Classical Music

Here's the place for discussing music, plays, YouTube videos, and any other media that doesn't quite fit in the other sections of Harlequin Theatre.
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Here's a great 2-CD set with music composed by Johann David Heinichen.

It is one of my most favorite albums I own.
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I like Fielder and Copland the best. I'm also a fan of Handel's messiah.
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I'll post the sheet music if you want ;-)
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Speaking of sheet music, does anyone know where I can get a copy of the whole "Moonlight Sonata" the way Beethoven wrote it?
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Not sure...

I like Copeland (!!!), Tchaikowsky (!!), Grieg, some Wagner and Bach and Beethoven, and many other composers who wrote soundtrack music, like Hans Zimmer and Howard Shore. I generally dislike composers from the Baroque Period, as their music seems too predictable. I also don't like Telemann...because he wrote the piece I have to play for auditions... >_<
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How could I forget Howard Shore?! I love his work in Lord of the Rings.
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What are everybody's thoughts on the Transiberean Orchestra? I haven't heard much of their work, but they play at least some classical music--with a combination of orchestra and rock instruments! Anybody else heard 'em?
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Rachael wrote:How could I forget Howard Shore?! I love his work in Lord of the Rings.
Never EVER forget Howard Shore! I am dying to listen to all three soundtracks.

(Although I'm hysterical and in a flurry of emotion over the fact I'm seeing Narnia on Monday... the soundtracks get mixed up in my head... I have all the notes mixed up!! #-o )
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Kris Doyle wrote:What are everybody's thoughts on the Transiberean Orchestra? I haven't heard much of their work, but they play at least some classical music--with a combination of orchestra and rock instruments! Anybody else heard 'em?
My thoughts are that they rock and it wouldn't be Christmas without them :D

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STRYPER wrote:
Kris Doyle wrote:What are everybody's thoughts on the Transiberean Orchestra? I haven't heard much of their work, but they play at least some classical music--with a combination of orchestra and rock instruments! Anybody else heard 'em?
My thoughts are that they rock and it wouldn't be Christmas without them :D

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Did anyone see their music DVD called The Ghosts of Christmas Eve? I just saw it the other day, and it was great! \:D/ \:D/ \:D/
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Jonathan wrote:
Kris Doyle wrote:Handel, yes. :D Hallelujah Chorus O:) :angelfly: :worship: :pray:
An offtopic note here (pun intended), but that song is quite fun to play^_^
You really think so? I had to learn this song for the first time to play in church this Christmas, and I didn't really like playing the piece that well, though I love the sound of it. Of course, the problem was probably more that because of finals and the such, I was forced to wait to try and learn the piece until the night before... Believe me, I got sick of hearing that song after the first couple hours of practice... :P
Kris Doyle wrote:Did anyone see their music DVD called The Ghosts of Christmas Eve? I just saw it the other day, and it was great! \:D/ \:D/ \:D/
I have. They do indeed rock, and that DVD was an example of that. :)

My 2nd favorite CD by them (right after Christmas Eve and Other Stories which just can't be beat ;) ) is Beethoven's Last Night, an album of theirs that doesn't get nearly as much attention as the Christmas work. It's packed with very dramatic renditions of classical favorites. When I saw them in concert and they performed their version of Beethoven's 5th from this album, the pyrotechnics were so intense that I had to physically cover my eyes to keep them from burning.
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Handel can be both annoying and fun to play. I accompanied the choir on one of his pieces (I forget which one…I think it went “How lovely is Thy dwelling place” or something like that.) Sometimes I simply hated practicing it, with all of the movement and octaves. But it sounded pretty good when combined with the choir, and I enjoyed it once I'd gotten good at it.
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Btw, all this talk about Handel (between talking about Trans-Siberian, which I egregiously misspeled earlier #-o ) reminds me of Bach, since they lived at the same time. Didn't Bach dedicate all his music "to the glory of God alone"?
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