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keesan
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Non-classical music for people who like classical music - suggestions please
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Dec 6 18:31 UTC 1998 |
Can anyone suggest genres of recently-composed music that people who only
listen to classical and a bit of ethnic folk music might enjoy? And/or list
the different genres of nonclassical music currently being listened to, with
a brief characterization of them - types of instruments, harmony, rhythm,
subject matter if vocal, history. I would appreciate having this item linked
to music. We are pretty ignorant and expect that there is some music out
there we would like, but don't know where to look for it (not on KOOL 107!).
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remmers
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response 1 of 122:
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Dec 7 10:29 UTC 1998 |
(Did you intend to post this in the Houseplants and Gardens
conference?)
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keesan
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response 2 of 122:
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Dec 9 04:15 UTC 1998 |
No, of course not, I wondered where it had gone. How to erase it here?
Kill 37 - 'you can't do that!'.
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krj
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response 3 of 122:
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Dec 9 07:57 UTC 1998 |
(( Gardening #37 :) now linked as Music #161. ))
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krj
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response 4 of 122:
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Dec 9 10:00 UTC 1998 |
My first inclination is to point you at some of the recent deluge of
Celtic folk albums, and some of the more acoustic side of the Scandinavian
stuff. I'm guessing that Hedningarna and Hoven Droven are probably more
rock-influenced for your tastes, but you might like the Swedish band
Vasen (all instrumental, heavy on the fiddles) or Triakel (mostly
harmonium and voice).
To try out some Irish and Scottish music for free, listen to the
Thistle and Shamrock program on NPR. WUOM in Ann Arbor has picked
it up recently, but I forget when they are airing it.
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krj
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response 5 of 122:
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Dec 9 10:06 UTC 1998 |
Ah, apparently I linked too soon. keesan started another copy of this
item, which is now music #162, after losing this one. I'm going to
freeze this. I hope.
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krj
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response 6 of 122:
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Dec 9 10:08 UTC 1998 |
And apparently now that it is linked, I can't freeze/retire it,,
and 'unlink' isn't a legal command. Help...
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md
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response 7 of 122:
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Dec 9 11:49 UTC 1998 |
Okay, here's a copy of the (my) one response to the item in the
Classical Music cf. I will now kill the item in that conference
and then there'll only be this item in Houseplants and Music.
*Or will there*?
#1 of 2 by Michael Delizia (md) on Sun Dec 6 22:40:55 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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md
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response 8 of 122:
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Dec 9 11:55 UTC 1998 |
Okay, it's gone from the Classical Music cf, but it still exists
here as Item 162. It should be killed before someone else responds
to it. Hurry!
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krj
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response 9 of 122:
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Dec 9 16:56 UTC 1998 |
I retired the copy which was item #162 in Music. Now, if md can link this back
to classicalmusic, then I think we will have what keesan originally intended.
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keesan
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response 10 of 122:
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Dec 9 20:02 UTC 1998 |
Thanks to both of you for your efforts, what I was hoping to end up with was
an item in Classicalmusic which was linked to Music, is that what we ended
up with? How does one retire a copy, I need to do that to some listings in
Classifieds that sold (or went into the dumpster).
Next time I go to the library I will look for your suggestions on CD.
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