What are your favorite periods of music? I'm mainly intersted in opinions in classical. My choice would have to be the Baroque period, mainly for Pachelbel, Vivaldi, and Bach. For contemporary music I'm going to have to go with our current decade. Some of the most amazing music I've ever heard was made in the 2000s, the 1990s were quite fruitful as well.
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Favorite periods of music?
- Thread starter Siquros
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Romantic is my favorite. I love Chopin's piano works, and his Concertos give me shivers(mainly: "Concerto No 1 in Eminor, Allegro maestoso" and "Concerto No 2, Larghetto"). My main reason for liking Romantic is that alot of it is usually minor and dramatic, and for me, it's much more emotional.
My second favorite is Baroque. Vivaldi/Bach mainly. I love Vivaldi's "Concerto in in F minor 'L'inverno'-Allegro non molto".
But yeah. I listen to tons of classical, and pretty much like it all except for Mozart's really...um, :happy: music.
One thing slightly off topic I've noticed about music in general. When music theory was started, music was really well thought out, and used alot of math, and complex chords, theory, rules, etc. Anyone would know this if they studied Baroque. And since then it seems that the intelligence in music has lowered over the years. Not that other music is bad, but yeah, if you compared Baroque to pop/rock/rap/country and other simular popular styles, classical is like the genious in school that got picked on. Mind you, modern Jazz music is one exception as it's directly on par with classical theory (But jazz is still an underdog style like classical is nowadays).
Edit: Btw, it makes me quite happy to see people still actively listen to classical.
My second favorite is Baroque. Vivaldi/Bach mainly. I love Vivaldi's "Concerto in in F minor 'L'inverno'-Allegro non molto".
But yeah. I listen to tons of classical, and pretty much like it all except for Mozart's really...um, :happy: music.
One thing slightly off topic I've noticed about music in general. When music theory was started, music was really well thought out, and used alot of math, and complex chords, theory, rules, etc. Anyone would know this if they studied Baroque. And since then it seems that the intelligence in music has lowered over the years. Not that other music is bad, but yeah, if you compared Baroque to pop/rock/rap/country and other simular popular styles, classical is like the genious in school that got picked on. Mind you, modern Jazz music is one exception as it's directly on par with classical theory (But jazz is still an underdog style like classical is nowadays).
Edit: Btw, it makes me quite happy to see people still actively listen to classical.
Yeah, it's true. Most modern bands can't read music, I've heard even Thom Yorke who many consider a musical genius can't read music... so many different styles are so readily available that people just "know" what makes sense and what sounds good in a song... in classical music every single second was carefully thought out and scripted, and many bands these days just pick up a guitar and start playing chords that sound good together. Both styles work and I definately don't look down upon modern musicians who haven't studied theory.
A lot of songs that I love go completely against theory anyways... I love odd time signatures.
A lot of songs that I love go completely against theory anyways... I love odd time signatures.
Odd time signatures aren't against theory. Just more uncommon. If you look at Sergey Prokofiev he's got tons of weird time signatures. Difficult as hell to play, too. But he's in the newer 20th century classical.
Edit: But yeah, anything from 1800- is all 4/4, 3/4 variations.
Edit: But yeah, anything from 1800- is all 4/4, 3/4 variations.
Just to help clarify, btw. Classical music is from 1750 to 1823ish (Beethoven's death marks it, and people argue about when that was.) Pre-20th century is better for a generic term. NOT meant in an elitist police kind of way at all, btw.
Fun trivia: An analysis of Beethoven's hair suggested he died of lead poisoning.
Fun trivia: An analysis of Beethoven's hair suggested he died of lead poisoning.