What's everyone's favorite classical composer?
Mine is Bach, with Beethoven a close second.
Howard Shore is under the category of "other".
Mine is Bach, with Beethoven a close second.
Howard Shore is under the category of "other".
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my favorite composer is Chopin. I used to hate it because of the horrid key signatures most of his stuff is in. Then my boyfriend got me to listen to some of his stuff and now it's my favorite stuff to practice. Especially the nocturnes. Listen to his Nocturne No.1 it's so beautiful!
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Oh my goodness! You put Bach and Handel on there! What a choice! I had to go with Bach though. By the way, why in the world isn't Mozart up there? Isn't he well known enough to get his own slot?
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Mozart isn't "up there" because I only had ten slots in which to put composers, and he slipped my mind as I was creating the poll. Same thing with Chopin.
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Wow what a hard choice? I waffle back and forth on who my favorite composer is, though I think Beethoven is my first and true choice. Not known for his religious pieces but all of his works are lush and rich and just draw you in so well.
He is followed by Mozart just for the purer genius of his work. I have had the pleasure to perform some of his pieces specifically, the Requiem and the Sparrow Mass as well as some of his individual pieces. Brilliance.
Handel brings up the third position. How can you not enjoy the Messiah. We perform this every year in its entirety and each time it gives me chills and such joy to perform this work.
Bach I have just start getting in to. I am preparing with an Alto his Tenor Alto duet from his Magnificat (BWV 243) and I find it just absolutely wonderful.
Schubert's music for Palm Sunday is a great treat too.
Look into some of these as well: Acrcadelt, Vittoria, and Palestrina to name a few.
He is followed by Mozart just for the purer genius of his work. I have had the pleasure to perform some of his pieces specifically, the Requiem and the Sparrow Mass as well as some of his individual pieces. Brilliance.
Handel brings up the third position. How can you not enjoy the Messiah. We perform this every year in its entirety and each time it gives me chills and such joy to perform this work.
Bach I have just start getting in to. I am preparing with an Alto his Tenor Alto duet from his Magnificat (BWV 243) and I find it just absolutely wonderful.
Schubert's music for Palm Sunday is a great treat too.
Look into some of these as well: Acrcadelt, Vittoria, and Palestrina to name a few.
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Tough poll! I'd say probably Bach, given the options. I'm a sucker for his organ music, especially the Fantasia in G Major (BWV 572). Debussy's piano music is lovely escapism on a dreary day though...
My favorite composers of late have been "none of the above": Terry Riley, Steve Reich, George Crumb.
My favorite composers of late have been "none of the above": Terry Riley, Steve Reich, George Crumb.
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I voted for Richard Wagner, but close are Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff.
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I like four up there:
Bach
Beethoven
Ravel
Tchaikovsky
Favorites not up there:
Percy Aldridge Grainger (my all-time favorite)
Gustav Holst
Modest Mussorgsky
Edward Elgar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Aaron Copland
Bach
Beethoven
Ravel
Tchaikovsky
Favorites not up there:
Percy Aldridge Grainger (my all-time favorite)
Gustav Holst
Modest Mussorgsky
Edward Elgar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Aaron Copland
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