modern classical

[communist]

does it all sound like rubbish?

[thalbergmad]

Dunno, i have never heard rubbish make a sound.

Thal

[Etude]

No.

Modern is my favourite period.  It has by far the most diversity imo.

[cygnusdei]

It sounds like an oxymoron.

[retrouvailles]

No.

Modern is my favourite period.  It has by far the most diversity imo.

Seconded. Those that think it is all rubbish or trash or whatever are just ignorant.

[kard]

hmm? modern classical? Would that be like present day people writing in classical style or music from our time period?

[Etude]

It's classical with a little c, not Classical, which would refer to the music period.

[retrouvailles]

hmm? modern classical? Would that be like present day people writing in classical style or music from our time period?

Concert music from our time period. It doesn't only mean those that write in a Classical (period) style today. Basically anyone who has been active since WWII can be considered modern or contemporary in my book.

[gyzzzmo]

I bet that if somebody would write a decent pianotranscription of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' it would be a modern classic

[Etude]

This period could actually go on forever.  I mean in 200 years, will everything from the 20th Century onwards still be considered modern?

[indutrial]

I bet that if somebody would write a decent pianotranscription of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' it would be a modern classic

Judging by how often classic rock stations have played that since Wayne's World came out, I'd say it's become a modern classic already, albeit not one in the classical genre. I'd say one of the hallmarks of modern music was certainly the developments of different musical genres like rock, jazz, electronica, and the consequent diminishing of classical music as a phenomenon in the public eye. In that sense, the classics can come from almost anywhere. In that sense, I would call John Lennon songs like "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Because" to be classics, as well as loads of other good rock/pop tunes.

[pies]

Lots of it sounds like rubbish, and I love it for that.

[quantum]

I rather like the sound of rubbish.  Or the sound that can be made from rubbish 
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu15Ou-jKM0

[Petter]

I bet that if somebody would write a decent pianotranscription of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' it would be a modern classic

Here´s one. Doesnt look decent at all though...

[piano_ant]

Modern music is awesome. I like to think of it as the classical or romantic period all over again, where most names will fall away after fifty years and some will start to emerge as masters of the literature.

I do think that modern music is making a bigger splash more so than it was twenty years ago as far as the average classical listener goes, but I feel that professionally music is beginning to turn back toward a neoromantic revival.

[oscarr111111]

I bet that if somebody would write a decent pianotranscription of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' it would be a modern classic

I think the same could be said for most good pop and rock tunes.

[slobone]

I'm a firm believer that the proportion of rubbish composed in any given period is a constant. The reason we don't hear a lot of rubbish from, say Mozart's day, is because it's been forgotten. Today's music hasn't gone through that sorting process yet. So if you're going to be hearing a new piece at a concert, you may not know in advance whether it's any good. And remember, "90% of everything is junk."

The other problem, of course, is that great composers are often way ahead of their audiences. Presumably the Eroica sounded like rubbish to most of the people who heard it for the first time, and we know the Rite of Spring did. Today even knuckleheads can enjoy both pieces.

So be patient and keep an open mind with "modern classical" music. I try to reserve judgment until I've at least heard the piece several times.

[oscarr111111]

I'm a firm believer that the proportion of rubbish composed in any given period is a constant. The reason we don't hear a lot of rubbish from, say Mozart's day, is because it's been forgotten. Today's music hasn't gone through that sorting process yet. So if you're going to be hearing a new piece at a concert, you may not know in advance whether it's any good. And remember, "90% of everything is junk."

The other problem, of course, is that great composers are often way ahead of their audiences. Presumably the Eroica sounded like rubbish to most of the people who heard it for the first time, and we know the Rite of Spring did. Today even knuckleheads can enjoy both pieces.

So be patient and keep an open mind with "modern classical" music. I try to reserve judgment until I've at least heard the piece several times.

Quoted for the truth.