the666ers Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 I was wondering if anyone was into music which was composed before 1900. I'm trying to get familiar with some good compostions but finding it difficult to sift through the masses of material there is. My research is leading up to a report where I need to compare a pre 1900 and post 2000 song....Basically I'm looking for those of you who have a strong interest in music and a familiarity with music composed before 1900 to suggest songs or composers to listen to. It can be anything from any of the periods before 1900 including Romantic and any help is greatly appreciated.ThanksJames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCircus Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Well, I can't really give any input on pre-1900 musical composers, just through lack of any deeper investigation into it apart from probably the most famous (Mozart, Beethoven etc0But out of interest, what post-2000 song are you going to compare it to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 that Wagner one about valkyries is good - you know, the one Hitler liked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Aah I studied this in when I took music.. Unfortunately I cant remember ANYTHINGWill see if I can hook out some notes for you though when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the666ers Posted April 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Cheers guys.I will probably be comparing it against something like Venetian Snares or Prefuse 73. As long as it uses samples from orchestral compositions and is heavily reliant on digital production methods it doesn't really matter which song I choose. Ideally it will be something which is clearly post 2000 and suitable for juxtaposing against the pre 1900 song regarding the effects of technology, social and economical, context for composition etc etc. Wagner's a good shout. I've looked at siegfried idyll as an option amongst others from the other composers mentioned but had no luck in identifying a song where I've thought 'That's the one'. I guess classical music is a 'grower' haha.James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peperami Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 that Wagner one about valkyries is good - you know, the one Hitler likedRide of the valkyries? Act III of Die Walküre by Wagner, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) That's what I saidYou could come at this from a funny angle and rather than going with western classical music have a listen to some traditional folk music from somewhere random like finland or some island in the south pacific Edited April 3, 2008 by poopipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the666ers Posted April 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 I've been advised to pick songs which have a 'certain' genre and identity...Originally I was going to do Szamar Madar by Venetian Snares as it uses a Wagner sample which I would have picked as the other, then i realised wagner composed the song in 1918. Doh'.James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Venetian Snares are f**king awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the666ers Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Man speaks truth (sly bump if anyone is keeping quiet ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Evil1 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Venetian Snares are f**king awesome.wow, searched for them and there mint!!Venetian Snares - Szamár Madár, cant stop listening to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Possibly the most commercial re-work of a classic tune is Tiesto - Adagio For Strings.Not sure if you want to use that, but it's pretty much as digital as it gets...Barber's Adagio For Strings is an awesome tune, Tiesto cheesed it up a little with his tight European vests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the666ers Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Good call, but composed after 1900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Good call, but composed after 1900 Ah, didn't think about the date... even though it says it in the title and every other post.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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