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damnromulans
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Actually I have zero knowledge, expertise or particular interest in that entire subgenre of orchestral music. I will check out some Youtube videos though. I am very boring and I play straightforward major-minor key bullshit. The more melodramatic and Jewish-sounding, the more I enjoy playing it.
@Grant thanks for the compliment!
Well, let's see if this public facebook link works:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64028&id=100000211359978&l=d7fa645960
These are some of the insects I took pictures of today in the Entomology museum. I didn't have a tripod which made everything somewhat of a pain in the ass. Only the first green bug is focus stacked (from the two usable pics I had lol), the others are just jpeg conversions and crops.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64028&id=100000211359978&l=d7fa645960
These are some of the insects I took pictures of today in the Entomology museum. I didn't have a tripod which made everything somewhat of a pain in the ass. Only the first green bug is focus stacked (from the two usable pics I had lol), the others are just jpeg conversions and crops.
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Ah, I was thinking a little bit about the 100mm 2.8 USM, but I think I'd rather go with a Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 IF EX D HSM or the Tamron thats 28-75mm, or maybe a 70-200mm Sigma or Tamron.
Wish lenses weren't so expensive :|
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damnromulans
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I can't stand cookie cutter classical. There are a few tonal pieces that I do like though they are mostly Russian composers. Listen to Arnold Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht. I consider it the most touching and beautiful piece ever written. It calls for a string septet. This piece was written shortly before Schoenberg developed his twelve tone system.
As for atonal and twelve tone, here are some excellent pieces that got me into the style of music:
Anton Webern, Op. 5 movement 1
George Crumb, Black Angels-Departure (This one is especially harsh)
Akira Nishimura, Threnody for Cello
Arnold Schoenberg, Variationen fur Orchester
Olivier Messiaen, Turangalila Symphony (The guy that I play music with and I base most of our writing on his modes of limited transposition)
Beware, all twelve tone and atonal is extremely unresolved. I found it uncomfortable to listen to when I was first exposed to it. It takes a few listens to adjust to.
damnromulans
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I can't stand most cookie-cutter classical either but I love Romantic era stuff like the Franck Violin Sonata and Grieg in general. So far the "edgiest" composer I have been able to get into is Gorecki, so this will be interesting.
I will check those out, I won't have a whole lot of time to do so with a busy schedule upcoming but I promise I will eventually. When I worked in a music library, Schoenberg scores were being checked out at a fantastic rate, but only the name is familiar.
I will check those out, I won't have a whole lot of time to do so with a busy schedule upcoming but I promise I will eventually. When I worked in a music library, Schoenberg scores were being checked out at a fantastic rate, but only the name is familiar.
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Man, I hardly ever listen to classical music. I think the thing that keeps me away from it is that it's such an idealistic, fantasy-driven type of music for the most part and these days I'm hardly ever in a mood where I can appreciate / relate to that. Only ever really had a taste for it during high school.
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I think he was probably intending to say something more like 'abstract' than 'fantastic/idealistic'. A lot of classical music is actually quite the opposite of fantastic or idealistic, although it's hard to tell from instrumental pieces if you don't know the backgrounds of the compositions.
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Yeah let's try that again. 'Abstract' is definitely a better word choice to describe classical music. As far as how I've related to it in the past, it's typically been in an idealistic/fantastic way. I would agree that 'fantastic' and 'idealistic' are terms more applicable to metal, and that was largely what drew me into metal initially.
I have indeed grown distant from fantastic and idealistic music in recent years, including the subset of metal falling under that description. This may explain why I am most attracted to the likes of Ministry, Metallica and other metal bands that I perceive as delivering a more clear and penetrating emotional statement without the use of unnecessary abstraction or stylization. This of course isn't all that I am looking for in metal these days, or in any other genre of music, but it is a huge factor in the emotional outlet I currently seek in music.
I have indeed grown distant from fantastic and idealistic music in recent years, including the subset of metal falling under that description. This may explain why I am most attracted to the likes of Ministry, Metallica and other metal bands that I perceive as delivering a more clear and penetrating emotional statement without the use of unnecessary abstraction or stylization. This of course isn't all that I am looking for in metal these days, or in any other genre of music, but it is a huge factor in the emotional outlet I currently seek in music.
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Then why the shit do you listen to metal? Or do you listen to metal?
For me, in order of personal preference:
- baroque
- renaissance
- early religious music
- classical
Post-1820 I have real issues with how western art music developed, in terms of instruments, types of strings used, playing techniques and vocal techniques. I'm not a fan of vibrato, but can tolerate it in The Magic Flute for example. So without going into why and sounding like a total dickhead, I prefer harpsichord to piano, the viol family to violins and cellos, lute to guitar, and so on. I also prefer the middle eastern influence on earlier dance music. If anything, we actually have the middle east to thank for the music we have today.
Gorecki: I'm guessing you're talking about Symphony No.3? God it's so DARK. Super super depressing, which is what makes it so awesome.
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