Modern composers still make original songs for soundtracks: Clint Mansell, Thomas Newman and the rest. |
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I am curious to think of what DVs thinks about classical music, and whether or not its fading out of popularity (or has already phased out) or is going to make a comeback at some point. And also, since I play classical music myself, I'll redefine the date range as starting from the 900 BC to about 1960 AD, since the term "classical music" as a genre is misleading because it really specifies music in the 1800s. Some prominent composers specifically from the classical period are Beethoven, Alberti, Boccherini, and C.P.E Bach. Sorry I had to get that rant out, its just misleading because technically Western/European music is split into various periods and labeling it as all "classical" is technically wrong. Even though I just refer to it as "classical music" as well lol. |
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Modern composers still make original songs for soundtracks: Clint Mansell, Thomas Newman and the rest. |
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Last edited by Original Poster; 06-25-2014 at 07:24 AM.
Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
Classical music and opera is pretty much all I listen to nowadays, though once in a while I will settle for 80's rock. The only living bands or composers I listen to regularly are Chris de Burgh, Enya, and Celtic Woman. At home, I always blare mine classical music day and night. It keeps me calm and focused during the day, and helps me sleep at night. Honestly, I do not know what I would do without it. |
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I can pretty much listen to anything that isn't rap, dubstep or the most insufferably happy of pop songs. I much prefer instrumental to songs with lyrics in. Anyways, regarding classical, I like it far more than most modern music, though I think appreciation for the true oldies is at a low and may well fade entirely. Some current composers, most notably in video games, are trying to keep it alive, though. In any case, regardless of how bad my generation gets, I'll always stubbornly support it. |
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Music is language, and different music styles are different languages. Classical is a very complicated language, which has many more nuances than pop/rock etc., and for this reason it is more difficult to get into (especially, if you're not really young). |
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Last edited by Voldmer; 06-25-2014 at 02:06 PM.
So ... is this the real universe, or is it just a preliminary study?
I'm by no means a classical aficionado, but I've seen one of my favorite albums so far this year (it came out last year, but I first listened to it in 2014) get labeled as "modern classical." I feel it may be a far cry from the type of music this thread is actually about, but I just wanted to pop my head in as an example of how the music may still be relevant. |
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Wow, I wish I could reply to everyone's posts all at once, as I see lots of good input. And yes Sefalik, for sure your post is relevant! |
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to answer your question: no |
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Last edited by braha_kahn; 06-26-2014 at 07:14 PM.
Its popularity has declined in recent times due to pop music which is easily accessible and targeted to the general population. I think pop music will continue to grow, only into different branches. It's my hope that classical music will also survive. |
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"Classical" music is probably the longest surviving music of any genre. |
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Hi Reci, that is basically what I meant though, that when someone looks up "classical music" as a category/genre online (like in iTunes, Youtube, Spotify, Pandora ect) they are really accessing the entire Western/European tradition of music from basically pre 900BC to now. You are right and as I said in my post above, "classical" technically references that specific period in 1800s (or late 1700s into the 1800s). |
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Last edited by Neo Neo; 06-28-2014 at 06:29 PM.
And Tommo, that's cool! I wasn't aware of that kind of electronic music. I like For an Angel a lot, the Adagio for Strings sounds catchy too but its a shock to me since I'm used to it being a slow gradual piece lol. Yeah at least for most pop songs, the structure and chord progressions can be traced back to early Renaissance music or functions based on classical music standards. Its funny for me to think about how songs today aren't very different from the "pop" music of the Renaissance in that sense lol. Still can sound pretty bizarre to our ears though. |
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