Posted by Jack on June 13, 19101 at 08:48:58:
In Reply to: Re: sixth symphony posted by Lexie on May 18, 19101 at 13:44:43:
: : what was beethovens sixth symphony also known by?
: : I did not know that beethoven had a sixth symphony!!! I dont know much about music cuz I just dont care. Why do you care? I would really like to know why you think music is interesting. I just like rock music!
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Beethoven 6th is the Pastoral. Ralph Vaughn Williams also wrote a Pasteral Symphony (#4 ? ). There may be one other famous one that I cannot think of right now.
I've played rock and written rock songs in younger years of my life. Improvising on rock is energy releasing creativity tailor made for the adolescent. But the music as seemed to continue its appeal for adults now.
But I love symphonies much more. First of all I do not demand that all music has a driving rythmic pulse. I don not insist that all music has to have a clearly marked out thumping sledge hammer down beat.
The symphony is one form of very cerebral music. To follow the development of the themes and there transformations and mood swings is challaging and emotionally rewarding.
Also the harmonic sructure of rock is kind of limited. But not necessarily so. The idea is to usually make a song. A symphony is a number of songs interconnected together. That is a simplification though.
At any rate it is not for everybody.
Myself, I love a good symphony. I plan to write one myself someday soon.
But taste is a factor. Not everybody likes classical music.
The harm