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1 May 2010
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My guitar journey is unexpectedly taking me into the realm of folk and classical songs, so I was wondering if anyone else either played or listened to any folk or classical music. After reading on this one website, can't remember which one though…
, that Sir Paul based Blackbird off J.S. Bach's Bouree in E minor, I immediately proceeded to learn it myself and was struck with that familiar feeling of 'oh yeah, that song.'
That's a good one, check it out, you'll remember it, but Greensleeves is my favorite to play, check it out, you'll know. Also I love Irish/Scottish folk songs, I'm trying to learn this one called Jock O'Hazeldean that has a really beautiful melody.
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9 June 2010
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More Bach:
“Gavotte” in D major works really well for guitar. A while ago, I was messing around on guitar, and I opened up one of my violin books (Suzuki Book 5) and started playing. It's really good for developing fingerstyle, especially for me, because I prefer to strum.
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14 April 2010
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My guitar journey is unexpectedly taking me into the realm of folk and classical songs, so I was wondering if anyone else either played or listened to any folk or classical music.
Vivaldi, Guitar Concerto in D, 2nd Mvt
This has always been and will always be one of my favorite pieces of classical music. To me, it is perfect for the guitar.
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I don't know much about names of classical music, but I love …
Bach – Prelude (Unacompannied cello suite no. 1 suite)
I can say I enjoy Mozart and Tchaikovsky a lot, also I love ballet and opera.
Edit : Folk music. I love trova. It’s the equivalent of folk in Latinoamerica. My favorite singers are :
the young Amaury Gutierrez
the late Facundo Cabral
the diva Tania Libertad (listen to this song, it gives goosebumps, it’s about the poet Alfonsina Storni who commited suicide drowning herself in the sea)
And the great Silvio Rodriguez. I disagree with his politic views about Cuba, but his music is just amazing. I was going to see him live in the Plaza de la Revolucion but I had to come back to Mexico.
Here comes the sun….. Scoobie-doobie……
Something in the way she moves…..attracts me like a cauliflower…
Bop. Bop, cat bop. Go, Johnny, Go.
Beware of Darkness…
12.20am
19 September 2010
Offline My cousin (who I was just hanging with in Montreal) is a huge fan of Dvorak's New World Symphony. It's quite good.
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1.13am
9 June 2010
Offline I thought he was referring to the Vivaldi concerti?
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13 September 2010
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Ooo, classical, something I'm good about knowing. Anyway some of my favorites are:
Carmen- Bizet
Hungarian Dance No. 5- Brahms
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba- Handel (Which I played two years back in orchestra.)
Romeo and Juliet Overture- Tchaikovsky
Palladio- Jenkins
Requiem: Dies Irae- Mozart
Swan Lake: Scene- Tchaikovsky
Bolero-Ravel
Sorcerer's Apprentice- Dukas
And others similar to all of those. That list could go on for quite a while so I'm going to stop it now.
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1 May 2010
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14 April 2010
Offline Yes, that was clever.
And yes, M3; I believe McLennonSon was referring to Vivaldi. meanmistermustard just went in another direction for a laugh.
To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.
10.27pm
9 June 2010
Offline And then I got confused…
…
Hey…
ZIG’S BACK!
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
10.38pm
7 August 2010
Offline Does “Weird” Al Yankovic count as Folk? my MP3 player says it does.
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Giving you quality -Facepalms- , since August 7, 2010.
10.54pm
4 November 2010
Offline In terms of folk, Simon & Garfunkel are amazing.
As for classical, I’ve loved it all my life but am pathetic when it comes to names. The ones I do know:
Clare de la Lune- Debussy
Six Waltzes- Schubert
And for sheer creepiness:
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor -Bach
And I am in love with a CD I have called ‘The Romantic Piano’, although all of the song names appear as ‘Track 1’, ‘Track 2’ etc. in my iTunes.
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14 April 2010
Offline CranberrySauce said:
And for shear creepiness:
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor -Bach
I always thought a doorbell with that music would be cool at Halloween.
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I know very little about traditional “classical” music, aside from all the famous bits that everybody knows (several of which already mentioned above.) But as far as 20th century orchestral music goes, Stravinsky's “The Rite of Spring” is one of my favourite jams of all time, and Holst and Bartok and Khachaturian did great stuff as well.
Folkies? Gimme Tim Buckley and Buffy Saint-Marie and Melanie records and I'm happy! Also acoustic guitar geniuses like John Fahey and Leo Kottke. Plus Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, of course…even though those two moved on from folk music after their first few albums…
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19 September 2010
Offline Von, you’re probably the one to ask about this, but, have you beard of City And Colour? Probably my favourite folk artist. That is, other then Nick Drake. God , it like my brother is posting today. I’m seriously just naming his type of music. And, Von, I ask you: What’s the opening day of the NHL?
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
6.01pm
1 May 2010
Offline Too bad they couldn't lock out the NHL, not that anyone down here would notice…
Anyway, great Irish folk tune, sounds like home to me.
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine
6.48pm
1 May 2010
Offline Zig said:
CranberrySauce said:
And for shear creepiness:
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor -Bach
I always thought a doorbell with that music would be cool at Halloween.
roflmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
Here comes the sun….. Scoobie-doobie……
Something in the way she moves…..attracts me like a cauliflower…
Bop. Bop, cat bop. Go, Johnny, Go.
Beware of Darkness…
