Is there such a thing as modern classical? (rock, albums)

monellia · 02-24-2008, 04:20 PM

The description of this forum is deserving of a lol

VocalsBass · 02-28-2008, 12:38 AM

lol.....zzzzzz

Vandyman · 03-03-2008, 05:28 AM

I think the original question may have been much more simple. I think the question may have been able to be changed to "Is there any good new orchestra music out there?"

Deepislandboy · 06-20-2008, 06:16 PM

Many cities have their own orchestra's and symphonies. Like the Vienna Philharmonic.

clavis · 06-26-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ddpeaks

I used to have an album, one of those "pure moods" albums and I loved it. Along the lines of classical rock. Had Tubular Bells and such like on it. Would you still class it as classical music or is it pushing too far toward mainstream music???

On the words alone, "modern classical" is an oxymoron... self-contradictory. On the generic use of the words, "classical" would be re-worded to be "serious music". And so yes, there are "modern serious music".... and it depends on how "serious" you want to music to be. As far as I know, Beatles' music are deep and serious, so are the various songs from Sound of Music, or some of Celine Dion's songs.

Ok, my point is, the terms can be all relative. The usual sense of "classical" means the music lasts the test of times, trends, and fashion. So if we refer to music by Mozart or Beethoven, sure, they survived centuries are still favored by some music lovers of our times. Modern compositions, however, have yet to undergo this test of time. We have seen "oldies" that are still enjoyed by some music lovers, so in a sense, these "oldies" are just as "classical" as Beethoven. (ducking... blaspheme unintended)

The "serious" of the "serious" are, perhaps, those into Expressionism, Pointilism, Minimalism, Neo-Classicism, or any other "-isms" that you can name. From my limited knowledge, look for music by Schoenberg, Webern, (for Expressionism), Philip Glass (early works, for Minimalism), Prokoffief (Neo-Classicism)

Regards.

Sikiapaninishmashma · 08-17-2008, 12:00 AM

there is such thing, go to san francisco to enter the scene. intensity seems to be a large contributing factor. i agree that it seems contradictory. classical music seems to have become defined by the instrumentation rather than the time period. classical music is always seriously constructed. i guess as long as you follow along the proper guidelines of symphony or sonata etc. it can be classified as such.

MoxieMan · 08-23-2008, 06:08 PM

Umm, maybe you are referring to "NeoClassical" music?

In that case, composers like Ennio Morricone and John Williams should do it for ya.

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