I later remembered of one of Shostakovich's symphonies but he really wasn't a first thought. Thank you for your suggestion and will look out for it. :-)
On Jun 30, 11:04 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > Speaking of passionate composers, try the second movement of Dmitri > Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2; how about being seized and > carried by music till your body is ready to float away...? :) > > On Jun 30, 3:12 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I love the Russians and some of the other passionate composers. I am > > after tempo but also the "reach" of melody as a longing. As for pop- I > > like Gershwin and witty lyrics- Porter, Rodgers and Hart. Dislike > > dissonance and wimpy love songs- often country western. Like soft rock > > prior to heavy metal and present noise. Like being seized and carried > > by music till my body is ready to dance away. > > > On Jun 30, 7:42 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Umm I think that emotional context must be subjective. Do we all feel > > > the same emotions when listening to the same piece of music? > > > > So I must ask does the composer have this emotional frame you speak > > > of, or does he compose with his own emotions in mind? > > > > On the other hand I think we can agree that certian patterns of sound > > > are well known for invokeing certian moods, so perhaps a little from > > > coloumn A and a little from coloumn B? > > > > On Jun 30, 8:21 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Good questions; the author or composer must have a qualitative sense > > > > of the emotional "frame" of the piece as he/she writes, presumably; > > > > but its a marvel how they manage to reconstruct that qualia through > > > > sound. > > > > > On Jun 29, 6:24 pm, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I know right.... music.... rhythm.... an immediate effect.... is it > > > > > merely > > > > > the systematic striking of chords... i am in awe.. of those who create > > > > > music.... is music created... or is it there before the keys are > > > > > struck ... > > > > > the chords pulled... do we make music or do we simlply tune in.... i > > > > > dont > > > > > mean writing a song.... but a sonata perhaps.... where does it come > > > > > from.... > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:02 PM, paradox <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Today, i found myself completely lost in the magical wonderland of > > > > > > Patrick Doyle's "My Fathers Favourite"; it is a breathtakingly > > > > > > beautiful place indeed. Which got me thinking...what is it about > > > > > > certain pieces of music that invoke in us an overwhelming emotional > > > > > > landscape? > > > > > > -- > > > > > \--/ Peace- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
