classical musicians:  hot or not?
956491
Opera is okay, but I prefer male voices or altos versus sopranos.  And the symphony rocks.  Plus, what is hotter than a guy sitting down at a piano and playing a majestic song written just for you?
673981
equal temperment was definitely a great stride . . . but looked at from a physics standpoint, everything we hear as "normal" is from a physics standpoint, wrong.\n\nI expect as computers become more and more involved in the making of new music, the avant-garde musical movement of the last century will expand to cover different tonalities, including systems not used in any indiginous music.  However, this will still sound "wrong" to most people used to the Western tuning system, so it probably won't catch on :-)\n\nMuch about modern popular music can be commended.  Jazz pushed our understanding about cognition and music forward substantially - improvisation can now be done in performance, and people approve of it!  Songs like the Beatles' "Blackbird," which use a complicated harmonic structure in combination with modern lyrics, will stick around for a long time.  I predict anything with a I-IV-V-I chordal structure (and nothing else) will only be around as long as it has cultural value, though.\n\nIf anything, we're in a phase where music is valued for emotional expression instead of for mathematical precision.  Absolute music may make a comeback eventually, but probably not any time soon.
572997
Get them to identify the sound of different instruments from a recording preferably symphony orchestra.In the 60s they used Peter and the wolf narrated by  Danny Kaye or similar. I still remember it.I became a professional musician.
68929
Both genres are appealing, and the opinion lies with the audience. Personally, classical is more emotional. The Percussion is just phenomenal.
100504
I'm not sure but it sounds pretty hot!!!
52208
A musician is an artist of musical forms.
276207
It's somewhat depressing to me that people listen to "classical" music primarily for relaxation. Beethoven was not relaxed when he wrote the Fifth Symphony. Sure there is some that is simply beautiful and can produce a feeling of calm and balance. But what about composers like Messiaen, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Britten, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Carter, Busoni, Boulez, etc., who connect with powerful, complex emotions?
5825
Absolutely - great music is great music forever. We still listen to Mozart don't we?
845194
alright i dont know why people think playing a certain instrument controls a persons status.If you like the clarinet go with it.If your friends think it nerdy,rub it in their faces if you get famous
507252
classical... \n\nGo Classical!!!
161123
It all really depends on what the composer specified. Monteverdi in his opera L'Orfeo specified in excess of 20, with numerous string, brass, and 2 harpsichord and 2 organ parts. Typically, a small orchestra is used. Never anything above 25, usually between 10-20, less in a chamber ensemble.
347615
yes...if I followed you correctly, I have seen a lot of people and wondered if they were in a certain profession. We also did this with students who were in band...certain people look like they should play certain instruments.
210090
I'd go out with the drummer, because he doesn't need to be in the limelight & he probably knows how to be the star offstage--which is much more fun in the long run. The lead singer would get my attention first, naturally...he's the "front-man" & a man who can sing is very attractive. But I also look at the drummer. Drummers have RHYTHM! And that's VERY sexy...do I really need to explain why??? ;) As far as being approachable...when a guy plays the drums, he may look a little agressive or intense & that may intimidate some women. But for other women, it's a turn-on. Don't worry, drummers are definitely hot!
16879
I'd nominate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (brilliant performer, began composing at early age, left a huge volume music when he died early) or Johann Sebastian Bach (inventor or at least early practitioner of the well-tempered scales which allow transposition into any scale without getting dissonances, as well as a very productive componist). Modern music still borrows from them.
1007241
i have been playing for almost 20 years.  i think there is something very profound about playing an instrument, especially the piano.  i think classical is very underrated (something that should be observed live).  there is a passion that comes with the piano and playing several notes as once.  \n\ni think it also brings your experience as a person.  shows yourself how to have control and discipline and that hard work actually works.  the result is amazing knowing that you work on this piece and you made that sound come from your finger tips.  each note perfects by the way you touch, and how loud or soft it resonates from the piano itself... helps everywhere (even the bedroom) to have such an art!  did i get a little carried away there?
211803
Yes!  Take a look at the following site and listen to the examples through the ages.  You'll need Real player.  Every 50 years or so there are some pretty major developments... harmony, new instruments, the concerto, the symphony, opera, sanatas, rondo form, minimalism, serialism, oratorios, symphonic poems, etc...  When you REALLY get into it, you'll find classical music an amazing journey.  It's very diverse and continues to change and add new sounds and ideas.  Ex. I'm hearing a lot of classic rock style in chamber music latley.  That seems to be one popular "thing" for classical composers now.  Listen to Michael Daugherty and Elvis Schoenberg (Ross Wright) for eaxmaples of this.  Enjoy!\n\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/
416994
As a musician (although a lazy one) I prefer listening to classical or Romantic music on a regular basis. However, if I am cramming for a test I do best with no music on at all, especially if it's technical information. I found that out the hard way in chemistry in high school, where listening to mood music in the background proved a terrible distraction for about four of us in the class. We were directed back into the quiet lab to finish our assignment, and that worked out. I think the chemistry teacher was trying to find out if using mood music would help us concentrate better in class. I guess if you are into composing and analyzing music to any extent, it is better to keep music separate from most studying, as listening to music would not be a passive activity.