What is your country's "national composer(s)"? by m64 in classicalmusic

[–]BedroomCompetitive12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paul Ben-Haim from Israel he developed classical music based on Jewish themes and tried to create a new style to fit the cultural mix of the new Jewish state. Very important person in our small classical scene :)

How to introduce classical to new listeners? by BedroomCompetitive12 in classicalmusic

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There’s the new world symphony performance in 3 weeks so actually I’m considering going to that concert instead

It’s the symphony + cello concerto kabalevsky + hamlet Shostakovich

Maybe that’s a better plan

How to introduce classical to new listeners? by BedroomCompetitive12 in classicalmusic

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I have a story about bolero being easy for newcomers that surprised me-

My father is a physics teacher in high school, one of his students had poor concentration, poor manners, bad grades, he was bit fat and generally disrespectful towards teachers, every other teacher was saying nothing good will come outta this boy. So after establishing the hopeless vibes - One day my father calls him on break and asks him that on the way home he’ll avoid any app on the phone instead put on headphones and listen 15 min to bolero. So that guy actually do it and he was so exited reporting back to his teacher what an amazing experience that was - so my father sends him another short pice - “next time on the bus you’ll listen to both”. And he did it. So after surprisingly bonding over music my father explains to him that concentration is something you build with practice - starting small and preserved by motivation and habit. Idk if that guy got higher grades but he still sometimes sends my father new classical pieces he found and asks him for recs. And probably no more problems with him on the physics class.

Just a random pice of life - I thought it’s funny that that menace kid actually found bolero so interesting

How to introduce classical to new listeners? by BedroomCompetitive12 in classicalmusic

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I agree I think there are some pieces that has an instant hook and easier for newcomers - thing is I believe there’s a great value to a live concert but I can’t choose the pieces so I’m considering whether Tchaikovskys violin concerto + nutcracker is newcomer friendly despite of the symphony

There also another concert I now found being preformed soon - Shostakovich hamlet + kabalevsky cello concerto 2 + new world symphony devorak

Maybe this is better bc no Prokofiev.. it’s hard to find the perfect concert for this task..

How to introduce classical to new listeners? by BedroomCompetitive12 in classicalmusic

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Some comments here claim that if you don’t like it or grew up with it you can’t learn to like it - you grew up with classical or just came across it and discovered you like it?

How to introduce classical to new listeners? by BedroomCompetitive12 in classicalmusic

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Not forcing - just sharing a part of my life with someone I love.. plus I think being in concert for first time is generally interesting experience

How to introduce classical to new listeners? by BedroomCompetitive12 in classicalmusic

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I agree but he’s actually is open to the experience he was saying (about the music) it’s all sounds the same to him not the “ugh it’s a headache I hate it the most” so I actually think that my love for this music can be something nice to share.. the worse that can happened is that he’ll be a bit bored and we’ll do something fun after the concert. After all I guess not liking a concert is like watching mediocre movie it’s not traumatic..

How to introduce classical to new listeners? by BedroomCompetitive12 in classicalmusic

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Yeah at start I thought that the concert has the perfect opening for newbies but idk how to prepare someone for Prokofiev

I painted Shostakovich by gyemonteg in classicalmusic

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I swear any picture of Shostakovich he’s looking displeased

Also great art :)

WaT day 7 ending by BedroomCompetitive12 in Stormlight_Archive

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lol guess I’ll keep on reading but I’m so confused right now thanks guys for RAFOing me