Favorite Baroque/Classical Composers?

FreaqyFrequency · #1 10-28-2008, 09:39 AM

My favorite classical composers at this time are Claude Debussy and Issac Albeniz. I'm not sure about my favorite baroque composer, perhaps Bach.

Anyway, name yours!

McHaven · #2 10-28-2008, 10:06 AM

I'm quite fond of Marcello. I spent a long time learning a few of his pieces when I was preparing my college tuba auditions. Shame I put so much work in and now don't play.

Baroque music can really bore some people, but its not the notes you play. It's about the dynamics and emotion.

sobie18 · #3 10-29-2008, 07:59 PM

Bach

His Brandenburg Concertos are just cool. Plus, ALL the beautiful music he composed over the years...holy cow!

funkalicious101 · #4 10-29-2008, 11:05 PM

Isnt Debussy considered a Romantic composer?

elros · #5 10-30-2008, 03:04 AM

Baroque:

J.S. Bach
Telemann
Händel
Buxtehude

GeoffByrne · #6 10-30-2008, 04:15 AM

I used to prefer Beethoven, but I've started to listen to Mozart & now I realise he was The Daddy!!

René_Julien · #7 10-30-2008, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by funkalicious101

Isnt Debussy considered a Romantic composer?

You are correct.
Debussy is late romantic, inspired by impressionistic art of the time.
Debussy can even be considered the gateway from romantic to modern classical in the 20th century.
I think Colliwog's Cakewalk is the best example of his impressionistic influence. Although this piece sounds a bit to dull for my taste.

But I love Claire de Lune. I found this also dull at first, but I learned to appreciate it. I love the, as I call them, "anticipated slight agressive chords".
Debussy's work is an aquired taste for those not familiar with classical music.
Nonetheless Debussy is perfect for those who want to start learning classical.

As far as romantic composers I also really like Bedrich Smetana and Tchaikovsky.

But in baroque there is only one composer that made the biggest impression: JS Bach.

Some of his fugues were so complicated it's beautiful. Strange scales and sometimes it seems like improvisation.
Reminds me of the more complex metal music of this day and age.
Heck, I even dare compare Cliff Burton to JS Bach.

Although Cliff hadn't had much time to bless us with great musical works.

Webtroll · #8 10-30-2008, 09:45 AM

Bach for sho

Oric · #9 10-30-2008, 09:54 AM

For Baroque, and music in general, Bach is my favorite composer. He is the only musician whose compositions I have listened to and gone "that is pure perfection".

funkalicious101 · #10 10-30-2008, 09:32 PM

I would say I am probably a Bach guy. To me he is a genius, his choice of notes is phenominal. Sort of like an earlier incarnation of Michael Hedges or Michael Manring.

derelicte · #11 10-30-2008, 10:00 PM

Rachmaninov
Chopin
Prokofiev
Tchaikovsky
Mendelssohn

in that order.

René_Julien · #12 10-31-2008, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by derelicte

Rachmaninov
Chopin
Prokofiev
Tchaikovsky
Mendelssohn

in that order.

Felix or Fanny?

Actually all five are neither baroque nor classical.

From the early and late romantic era.
And yes, I'm a geek and have OCD.

That's why I would like to ask that the OP puts romantic in the title.

Otso · #13 10-31-2008, 01:56 AM

Shostakovich and Prokofiev are big favourites of mine.
R.Strauss, Mahler, Chopin, Liszt, Bartok, Debussy, J.S. Bach, Harri Vuori... the list could go on forever. I would definitely exclude Mozart and Haydn, even a very large part of Beethoven's works. I'm just not really very much into the classical style.

Otso · #14 10-31-2008, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by C'thulhu

That's why I would like to ask that the OP puts romantic in the title.

I think it'd be easier to just (mis)use the term "classical music" to include everything from say, Schütz to Stockhausen (I wanted an alliteration

)

René_Julien · #15 10-31-2008, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Otso

I think it'd be easier to just (mis)use the term "classical music" to include everything from say, Schütz to Stockhausen (I wanted an alliteration )

LOL, good one.

Yeah I know, I was nittypicking.

Although it wont hurt to study up on music history and learn the different eras, the respective composers and so on.

While on the subject, I off course don't have supreme knowledge of classical music, anyone can recommend some good reading about music history.

I'd also like to study more medieval music.

(And I want an electric basslute for that.

)

Otso · #16 10-31-2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffByrne

I used to prefer Beethoven, but I've started to listen to Mozart & now I realise he was The Daddy!!

Well, Mozart definitely was a major composer

pedroims · #17 10-31-2008, 04:37 AM

Baroque: JS Bach and Handel
Classical: Mozart

Snarf · #18 10-31-2008, 09:15 AM

I'm assuming that under the term "classical" we're including true classical, romantic, impressionist, serial, atonal, etc.

Handel
Ives
Bruckner
Mussorgsky
Stravinski

BassChuck · #19 10-31-2008, 12:17 PM

For many people the term "classical music" means: No vocal or drums and lots of strings.

MonetBass · #20 10-31-2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C'thulhu

Felix or Fanny?

Actually all five are neither baroque nor classical.

From the early and late romantic era.
And yes, I'm a geek and have OCD.

That's why I would like to ask that the OP puts romantic in the title.

Don't worry, I was going to correct him too. So I join you in your composer geekdom. "Classical" means a period in music history to me.

Those are all great composers derelicte listed, though. Prokofiev being my favorite Romantic composer.