Comments on: Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky Don’t Vibe Like Hendrix.. http://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/general/bach-mozart-tchaikovsky-dont-vibe-like-hendrix/ Reviews, Results and Dicussion of Top Online Guitar Lessons 2011 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:36:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexhttp://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/general/bach-mozart-tchaikovsky-dont-vibe-like-hendrix/comment-page-1/#comment-4463 Alex Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:04:05 +0000 http://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/?p=959#comment-4463 I've been listening to some John Williams, and wondering why orchestras don't include a Spanish guitar or two. The sound of the nylon stringed acoustic gliding from movement to movement would add another layer to the orchestral feeling in my opinion. Just look at the piece Leyenda by Isaac Albéniz done on guitar, or really any classical guitar, it's really a beautiful thing. I’ve been listening to some John Williams, and wondering why orchestras don’t include a Spanish guitar or two. The sound of the nylon stringed acoustic gliding from movement to movement would add another layer to the orchestral feeling in my opinion. Just look at the piece Leyenda by Isaac Albéniz done on guitar, or really any classical guitar, it’s really a beautiful thing.

]]> By: Mad Stratterhttp://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/general/bach-mozart-tchaikovsky-dont-vibe-like-hendrix/comment-page-1/#comment-4425 Mad Stratter Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:11:55 +0000 http://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/?p=959#comment-4425 I love Stevie and all, but the days when I could fall asleep to the blues (or any vocal music for that matter) are long past. I've to listen to Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, some modern light ambient stuff of a Doors Concerto I've got. I love Stevie and all, but the days when I could fall asleep to the blues (or any vocal music for that matter) are long past. I’ve to listen to Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, some modern light ambient stuff of a Doors Concerto I’ve got.

]]> By: Susiehttp://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/general/bach-mozart-tchaikovsky-dont-vibe-like-hendrix/comment-page-1/#comment-4388 Susie Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:22:13 +0000 http://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/?p=959#comment-4388 Danny - I know you have culture and class right down to your little pinky.. but often classical is not in our blood.. there are only a few pieces of classical music and not sure they are classical for sure..that sooth me.. but I think it's the mental picture that I get from them.. One is by John Barry.. from Dances with Wolves.. I visualize the great frontier..untouched.. virgin.. and it brings me to a place that I would have liked to experience.. Another was more opera.. from Shawshank.. it brings me to a place of freedom.. the words are in Italian.. but the music does in someway envoke peace in me.. I don't think I could sit through an entire night of it though.. it's okay, your tastes are what they are.. they drive you to better perform..what's in your soul, your blood! As far as falling asleep with Stevie.. I am sooooo all over that! Visualization and all! Laugh, Dance & Sing yourself a beautiful holiday! Say hi to Mrs. Danny too! Danny – I know you have culture and class right down to your little pinky.. but often classical is not in our blood.. there are only a few pieces of classical music and not sure they are classical for sure..that sooth me.. but I think it’s the mental picture that I get from them..

One is by John Barry.. from Dances with Wolves.. I visualize the great frontier..untouched.. virgin.. and it brings me to a place that I would have liked to experience..

Another was more opera.. from Shawshank.. it brings me to a place of freedom.. the words are in Italian.. but the music does in someway envoke peace in me..

I don’t think I could sit through an entire night of it though.. it’s okay, your tastes are what they are.. they drive you to better perform..what’s in your soul, your blood!

As far as falling asleep with Stevie.. I am sooooo all over that! Visualization and all!

Laugh, Dance & Sing yourself a beautiful holiday! Say hi to Mrs. Danny too!

]]> By: Dannyhttp://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/general/bach-mozart-tchaikovsky-dont-vibe-like-hendrix/comment-page-1/#comment-4380 Danny Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:52:49 +0000 http://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/?p=959#comment-4380 Chris, Sara, DJW, thanks very much, you all add valid points to this post. Chris, Sara, DJW, thanks very much, you all add valid points to this post.

]]> By: DJWhttp://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/general/bach-mozart-tchaikovsky-dont-vibe-like-hendrix/comment-page-1/#comment-4379 DJW Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:58:59 +0000 http://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/?p=959#comment-4379 Beautiful and thoughtful piece! As a lover of all types of music, especially baroque era classical, it troubles me to see the aging of the classical music audience -- as you keenly observed. Audiences seem to be dwindling and certainly I, too, feel like a youngster at a classical concert (which I love, of course!)Your respect and appreciation is what is important! Bravo! Encore! Beautiful and thoughtful piece! As a lover of all types of music, especially baroque era classical, it troubles me to see the aging of the classical music audience — as you keenly observed. Audiences seem to be dwindling and certainly I, too, feel like a youngster at a classical concert (which I love, of course!)Your respect and appreciation is what is important! Bravo! Encore!

]]> By: Sarahttp://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/general/bach-mozart-tchaikovsky-dont-vibe-like-hendrix/comment-page-1/#comment-4367 Sara Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:58:26 +0000 http://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/?p=959#comment-4367 To answer your question, Danny, guitars are too soft to include in an classical orchestra (and those guys composed before electronic music). So there are sonatas and solo pieces and chamber music with guitars but not in full orchestra ensembles To answer your question, Danny, guitars are too soft to include in an classical orchestra (and those guys composed before electronic music). So there are sonatas and solo pieces and chamber music with guitars but not in full orchestra ensembles

]]> By: Chrishttp://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/general/bach-mozart-tchaikovsky-dont-vibe-like-hendrix/comment-page-1/#comment-4361 Chris Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:19:12 +0000 http://www.guitarplayerscenter.com/?p=959#comment-4361 My experience with classical music was the opposite of yours. When I started getting really into classical guitar during undergrad, I couldn't put it down. this was coming from the kid in high school who only wanted to play Black Sabbath and Metallica. You'll just need to go catch a sweet guitar concerto to see a guitarist on stage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWDMwirWZVE). I really have gotten more and more into symphonic music in the past four years. But I hate the fact that orchestras largely neglected the 20th century. There's SO much great and truly exciting music from Composers like Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff and even Schoenberg. I don't have the eyes glaze over relaxing experience too much anymore, but I try to be really involved in the performance. I also inadvertently end up analyzing form and phrase and musicality things and sometimes harmonic progressions. Check out this video from a Conductor: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html He does a great job of explaining a piece so the audience gets really involved in it and really enjoys it. Now if only that sort of thing could happen before orchestral concerts. It's been my experience that pre-concert talks are always dry and...well, they suck. It's unfortunate really because that's a time when a good lecturer could take the audience and make them love a piece that's going to be performed. -CD My experience with classical music was the opposite of yours. When I started getting really into classical guitar during undergrad, I couldn’t put it down. this was coming from the kid in high school who only wanted to play Black Sabbath and Metallica.

You’ll just need to go catch a sweet guitar concerto to see a guitarist on stage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWDMwirWZVE).

I really have gotten more and more into symphonic music in the past four years. But I hate the fact that orchestras largely neglected the 20th century. There’s SO much great and truly exciting music from Composers like Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff and even Schoenberg.

I don’t have the eyes glaze over relaxing experience too much anymore, but I try to be really involved in the performance. I also inadvertently end up analyzing form and phrase and musicality things and sometimes harmonic progressions. Check out this video from a Conductor:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html
He does a great job of explaining a piece so the audience gets really involved in it and really enjoys it. Now if only that sort of thing could happen before orchestral concerts. It’s been my experience that pre-concert talks are always dry and…well, they suck. It’s unfortunate really because that’s a time when a good lecturer could take the audience and make them love a piece that’s going to be performed.

-CD

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