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Non-classical music for classical-music lovers, suggestions please
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Dec 7 02:58 UTC 1998 |
Please suggest genres of recently-composed music that classical music lovers
might enjoy, and briefly describe them (melody, harmony, rhythm, instruments
used, history of the genre).
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md
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Dec 7 03:40 UTC 1998 |
Well, I love classical music. The non-classical music I currently
listen to includes:
Grover Washington Junior: Reed Seed. An album dating from around 1980.
Jazz, saxophones, small ensemble, very cool.
The Byrds: The Byrds' Greatest Hits. 1960s folk rock. Now-legendary
covers of a couple of Bob Dylan songs included.
The Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet. Album dating from around 1970.
Includes three of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time:
Sympathy for the Devil, Street-Fighting Man, and Stray Cat Blues.
Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Recent release.
Female member of The Fugees solo album. Brainy rap, as rap goes.
Various artists: Rain Forest. A compliation of songs by performers
from tropical areas of the planet. Sold at Caribou Coffee as promo
for their new "Rainforest Blend." I bought it on a whim and got
hooked on the very first track, a song by an African group so upbeat
it makes the Spice Girls sound like Rachmaninov.
Various Artists: Swing Time. Another promo album, I picked it up
at Bed Bath & Beyond. Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, et al. My
favorite is "Leap Frog" by Les Brown and his Band of Reknown. The
reason I bought this was for a dance at the local highschool, where
swing music and swing dancing have inexplicably come into vogue.
I almost didn't get it back.
That's it currently. A few months ago it would've been all different.
I don't think the above have much in common. I don't think there is
necessarily one kind of non-classical music that's more likely to
appeal to classical music lovers than another kind.
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