Name: fart man 2011-04-07 13:05
You know, when people mention composers they usually reference Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. Or if they are particularly refined they might mention Liszt, Schumann, and Tchaikovsky. Well like, fuck those guys because I hate romantic music... Ugh. Romantic music is like "Oh hey, let's do a crescendo here, and let's play really slow for no reason and then get fast and also let's play really boring melodies". I like baroque and early classical music a lot better, because they seemed to care more about melodies rather than atmosphere.
Of the baroque composers, many people note Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, and Corelli. One that is often left out is Marin Marais, the most ahead-of-his-time composer in all of existence. Bach was ahead of his time in terms of complexity, but marin marais was doing stuff that NOBODY was doing at the time. He played a now extinct instrument the Viola da Gamba, an instrument similar to cello. He wrote 150 suites for the viola da gamba, and also wrote many trio sonatas for viola da gamba accompanied by flute, violin, guitar, lute, harpsichord, etc.
While his suites are beautiful, they don't stand out as much as some of the more unique pieces he did. One was "Le Labyrinth", a sonata for viola da gamba and basso continuo which depicted a man traveling through a maze. The piece evolves from a happy minuet dance, to a frightening virtuostic passage to evoke emotions such as fear, anticipation, and anxiety. Another interesting composition was "The Gallbladder Operation", a recitavo of viola da gamba, harpsichord, and a narrator. The sonata depicts a man recieving an operation and includes grotesque narrations such as "The blood floweth" and "the patient is bound with silken cords", and it is a very dark haunting scary piece, which evolves into a happy dance to show the progression of a terrifying surgery evolving to a peaceful end. Another unique piece being "La Gamme", which is an excercise of music theory involving changing keys, something never done in baroque time periods.
Of the baroque composers, many people note Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, and Corelli. One that is often left out is Marin Marais, the most ahead-of-his-time composer in all of existence. Bach was ahead of his time in terms of complexity, but marin marais was doing stuff that NOBODY was doing at the time. He played a now extinct instrument the Viola da Gamba, an instrument similar to cello. He wrote 150 suites for the viola da gamba, and also wrote many trio sonatas for viola da gamba accompanied by flute, violin, guitar, lute, harpsichord, etc.
While his suites are beautiful, they don't stand out as much as some of the more unique pieces he did. One was "Le Labyrinth", a sonata for viola da gamba and basso continuo which depicted a man traveling through a maze. The piece evolves from a happy minuet dance, to a frightening virtuostic passage to evoke emotions such as fear, anticipation, and anxiety. Another interesting composition was "The Gallbladder Operation", a recitavo of viola da gamba, harpsichord, and a narrator. The sonata depicts a man recieving an operation and includes grotesque narrations such as "The blood floweth" and "the patient is bound with silken cords", and it is a very dark haunting scary piece, which evolves into a happy dance to show the progression of a terrifying surgery evolving to a peaceful end. Another unique piece being "La Gamme", which is an excercise of music theory involving changing keys, something never done in baroque time periods.