jdstewart
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Shostakovitch is fab. One of my fav composers. Great to play too. But really tough on the old lungs. I play the tuba and you need to be built like Pavorrotti to get thr notes out. Shost 5 is great. Festive Overture is one of my favourite pieces to play. Great mix of big loud chords and twiddly strings and wind. As has been said above The Planets is a good place to start. I also listen to a lot of downbeat dance liek Lamb, Massive Attack, Portishead. They all use a lot of classical instruments in a modern style if you want to stay with more modern stuff.
Classical music is a whole new world. There is so much to discover, it's a whole new section of music. My advice is to get one of the 'Best Classical album in the world ever' type things and go in search of the composers that you enjoy off that. Most composers have a 'style' and you can get a feel for their music that way.
I also like more modern composers, like Gerswhin (American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue), Bernstein (Candide Overture (fab), West Side Story) , Vaughan Williams (Tuba Concerto lol, not really lots of 'english' sounding music.) , Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance marches) etc.
John Williams soundtracks are good too. Maybe get a 'Best of' album?
Mugorsky (sp) - Pictures at an Exhibition is possibly one of the loudest thing around too. Another gut buster to play...
Hope you enjoy your new found world...
Originally posted by TerriblySorry Shostakovitch symphony #8. |
Shostakovitch is fab. One of my fav composers. Great to play too. But really tough on the old lungs. I play the tuba and you need to be built like Pavorrotti to get thr notes out. Shost 5 is great. Festive Overture is one of my favourite pieces to play. Great mix of big loud chords and twiddly strings and wind. As has been said above The Planets is a good place to start. I also listen to a lot of downbeat dance liek Lamb, Massive Attack, Portishead. They all use a lot of classical instruments in a modern style if you want to stay with more modern stuff.
Classical music is a whole new world. There is so much to discover, it's a whole new section of music. My advice is to get one of the 'Best Classical album in the world ever' type things and go in search of the composers that you enjoy off that. Most composers have a 'style' and you can get a feel for their music that way.
I also like more modern composers, like Gerswhin (American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue), Bernstein (Candide Overture (fab), West Side Story) , Vaughan Williams (Tuba Concerto lol, not really lots of 'english' sounding music.) , Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance marches) etc.
John Williams soundtracks are good too. Maybe get a 'Best of' album?
Mugorsky (sp) - Pictures at an Exhibition is possibly one of the loudest thing around too. Another gut buster to play...
Hope you enjoy your new found world...