It took me ages for the great sdp to write this out, so at least read it. I sneer down my nose at yoo peasants from my lofty high-horse.


Lesson One:

classical music breaks down into 5 main periods, these are:

1. Renaissance (mmmhhh, oooohhhh, ahhhhhhh)
2. Baroque (Vivaldi, Handel)
3. Classical (Mozart, Bach, Beethoven)
4. Romantic (Shubert, Schumann, Dvorak)
5. Modern (Gorecki, Gerswhin, Barber)

(The capitals are important here - Romantic doesnt mean romantic, and Classical doesnt mean classical).

These periods cover five distinct sets of style; this is to say each one has its own set of characteristics but itââ,¬â,,¢s a lot to go into so I wonââ,¬â,,¢t unless anyone cares. The easiest way to identify which period something is from is to read the CD cover. You could put those medieval guys in as #0 I guess but really who care about those old farts?


Let us turn up our noses and bitch about whatââ,¬â,,¢s important when talking about Music first:

1. Story/Idea/tone: Is the music saying anything?
2. Timbre: Timbre is your Daddy, imo. That means itââ,¬â,,¢s about the most important thing ever, imo.
3. Structure: classical music mostly follows set structures, as does most music today.
4. Dynamics, melody. And harmony.
 
Common Questions:

1. Is it good?
Of course itââ,¬â,,¢s good. Itââ,¬â,,¢s fking excellent. A four hundred year old song has gotta be pretty good to still get air time, huh?
2. Do I like it?
This is subjective, and itââ,¬â,,¢s not important, although you shouldnââ,¬â,,¢t waste time listening to stuff you hate.
3. Can I see why other people like it?
This leads onto ââ,¬â€œ
4. Why is it good?
Something to think about

Add/ask more if you care but deffo check out:

Dvorakââ,¬â,,¢s Cello Concerto,
Schubertââ,¬â,,¢s ââ,¬Å"Gretchen am Spinnradeââ,¬Â� and ââ,¬Å"Erlkonigââ,¬Â�,
Goreckiââ,¬â,,¢s 3rd
Tchaikovsky
Mozart/Beethoven have been done to death so they are optional, except for the Moonlight Sonata.

But if you do one thing in your whole life take a few minutes to listen to those two Schubert songs (Leid). Read the lyrics and follow them along, itââ,¬â,,¢s absolute Genius.



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Quote from: sdp2. Timbre: Timbre is your Daddy, imo. That means itââ,¬â,,¢s about the most important thing ever, imo.

So thats the Monty Python Lumberjack song then?

Chop, chop, chop. "Timbre!"

Someone do this for heavy metal it would be hilarious!!

A few heavy metal bands that consist of classically trained string instrument players come to mind.