>>I said before that I really don't know much about classical music. ditto, and I will echo that listening is probably the best bet.
I'm not much for the tinkly classical music, I think I'll dig through and see what I have, maybe hunt a little with Grokster. How's that for a needle in a haystack. Some I like are: Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1 Mahler- Symphony 1, mv 3, 4 Grofe - Grand Canyon Suite - (5) Cloudburst - look for a good recording though ? Penguin Cafe Orchestra ? Nexus (I can't remember) Eric From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Classical Music suggestions Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 14:11:43 -0500 I said before that I really don't know much about classical music. I'm probably on par with you on that. My real recommendation was that instead of listening to the 7 songs that get played constantly, just tune in a classical music station and start listening. That way there is more variety. Sure all the songs listed are popular. And they're popular for a reason. Microsoft's domination of the market has killed all compe...oh wait. Um. Yeah. I got into classical by listening to all the same stuff as has been listed. It's just that there's a LOT of stuff out there that is really nice that I don't even know the names of. I'm not trying to be a snob. I'm not cultured enough to do so. I just turn on the radio and enjoy. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 1:45 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Classical Music suggestions > > > Now, wait. I've listened to that composition a number of > times. Yeah, the "Graduation Bit" makes me cringe, but > there's a lot more to the song that I /do/ like. > > And I agree that I'm probably not as well informed about > classical music as you are (though you gotta give me credit > -- I know a lot more than most 23 year old men). And just > because I like Brittney -- er -- pop orchestras doesn't mean > I have /no/ taste. It just means that I like, among other > things, light stuff. > > Yes, I like Mozart and Bach. I don't care for most Beethoven > (though I really like Fur Elise). I probably wouldn't know > it offhand, but I spent a long car trip listening to Wagner's > Ring Cycle (there's no way I can spell it in German) and > remember thinking it was pretty cool, despite the fact that I > usually don't like opera. > > But the real point is that we're talking about choices for a > guy who appears to be just getting into classical, and so > isn't the obvious place to start the common, easy-to-find, > easy-to-like stuff you seem to be knocking? > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:08 PM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: RE: Classical Music suggestions > : > : > : Wahh! I kill you all! > : > : Pomp and Circumstance = spree 'o death at a graduation ceremony. > : > : Come on guys. The "pops" are the classical equivalent of Brittney. > : > : -Kevin > : > : > -----Original Message----- > : > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:39 AM > : > To: CF-Community > : > Subject: RE: Classical Music suggestions > : > > : > > : > Pomp and Circumstance > : > > : > larry > : > > : > At 12:05 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, Ben Doom wrote: > : > >I can never remember the name of it. You know that > annoying bit the > : > >play at every graduation? That's actually about a 15-second > : > chunk of a > : > >pretty cool song. > : > > > : > >Oh Fortuna by Carl Orff. Often used in movies to > indicate something > : > >dramatic and scary. > : > > > : > >Just about anything else by Wagner (for a classical > : > composer, he rocked > : > >out). > : > > > : > > > : > >-- Ben Doom > : > > Programmer & General Lackey > : > > Moonbow Software, Inc > : > > > : > >: -----Original Message----- > : > >: From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > >: Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:46 AM > : > >: To: CF-Community > : > >: Subject: Classical Music suggestions > : > >: > : > >: > : > >: I'm trying out the Real Rhapsody music service. So far > : > it's pretty > : > >darn > : > >: cool. The music selection is varied and encompasses a lot > : > of the bands I > : > >: like. Anyway, I'm trying to put together a classical playlist. > : > >: I like the > : > >: loud classical pieces in the vein of '1812 > Overture','Night on Bald > : > >: Mountain','Ride of the Valkyries'. What are some other > : > suggestions the > : > >: community might have. Thanks > : > >: > : > >: > : > >: marlon moyer > : > >: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > >: > : > >: > : > > > : > > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
