

Originally Posted by vizigothe

I think a lot of people can listen to those styles of music. I know I can. However most prefer to listen to more contemporary music.

A lot of people listen to it for the sake of being 'elitist'.

Originally Posted by Pallantides

A lot of people listen to it for the sake of being 'elitist'.

I have yet to get known to one.

Originally Posted by Pallantides

A lot of people listen to it for the sake of being 'elitist'.

Nah I dont think so mate, I love liseting to this type of music and I don't try to be elitest.

What you guys think of Wagner and his "Twilight of the Gods"??

I havent heard of this one:hmmm:

Originally Posted by Nicholas H.C

Nah I dont think so mate, I love liseting to this type of music and I don't try to be elitest.

I never said you did, my gentle Bourbon.

Originally Posted by Pallantides

A lot of people listen to it for the sake of being 'elitist'.

you have a point....I know one of my very very close friend does that. And I call him "son of an aristocrat"

I hope I'm not listening to it for being an elite though. It really sounds good to me given that I also love history and especially the 19th century.

For me it's a rather situational matter. It depends on my mood and what I'm into interest-wise, whether classical, baroque or also renaissance and medieval music gets in my play-list.
I'm heavily into atmosphere. The atmosphere I want in my home at a certain time decides, whether it's renaissance music or some spacey electronic ambient or some old jazz and blues...

No reason to be narrow-minded when it's about music.

-Der Ketzerfreund.

Originally Posted by Ketzerfreund

For me it's a rather situational matter. It depends on my mood and what I'm into interest-wise, whether classical, baroque or also renaissance and medieval music gets in my play-list.
I'm heavily into atmosphere. The atmosphere I want in my home at a certain time decides, whether it's renaissance music or some spacey electronic ambient or some old jazz and blues...

No reason to be narrow-minded when it's about music.

-Der Ketzerfreund.

Thats a little true I guess, as I like spacy electronica myself But for some reason, all other types of music I do not like like pop, rock, metal and rap.
Celtic is ok most of the time

I'm not a big fan of Baroque, but I do listen to a lot of classical. In fact, that's nearly all I listen too. I prefer music from the romantic period, 19th century; composers like Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Chopin etc.

Classical is excellent, and Baroque is brilliant, especially solo Baroque. It's extremely expressive, but not in the same way as Romantic music. It's like describing nature and beauty and love, but with maths. The perfect rhythym, the accents, creating perfectly broken chords and variations on those chords, all with only one note at a time. It's music you really have to listen too, you have to think when you hear it, to follow the notes. Subtly expressive. (obsiously) One of my favourite genres. You can't beat J.S Bach.

Though I listen to all kinds of music, Baroque, Classical, etc, is my favorite. I tend to focus on solo violin music, (because I'm a violinist), but that doesn't mean I exclude other instrumental solos, I'm just biased by my hobbie.
I'll second what the previous post said, and say Bach is pretty much the best thing to ever to happen to music.

By the way, if you haven't heard it, check out the Vitali Chaconne. It's not exactly a very popular piece, but it is very pretty, a veritable gem in music.

Take it easy,

Yeah I love Classical and Baroque. I thought my thread was going to die lol.

You can't beat J.S Bach.

I know, he's awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN7-M...eature=related

^^ J.S Bach Prelude

I like Baroque and renaissance music but I cant stand much of 18-19th century music, except Chopin.

I like anything from Middle-Ages Gregorian chants, to upbeat profane music from the Renaissance to Chopin nocturnes. I do prefer Baroque and Romantic music to classical music, the latter is too 'tidy' for me.

For Bach-afficionados, here's something I found on a Bach-blog last week.
This is heresy I can tolerate.

You can't beat J.S Bach.

Meh, give me Handel any day over him.

In general I'm fond of all things rare and obscure mostly from 18th century, very rarely do I wonder out of that period.

Depends on the time and the place. If I'm about to play a sporting match-up, you'll more likely find Lil Wayne or Europe's Final Countdown on my playlist. If on the other hand I'm hankering to relax, classical is the way to go. I don't think anyone can honestly hate classical music, besides out of ignorance, because chances are if those people asked the musicians they do like about classical music, they'd only hear positive feedback about the musicality. If nothing else the music is timeless. Ask any artist nowadays how they would feel about their songs still being played often in 2300 and they'd be awed and thrilled at the notion. They've survived a very long time, and there's a reason for that.

I don't think anyone can honestly hate classical music, besides out of ignorance,

Another possible reason is that they are still not found the right kind of classical music for them.
This genre is so incredibly diverse that there is likely something for everyones taste out there.

Originally Posted by Trax

Onother possible reason is that they are still not found the right kind of classical music for them.
This genre is so incredibly diverse that there is likely something for everyones taste out there.

I guess thats true, every classical composer has a distinct style and people may prefer another composer

Originally Posted by Grandmaster Nicholas

I guess thats true, every classical composer has a distinct style and people may prefer another composer

Different composers, yes.
But also different kinds of music - I listen to vocal music almost exclusively but then again I know someone (from another forum) who listens to solo piano music from the romantic period and very little else.

Personally, I would rather listen to no music ever again than put up with that kind of diet.