OK. Let me phrase this slightly differently. If you were limited to ONE composer whom would you choose to listen to exclusively7 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com> Sender: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:01:50 To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com<Mercedes@okiebenz.com> Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] GUMP is DEAD astrasfogel wrote: "So is Bach the greatest? I call it a dead heat with Ludwig." The greatest what? The greatest composer? The greatest composer in his style/era? The term classical music is confusing because "Classical" is a style or period or era. J.S. Bach and Beethoven are in different eras/styles. Bach is in the Baroque era/period, it's pretty difficult to compare them. It would be like asking who is the greatest Sports figure? When the question might be who is the greatest football player? It's pretty hard to compare a football player and a tennis player. Likewise, it is difficult to compare composers from different eras/periods. So, Bach is arguably the greatest of the Baroque period/style. And arguably, Beethoven the greatest of the Classical period. EXCEPT, ole Ludwig only wrote 9 symphonies. So, I think Mozart gets the nod. Some people would include Beethoven in the Romantic period, but I think that is incorrect because his symphonies followed most of the strict formalities of the classical periods. He might be a transition between the two. For me, the greatest of the Romantic period is Wagner. Donald H. Snook _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
