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Re: You are at where I was

Posted by Neil E. (A) on April 25, 2007 at 12:10:39

In Reply to: Re: You are at where I was posted by qazaq on April 24, 2007 at 20:11:10:

I think it helps to get at least a little background bio on the composers, and even some of the conductors at some point. Also the liner notes on many recordings often give a little insight into the music or the "programme" such as Beethoven's 6th (Pastoral) describing a walk in the country, the thunderstorm, etc. or Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique (sp?) with the acid trip, meeting the girl at the ball, killing her, the death sentence and the dance of the witches. (some of this stuff can be pretty cool). Sometimes it does get a little technical, but I try to get what I can from it.

It will take a little time and *a lot* of listening. You will have to learn to listen differently than you may be used to. I've read, and believe, that people listen to music on three levels. Physical, emotional, and analytical. Physical is sort of like just groovin' to the rhythm, tapping your feet and bobbing your head, etc. Listening at the emotional level, you start to form mental pictures, remember past events, feel happy or sad or whatever. Much easier to do with songs that have lyrics than just with music alone. Programme music, such as tone poems, try to make the listener think of a particular subject or story with just musical notes. At the analytical level, you listen to the structure of the music, notice the differences in performances and such. Sort of getting into the nuts and bolts of the music. It us supposedly the highest level, but it does not mean the other two are less valid or valuable. Most people do not spend their whole time at one level and often go back and forth. Me, not being a trained musician, I spend a lot of time at the emotional level, with only brief excursions into the analytical. Hell, sometimes I just like to hear a nice melody and wave my hands around like a conductor (when no one is around).

Listen to a lot of opinions, then decide what you like, for whatever reasons you want, and enjoy the music. There have been some here (I am thinking of one in particular, whom many will remember by various monikers, but am afraid to name for fear he may return if he isn't banned for life) who ridicule those who don't match their knowledge (and they will let you know they are very knowledgeable)or mirror their opinions. Then again, there are those (again, I am thinking of one in particular, who sadly will not be returning) who will argue with a passion, bordering on fury, for or against a conductor or composer, or performance, but will not attack you for liking what you do. (Well come to think of it, if bitten, he would bite back.:-))

Neil

Ahh Robbie my friend, I do sometimes miss the the... umm...spice, you used to add to the discussions here.

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