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"Classical"/Romantic music suggestions?

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Ryan*
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I'm wondering if anyone on here has any good suggestions of composers/works for me to look up. I'm a big fan of Romanticism and Impressionism, especially Debussy and Holst. Tchaikovsky is up there too. Any good ones for me to look up, anyone?

Oh, and as far as modern composers go, I fucking love Morten Lauridsen, Frank Ticheli, and Bernstein. And there's another one that I'm forgetting, but that's not exactly helpful.
Mar 16 2010 11:01PM
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gordie.
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claire de lune has always been a favourite of mine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XzoA94Zws


some chopin if you're interested, another favourite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gV9gUeFHIw


symph. 94 "surprise" by Haydn is on a happier tone that the first two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLjwkamp3lI


im by no means a classical or romantic connoisseur, but i do enjoy it from time to time.
also this isn't really restricted to romantic, i just threw some of my favourite classical songs up.


Mar 16 2010 11:30PM
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Ryan*
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+K, thank you :D
Mar 16 2010 11:55PM
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Octopus
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Listen to some Ravel.

He was basically debussy's influence
Mar 17 2010 11:55AM
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Davy.Crockett
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check out tchaikovsky's The Seasons. super nice. i have played a few.
Mar 17 2010 7:36PM
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[tightpants]
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It was already suggested^, but Chopin is legit.  I'm not really into classical but I like his stuff.  It's good homework music.  I heard classical music makes you smarter.
Mar 17 2010 8:52PM
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Sulli
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Im playing a Bella Bartok song right now, the guys pretty sick a lot of cool harmonies
Mar 18 2010 8:35PM
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[~_~]
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For contemporary, check out Kronos String Quartet, or see if you can track down Philip Glass' piano works. Its like a river of notes and shitt
Mar 19 2010 2:09PM
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Ryan*
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AH thank you for reminding me to look up Philip Glass.
Mar 22 2010 4:11PM
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