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Juke Joint Jezebel

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"Classical Music" , posted Tue 1 Oct 22:47

does anyone have any particular favorite pieces? i've been looking around for some, but haven't been too successful

i've currently got
- Beethoven's 9th Symphony "Ode to Joy" (from some Eva sound track. fking beautiful piece)
- Pachelbel's Cannon in D Major (it's ok. reminds me of a wedding o_O)

anything else "classical" i've got are just songs from animes and video games

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OmegaDog
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"Re(1):Classical Music" , posted Tue 1 Oct 22:57

I really really enjoy classical music, but I really don't know pieces by name.

Well, at least to name something -- the rendition of Ave Maria done in Cowboy Bebop, I thought was awesome; EVA also had its fair share of awesome pieces; and Batman: The Animated Series -- orchestral compositions definitely added to it. The Grandia theme is also really memorable, and... well, I could just continue going.

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deoch
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"Re(1):Classical Music" , posted Tue 1 Oct 23:13

Here's some songs that you may recognize.

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Tchaikovsky's

Waltz of the Flowers
The famous classical piece that is played during the "Toys in the Attic" episode of Bebop.

1812 Overture

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You might also get a kick out of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" since it's often used in movie trailers.

kaepora
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"Re: Classical Music" , posted Tue 1 Oct 23:23

"Four Seasons: Summer ~ Tempo d'Estate" from The Original Four Seasons and The Devil's Trill Sonata

I like Vanessa Mae's violin rendition of it ("Storm") better, though.

Toxico

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"Re(2):Classical Music" , posted Wed 2 Oct 08:02:

quote:
I really really enjoy classical music, but I really don't know pieces by name.

I also DO enjoy classical music, and I have been searching the "Four Seasons" from Vivaldi, specially the summer, 4th movement... (Present in Sailor Moon LoL)

Other of My favourites is the maestro Giuseppe Verdi, mainly in his "La Forza del destino: Overture"

Johann Strauss has also keep my attention.

I have been suffering since my big sister lost the original CD we get... Damn.

[this message was edited by Toxico on Wed 2 Oct 17:41]

Burning Kyo

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"Re(1):Re: Classical Music" , posted Wed 2 Oct 08:09

quote:
"Four Seasons: Summer ~ Tempo d'Estate" from The Original Four Seasons and The Devil's Trill Sonata
I like Vanessa Mae's violin rendition of it ("Storm") better, though.

Devil's thrill owns !

"Teme no hono wa nani iro da ?"

iggy

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"Re(1):Classical Music" , posted Wed 2 Oct 13:03

The Maiden and the Death or the Night on the bald mount (??? La nuit sur le Mont Chauve), Tchaikovsky's Nuttcracker, any easy things from Verdi....

Iron D

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"Re(2):Classical Music" , posted Wed 2 Oct 15:20

I'm a lover of almost all music types including classical.

My all time favorite piece: Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker suite, bar none.

Useless but true fact: Australian soldiers used "We're Off to See the Wizard" as a marching song during WWII.

Shin ATproof

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"Re(3):Classical Music" , posted Wed 2 Oct 16:17

Try the following:

[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
-The Marriage of Figaro
-40th Symphony K550-1st movement

[Ludwig Van Beethoven]
-5th Symphony-1st Movement
-9th Symphony-4th Movement

[Franz Schubert]
-Ave Maria

[Georges Bizet]
-Theme from Carmen

[Gioacchino Rossini]
-William Tell Overture

[Paul Dukas]
-The Sorcerer's Apprentice

[Nikolai-Rimsky Koraskov]
-Flight of the Bumblebee

[Richard Wagner]
-Flight of the Valkyries

[Johannes Brahms]
-Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
-Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G major

[Antonin Dvorak]
-Slavic Dance No 7

...there are more but these should last you a while ^_^ enjoy.

talbaineric

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"Re(4):Classical Music" , posted Wed 2 Oct 16:44

I like classical music. I'm so versatile when it comes to music I listen to anything with a beat,anything soothing,anything danceable,anything mellow,anything that makes me jam or just relax.

Probably my favorite is Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. That song just trips me out.

