How Many Times Do You Listen To J.s. Bach
#1
Posted 08 December 2007 - 09:27 PM
#2
Posted 08 December 2007 - 10:07 PM
#3
Posted 08 December 2007 - 11:45 PM
#4
Posted 09 December 2007 - 02:18 AM
Does playing Bach count in the same category as listening to Bach?
#5
Posted 09 December 2007 - 02:24 AM
Almost all "classical" music is connected to religion. Either the composers wrote the music for worship purposes or they wrote it in a form that developed from worship music, etc. The question is, do you, as a listener, associate that music with religion or do you just enjoy it for the sake of its beauty?
#6
Posted 09 December 2007 - 03:00 AM
Does playing Bach count in the same category as listening to Bach?
Anushik jan, well I know for sure that you're one great musician who appreciates Bach. I know this, oh well, from... Erbarme dich mein Gott
#9
Posted 09 December 2007 - 03:58 PM
I recently discovered Bach transcriptions by Leopold Stokowski! Oh my God! This man is a genius. He added so much love and emotion to Bach without altering the original. I suspect some here would have listened this before, if not I would highly recommend. You can download from Amazon. In particular, the Passacaglia is kind of mesmerizing.
P.S. Hello folks, how are you doing? Anoushik, good to see you
#10
Posted 09 December 2007 - 05:14 PM
For the music lovers and musicians, shall we set a date and time to have a baroque evening sometimes next year? I know that you need time to practise a piece, but it's never too late to start. Let me know if you like this idea and we'll look forward in making it happen.
#11
Posted 09 December 2007 - 06:30 PM
I'm not a musician, nor a music history buff, but I've always associated Bach with church music; particularly his chorale works and those featuring an organ, but less so for his compositions for solo guitar (Lautenmusik). I don't think you can ignore the "spiritual" feel his music imparts, not surprising as I believe most of his work was commissioned for the church. One of his Canatas, (Christmas Oratorio) is a staple at Christmas time, and although I enjoy listening to it, I find it extremely long so I listen in doses
The Brandenburg concertos are also amongst my favourites.
Hey Sasun, nice to see you back.
BTW - is there something wrong with this poll? I see "six" people have voted but I only see my vote in the graphic results. Hmmmmm.
#12
Posted 09 December 2007 - 06:50 PM
Listen to Cum Sancto Spiritu;
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Yet. I woud much rather stick with Komitas.
At this time of the year, not to forget this by Handel;
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Edited by Arpa, 09 December 2007 - 07:01 PM.
#14
Posted 09 December 2007 - 07:49 PM
P.S. Hello folks, how are you doing? Anoushik, good to see you
Sasun, it's always such a pleasure logging in to the forum and seeing that you still visit the forum and post
#15
Posted 10 December 2007 - 01:00 PM
Also, classical music reminds me of water. Depending on the piece, I am reminded of a calm river or a stormy sea or a gentle trickle of rain coming down the window. For some reason I have always associated those things together.
And my favorite part of my college music appreciation class was the Georgian chants. Now THAT reminds me of religion (not Christianity per se).. it is so spiritual in nature. One time I started crying in class...I very much enjoyed that. Boy am I weird...lol.
#16
Posted 10 December 2007 - 01:12 PM
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And my favorite part of my college music appreciation class was the Georgian chants. Now THAT reminds me of religion (not Christianity per se).. it is so spiritual in nature. One time I started crying in class...I very much enjoyed that. Boy am I weird...lol.
You mean GREGORIAN chants I'm sure.
I hve my personal oipinion about that, but this is not the time or place for it. I iwill only this; I hate gregorian chant. I'd rther have psck of coyoted howling at the moon. Why do people think God likes that kind of meowings/kaghkants/կաղկանց?
Edited by Arpa, 10 December 2007 - 01:16 PM.
#17
Posted 10 December 2007 - 01:53 PM
I hve my personal oipinion about that, but this is not the time or place for it. I iwill only this; I hate gregorian chant. I'd rther have psck of coyoted howling at the moon. Why do people think God likes that kind of meowings/kaghkants/կաղկանց?
Yes, you are correct. It's GRegorian... my mistake.
I don't know why Arpa, but the cahnting touched soemthing within me ... it is very spiritual in nature...took me to a place of higher being... can't explain it. And I did not associate it with Cristianity...just spirituality in general...
#18
Posted 10 December 2007 - 02:02 PM
Arpa, I have to disagree. Gregorian chant, or plainchant to be exact, is very beautiful. They are based on modes (not scales), but their modal structure (which more often resembles the minor scale rather than the major) always reminds me of some kind of sadness that people experience when they are confronted with the unknown.
And plainchant was developed not because they thought that God would like it, but putting melody to prayers made it easy for them to remember the numerous prayers they had to recite each day and night.
#19
Posted 10 December 2007 - 02:03 PM
I think that's wonderful
#20
Posted 10 December 2007 - 02:17 PM
Also, classical music reminds me of water. Depending on the piece, I am reminded of a calm river or a stormy sea or a gentle trickle of rain coming down the window. For some reason I have always associated those things together.
And my favorite part of my college music appreciation class was the Georgian chants. Now THAT reminds me of religion (not Christianity per se).. it is so spiritual in nature. One time I started crying in class...I very much enjoyed that. Boy am I weird...lol.
You said seasons , water river, sea, it seminded me of Four Seasons by Vivaldi....here
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