What do you consider the best piece of CLASSICAL music (such as Beethoven, Chopin, etc) that is not extremely hard to play, and fun? Such as one that works with octaves.
I'm genuinely interested in what society considers "a beautiful piece of classical music".
2006-09-13 13:51:43 · 17 answers · asked by lexie 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
You'll get a ton of different answers (in fact, you already have :) ) if you just ask people what their favorite piece is or what the most beautiful piece is. Your question sounds like you might be trying to pick something to play, however. To help with that, we need to know the instrumentation (solo piano? orchestra?), your playing level (give some examples of what you can play) and more details about what you're looking for---length, style, etc.
Generally, however, "beautiful" is an adjective that is most often applied to works from the Romantic period. So Beethoven and Chopin are good bets; you should also consider Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Schubert.
My personal all-time favorite is the Overture to a Midsummer Night's dream by Mendelssohn.
2006-09-16 21:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by kslnet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's considered SOUNDTRACK MUSIC. This music was specifically composed to enhance the games. Composers, some very talented ones, write based on what the movie, game, commercial, television show, etc is about or what the scene is about or even what the character is thinking or feeling. Even if an orchestra or musician would perform this music as part of a concert alongside traditional offerings of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Sibelius, Wagner, and so-forth, it's STILL soundtrack music. It is also still soundtrack music even if the music deliberately mimics the general sound and style of a certain composer or time period. For example, the soundtrack music for the Advent Children's series features instrumental and vocal music that recall early period Church music from the Middle Ages or Renaissance period and the songs may even be sung in Latin. Now I hope you get the idea.
2016-03-27 00:25:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beethoven, 7th Symphony. Antonin Dvorak, 9th Symphony. Bach, Unaccompanied Cello Suites, #1 in particular. Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms. Gabriel Faure's Requiem ...almost any Requiem for that matter, they tend to be very beautiful and solemn. Bela Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra. As for some more modern stuff (a bit less approachable) George Crumb, "Voices of Black Angels." John Adams, "On the Transmigration of Souls."
2006-09-13 20:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by Lance B 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Fur Elise by Ludwig Van Beethoven
2006-09-16 18:17:31 · answer #4 · answered by metoyou 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Serenade to Music by Vaughn Williams.
But for a person to play, as in piano, I agree with the Claire de Lune.
2006-09-13 14:18:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
To start, I love classical music.
My favorite pieces are so numerous, I could never finish exploiting them to you. An amazing piece is Thäis Meditation. If you are a fan of classical music, you will love this. Another great piece is Monti-Czardus because it features the french slide. Also, you will most likely enjoy the Paganini Caprices(its my favorite).
2006-09-13 14:03:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Beethoven!
2006-09-13 14:02:10 · answer #7 · answered by dodadz 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I like Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty Waltz," but it's not really a piano piece. "Claire de Lune" is very nice.
2006-09-13 14:01:34 · answer #8 · answered by svcbench 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those pieces that comprise Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.
2006-09-13 15:37:09 · answer #9 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My Wife, by Sal Governale
2006-09-13 13:53:36 · answer #10 · answered by girl with a gun 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