Juke Joint Jezebel

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"yeaaaa!!!" , posted Wed 2 Oct 16:46

thanks everyone! i'll have a fun time searching for music tonight
if anyone thinks of any more favorites, please post!
thanks again! this is awesome

Gen

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"Re(1):Classical Music" , posted Wed 2 Oct 21:22

quote:
does anyone have any particular favorite pieces? i've been looking around for some, but haven't been too successful

i've currently got
- Beethoven's 9th Symphony "Ode to Joy" (from some Eva sound track. fking beautiful piece)
- Pachelbel's Cannon in D Major (it's ok. reminds me of a wedding o_O)

anything else "classical" i've got are just songs from animes and video games

I like all the most famous composers. I think Beethoven is the best and Mozart is second. (I don't like new stuff that's called classical but is at best pseudo-classical, made by people who aren't cultured or talented enough to make actual classical.)

Toxico

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"He He...." , posted Thu 3 Oct 11:15

quote:

I like all the most famous composers. I think Beethoven is the best and Mozart is second. (I don't like new stuff that's called classical but is at best pseudo-classical, made by people who aren't cultured or talented enough to make actual classical.)

He He.... It might be that maybe, just maybe the era of the genius is over.

Sklathill
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"Re(1):He He...." , posted Thu 3 Oct 16:51

Plenty of "classical" composers out there right now. Arvo Part is a wonderful composer. So is John Adams, especially his recent work. (Century Rolls piano concerto, for one...) Xenakis is cool too (want to know the influence of the THX sound? :) )...he just died recently...

A little bit farther back, there are of course people like Stravinsky and Ravel, probably did the most in pushing modern orchestration practices. Scriabin isn't heard too much, but he's absolutely fantastic, in the knock-your-socks-off what-kind-of-sound-is-that?! this-is-romantic!?@ kind of way. He's fun and challenging for pianists, and being a pianist, I have to like him. :)

While I ADORE Mozart and Bach, there's just so much more out there besides Moonlight Sonata and Canon in D. Concert art music is still out there, waiting to be heard...

Someone mentioned Batman: The Animated Series. The music for that is mostly composed and orchestrated by a woman named Shirley Walker. Very underrated. She also orchestrated the Brad Fiedel/James Cameron soundtracks...Terminator 1 and 2 and True Lies. She is definitely cool...

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Gojira

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"Re(2):He He...." , posted Thu 3 Oct 23:44:

As a pianist, my personal favorite romantic-classical composer would have to be Frederic Chopin (who wrote fantastic études and polonaises for the piano, among many other things), followed closely by Claude Debussy (who is considered in many ways to be Chopin's successor).

Anyway, here are some random recommendations (sorry about any mistakes, it's been a while since I listened to any of these):
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (this was covered on the Evangelion movie soundtrack)
Beethoven: Symphony #6 "Pastoral"
Bizét: Carmen (very popular opera... parts of it have been used all over popular media)
Chopin: Grande Polonaise
Chopin: Heroic Polonaise (a.k.a. "Oliver Cromwell", circa Monty Python)
Chopin: Etude #1
Chopin: Black Key Etude
Debussy: Suite Bergamesque
Debussy: L'Isle Joyeuse
Gerswhin: An American in Paris
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite
Mozart: Requiem (various parts were used as Krauser's BGMs in Fatal Fury)
Rachmaninoff: Concerto no. 2 in C minor
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Tchaicovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor

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Scriabin isn't heard too much, but he's absolutely fantastic, in the knock-your-socks-off what-kind-of-sound-is-that?! this-is-romantic!?@ kind of way. He's fun and challenging for pianists, and being a pianist, I have to like him. :)

Ooo... I played his d-sharp etudes once, the damn thing nearly broke my left arm in half. :O Still learned it though XD

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Someone mentioned Batman: The Animated Series. The music for that is mostly composed and orchestrated by a woman named Shirley Walker. Very underrated. She also orchestrated the Brad Fiedel/James Cameron soundtracks...Terminator 1 and 2 and True Lies. She is definitely cool...

Not to take anything away from Shirley Walker, but the B:tAS music is based on Danny Elfman's original work for the Batman movies, which is also very good.

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[this message was edited by Gojira on Thu 3 Oct 23:52]