Any fans of classical music?

[Breine]

Meh, I'm so boring because my favourites are the obvious ones: Mozart and Beethoven.

[nik0tine]

It's all about Bach, baby.

Oh man, WTC and Art of fuge, and the John and Matthew Passions. Nothing can beat that stuff.

I'm probably going to go into composition as my major as well. I try to compose now, but I'm kind of uneducated and I'm not very good. I try though. If you write your own music I encourage you to post it in EoFF's writers corner. And if you ever want to talk to someone about music feel free to hit me up! (Especially if you want to talk about the Fugue! )

[xX.Silver.Wings.Xx]

Gnossienne No.1 and Gymnopedie No.1 by Satie,
Sarabande by Handel and Pavane by Faure.

Satie and Faure are my favourites.

I really wish I knew as much about music as some of you guys... i'd never be able to compuse ro write anything myself.

[nik0tine]

I really wish I knew as much about music as some of you guys... i'd never be able to compuse ro write anything myself.

Composing is ridiculously easy. It's composing like beethoven thats difficult.

I can compose half way decent sounding music (although I guess thats up for debate) and I've only taken a highschool music theory course. It's entirely possible for anyone to compose if they put forth a little effort.

[eestlinc]

the hard part is getting people to play the music you compose.

[farplaner]

Thanks for the replies everyone!

By moonlight sonata, I assume you are referring to the first movement, which is what is usually heard? The whole sonata is good. The third movement is really energetic and envigorating: vivace agitato.

It's actually Presto Agitato, and I just played that movement yesterday at a recital.

Ah yes, thanks for the correction. You must be pretty good, buddy . I can play the first movement, but I haven't been playing very long. I have recited WTC prelude 1, a Song Without Words of Mendelssohn's, Chopin's prelude 20, and a couple others. Right now I'm working on the WTC prelude 2, which is challenging enough at speed.

Thanks for the link misscleo, I'll check it out...yeah, I like the tarantella- pretty lively. I really haven't heard much of his music (excluding Peter and the Wolf, of course), but I will eventually.

I have been composing a little, too. I can't learn quickly enough. I hear these great compositions, and I get inspired! I sit down to write my masterpiece and then...I sit some more....etc. maybe one day lol. I'll be starting Theory 2 here in a couple weeks-looking forward to it.

Keep the posts coming!

[Loony BoB]

Brahms and Chopin. I don't mind classical music and have some, but I have to say it's more a taste for piano music that gets me into such composers. Anything that doesn't have the piano as the major instrument in the song is okay, but nothing I'd listen to and bask in the beauty of.

[Moose Knight]

Beethoven is the greatest composer ever. I like others styles as well, including late Romantic, particularly from Russia (Mussorgsky, etc.) as well as early modern (Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Bartok, etc.) I also enjoy playing classical guitar music.

I've tried and regularly engage in composition, but the sheer difficulty is often overwhelming. Really makes you appreciate the great composers more.

[farplaner]

I haven't really heard any of Schoenberg's music, except for some tidbit in music appreciation. I just thought I would wait until I learned more about the tone row, which I heard was actually originated by Liszt. When I first picked up some of his piano music, I found it hard to get, but it's becoming clearer, especially since I have spent some time in front of the keyboard. It would have been awesome to see him perform, as, apparently, many consider him to be one of the greatest pianists in history!

Right now I'm listening to Dvorak's ninth symphony. It's easy to see how it became so famous. I just realized that the third movement opens with a line from one of Beethoven's.