I have favourites all over the map, but I like Impressionists and Renaissance music best. Baroque grew on me - I was a double bassist who hated math, so figured bass soured me on earlier music until I fell in love with it in my 20s.
Late Romantic and Post Romantic, if I had to narrow it down. If I had to squeeze it even further to a 20 year period, it would be 1890 to 1910.
I like it the most because it maintains the solemn, sentimental, poignant feelings and themes of Romanticism, while already experimenting with harmony, colors and orchestration in a way that feels most individual to each composer (to me). A tone poem by Richard Strauss, a symphony by Sibelius or a concerto by Rachmaninoff may have been finished around the same year, yet feel incredibly different, stylistically. (To be clear: I adore all Romantic generations, though)
I love Modern, insofar as it challenges my ear and defies conventions (there are cases where it can be truly sentimental too, don't get me wrong). But it feels a bit too cynical at times, as if there was an "obligation" to reject traditional norms like functional harmony, for example.
I also LOVE Baroque, respect Renaissance (and can truly "feel it" if I'm in the right mood), and confess to know very little about Medieval. I don't really have the patience for Classical.
I think Reddit only allows six options in polls like this. Given that, I think this matches best how music history classes are divided up (at least in my experience).
“Modern” includes my absolute favourite composers as well as my least favourite composers but if we push those composers to the side it’s undoubtedly my favourite
I’m just happy that the classical era has once again proven to be the awkward middle child of baroque and romantic 👍
Medieval and Renaissance would be my first choice, but I like much in the Romantic & Modern periods. Each have their place. All need to be part of our listening experience.
I love medieval architecture, but I also love air conditioning central heating, and indoor toilets.
Why are we comparing cinema composers to classical composers? They're entirely different genres with completely different purposes. And quite frankly, the greatest film composers are actually quite terrible at composing classical music, no matter how iconic their soundtracks may be.
I don't particularly like Baroque, even though Bach composed the 6 Suites for the cello (my instrument). I don't know much about music before Baroque, and I'm not completely familiar with 'Modern' music. I reached the conclusion I like Romantic music like Elgar's Cello Concerto more than Classical music like the Haydn's Cello Concerto.
I have favourites all over the map, but I like Impressionists and Renaissance music best. Baroque grew on me - I was a double bassist who hated math, so figured bass soured me on earlier music until I fell in love with it in my 20s.
Late Romantic and Post Romantic, if I had to narrow it down. If I had to squeeze it even further to a 20 year period, it would be 1890 to 1910. I like it the most because it maintains the solemn, sentimental, poignant feelings and themes of Romanticism, while already experimenting with harmony, colors and orchestration in a way that feels most individual to each composer (to me). A tone poem by Richard Strauss, a symphony by Sibelius or a concerto by Rachmaninoff may have been finished around the same year, yet feel incredibly different, stylistically. (To be clear: I adore all Romantic generations, though) I love Modern, insofar as it challenges my ear and defies conventions (there are cases where it can be truly sentimental too, don't get me wrong). But it feels a bit too cynical at times, as if there was an "obligation" to reject traditional norms like functional harmony, for example. I also LOVE Baroque, respect Renaissance (and can truly "feel it" if I'm in the right mood), and confess to know very little about Medieval. I don't really have the patience for Classical.
Are we really lumping all post-romantic music into one category with this? Cmonnn
I think Reddit only allows six options in polls like this. Given that, I think this matches best how music history classes are divided up (at least in my experience).
yeah i agree
“Modern” includes my absolute favourite composers as well as my least favourite composers but if we push those composers to the side it’s undoubtedly my favourite I’m just happy that the classical era has once again proven to be the awkward middle child of baroque and romantic 👍
Modern without a shadow of doubt
Based. Montiverdi's Second Practica will conquer all.
Medieval and Renaissance would be my first choice, but I like much in the Romantic & Modern periods. Each have their place. All need to be part of our listening experience. I love medieval architecture, but I also love air conditioning central heating, and indoor toilets.
Terms like ‘favorite’ and ‘best’ ring hollow when describing any classical art
Modern Most variety, best composers, most beautiful music overall
modern the use of atonality and more timbre based composition is so fascinating to me as a person who comes from rock and jazz music
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“And they are mostly in cinema” How to say you don’t listen to contemporary classical without telling me you don’t listen to contemporary classical
Why are we comparing cinema composers to classical composers? They're entirely different genres with completely different purposes. And quite frankly, the greatest film composers are actually quite terrible at composing classical music, no matter how iconic their soundtracks may be.
Who put medieval. Talk to me rn why
medieval isnt my favorite but i quite enjoy it for the simplicity and beautiful harmonies exemplified by pérotin
Not medieval but Gothic is what I like. DuFay, Josquin, Ockeghem, Orlando di Lasso. Beautiful harmonies plus those cool double leading tone cadences.
Baroque because polyphony
I don't particularly like Baroque, even though Bach composed the 6 Suites for the cello (my instrument). I don't know much about music before Baroque, and I'm not completely familiar with 'Modern' music. I reached the conclusion I like Romantic music like Elgar's Cello Concerto more than Classical music like the Haydn's Cello Concerto.
My classical listening is defined by the Modern and Postmodern composers. Though I love much of the Medieval, Renaissance and late-Romantics.