| Keitaro Fire Snake LOVELY ARRANGEMENT. VOLCANO BAKEMEAT Level: 70 Posts: 988/1191 EXP: 2898958 For next: 116853 Since: 09-09-08 From: California Since last post: 4.1 years Last activity: 3.8 years |
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I have a very love-hate relationship with classical music, to be totally honest. Studying three years as a music composition/theory major, I began to loathe the genre after being force-fed the mindset that it was superior to any and all other forms of music, and that my desire to pursue a career in contemporary, non-classical music was a frivolous ambition at best. I also feel that there is a special place in hell for the alto clef and its practitioners, but I digress ![]() I will say that, despite my aforementioned attitude, that I do have a large appreciation for the classical genre and its technical contributions to virtually all forms of modern music. I grew a bit of a soft spot for Sousa, which I guess would be Late Romantic? I don't know, to me, when I think of the embodiment of "American" music, his tunes always tend to come to mind. That isn't to say that there aren't many great composers out there, though I feel like its doing a bit of a disservice to many of the unsung greats to say that I like Bach and Beethoven...that's like being a teenager in the 70s and saying you like The Beatles...it's like, well no shit? Though its hard to argue against Moonlight Sonata and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire being some of my favorite tunes despite them being so "mainsteam" (god, I'm sounding like Sofi is supposed to sound) I was trained a jazz guy and that's always where my forte and knowledge has lied when it comes to anything earlier than contemporary (huge Monk fan) Since I balance most of my musical activities these days between producing pop music and composing for video games, my influences tend to come from all walks of music, jazz and classical alike. |



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