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Dramatic Classical Music 101
This is for everyone on my friends list who thinks classical music is boring.
YOU ARE ALL SO VERY VERY WRONG.
Grieg
Morning from Peer Gynt. This is a beautiful, light, easy-listening piece.
Faure
Pavane. Saxophone! Sax! O! Phone! This has a haunting, pretty melody.
Cantique de Jean-Paul Racine. I have sung this a few times, both the English and French versions. It's lovely.
Handel
Messiah - Unto us a child is born. I've sung the choruses from Handel's Messiah on Christmas Eve for...years. This one is fast and complex and great fun.
Zadok the Priest. Seminal! And dramatic! Always sung at British coronations.
Orff
Carmina Burana - O Fortuna. You'll have heard this before. It's the best piece of choral music in...ever.
Holzt
The Planets - Jupiter. I love this. Love love love. Dramatic and beautiful.
Ravel
Bolero (excerpt). The BEST version of this is actually played during the credits of Moulin Rouge, but I'm going with the traditional renditions here. Still great.
Parry
Jerusalem. This was my school hymn, and holds IMMENSE emotional significance for me. Sadly this recording doesn't have the descant line, but it's still a good version.
Pachelbel
Canon from Canon and Gigue in D Major. You've DEFINITELY heard this. Very well-known piece. This is my favourite arrangement of it.
Rossini
The Barber of Seville - Overture. I've uploaded this a few times because it's a Lucifery piece of music in my head, but it's also great in itself.
Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture. Download. No arguments. Very important. This is the DUHdunuhnuhnuhnuhnuhDUHdunuhnuhnuhnuhnuhDUH-nuhnuhnuh-nuhnuhNAAAAAAH piece. Er.
Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves. Vaughan Williams writes such stunning orchestral pieces. Anything by him is worthwhile, but this is probably a familiar tune.
Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez. Of course. This is my favourite classical piece of all time. I think I have about five versions.
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If you are Dubious and don't know what to download, I'd go with...O Fortuna, Jupiter and Aranjuez. But THEY'RE ALL GOOD. Go. Download. Be educated in a painless fashion.
YOU ARE ALL SO VERY VERY WRONG.
Grieg
Morning from Peer Gynt. This is a beautiful, light, easy-listening piece.
Faure
Pavane. Saxophone! Sax! O! Phone! This has a haunting, pretty melody.
Cantique de Jean-Paul Racine. I have sung this a few times, both the English and French versions. It's lovely.
Handel
Messiah - Unto us a child is born. I've sung the choruses from Handel's Messiah on Christmas Eve for...years. This one is fast and complex and great fun.
Zadok the Priest. Seminal! And dramatic! Always sung at British coronations.
Orff
Carmina Burana - O Fortuna. You'll have heard this before. It's the best piece of choral music in...ever.
Holzt
The Planets - Jupiter. I love this. Love love love. Dramatic and beautiful.
Ravel
Bolero (excerpt). The BEST version of this is actually played during the credits of Moulin Rouge, but I'm going with the traditional renditions here. Still great.
Parry
Jerusalem. This was my school hymn, and holds IMMENSE emotional significance for me. Sadly this recording doesn't have the descant line, but it's still a good version.
Pachelbel
Canon from Canon and Gigue in D Major. You've DEFINITELY heard this. Very well-known piece. This is my favourite arrangement of it.
Rossini
The Barber of Seville - Overture. I've uploaded this a few times because it's a Lucifery piece of music in my head, but it's also great in itself.
Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture. Download. No arguments. Very important. This is the DUHdunuhnuhnuhnuhnuhDUHdunuhnuhnuhnuhnuhDUH-nuhnuhnuh-nuhnuhNAAAAAAH piece. Er.
Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves. Vaughan Williams writes such stunning orchestral pieces. Anything by him is worthwhile, but this is probably a familiar tune.
Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez. Of course. This is my favourite classical piece of all time. I think I have about five versions.
~
If you are Dubious and don't know what to download, I'd go with...O Fortuna, Jupiter and Aranjuez. But THEY'RE ALL GOOD. Go. Download. Be educated in a painless fashion.