Bach FAQ 158
Everyone Agrees on What Classical Music Is ... but Actually ... Not Really: Eight Experts Explain It..
Eight musical experts and Classical Music connoisseurs, professors, doctors and directors, conductors, a musician and teacher, as well as band leaders and choir directors defined Classical Music for me..
Do you know any works by number 3? And in general: is he one of the great Classical Composers? Who is he?..
If you didn't come directly from my “Top 300 Classical Music” list, but were simply interested in what this DCM page might be: DCM refers – “only” in my list of the 300 most Popular Classical Music works – to those pieces of music that are undoubtedly Classical Music pieces even for the most conservative Classical Music lover. GSKM are titles that are “classwork-safe.” But even with these, you have to pay close attention to the teacher's exact question. So what does DCM mean again? Definitely Classical Music..
However, the section under the next-but-one headline is exciting. In between ... it's ... “just” entertainment for you..
There is little doubt about the works of the gentlemen above. Or is there? © Info..
DCM..
Meanwhile, now that my collection of around 300 Popular Classical hits has been completed and corrected, double-checked, and verified to ensure that all links are working, I would like to return to my warning for students: regarding the DCM in my list... the “Definitely Classical Music”..
Meanwhile, I know that by the end of my subproject in my Classical Music for Children Mission, I have gained a lot more experience. That's why I want to make absolutely sure that all my readers and visitors – you for instance – can really rely on my research. And so I check and check and check again. I also verify that all links are still working..
I have marked around 150 Classical Works in my list with “DCM”: All 150 are definitely Classical Music works and their listing can withstand any class test. So to speak. One exception: These works do not constitute a proper compilation if your teacher asks about the composers of the era ( ! ) of Classical Music and their masterpieces. So be careful: Clarify exactly what he or she wants to know with their question. Or alternatively: Offer two answers. And be careful: Every individual who has at least a little to do with Classical Music has their own conviction about what (... perhaps very precisely) Classical Music really is.
However, I would like to highlight one point in particular: Some experts believe that because Strauss waltzes and Tchaikovsky ballets were obviously composed for entertainment, they cannot be considered Classical Music. But then, logically, one would also have to ask whether those pieces that Bach composed over more than a decade, mainly in Weimar and later also in Köthen, are therefore not Classical Music either. Because Bach played there for the princes. And, of course, he composed entertainment for the two rulers. Bach's music not Classical Music? That can't be right...
In the next paragraph, you will find the answers I received to my question, “Are the waltzes of Johann Strauss (... II) and the ballet works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Classical Music?” I asked for a simple “yes” or “no” answer, preferably without any further explanation or justification. I sent this question –worded exactly as above – to eight highly competent music experts and Classical Music connoisseurs.
Yes, these two images really suit the masters of Classical Music perfectly: But if Classical Music, according to one point of view, is not Classical Music at all, what did the two Johanns, the two Strausses, father and son, compose then?!..
One Question, Eight Experts... and Eight Cool Answers..
The question asked to everyone was: “Are the waltzes of Johann Strauss (... II) and the ballet works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Classical Music?” In my email, it was worded slightly differently, so that I did not “put words in anyone’s mouth” who was knowledgeable or skilled in this area. And it were experts such as the leaders of two Classical Orchestras, directors of institutions dedicated to the great composers, music educators, and Classical Music experts who write specialist literature..
Quotes Start:..
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“In my opinion, the works by the mentioned composers definitely belong in the Classical Music genre."
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“There is no doubt that Tchaikovsky's waltzes and ballets belong in the Classical Music repertoire.”
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“Yes, because the term "Classical Music" also encompasses the music played by a Classical Orchestra ... including ballet music by Tchaikovsky, film music by Hans Zimmer (... Pirates of the Caribbean) and light music à la André Rieu.”
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"No, because Strauss (... I and II) and Tchaikovsky are more likely to be classified as belonging to the Romantic era. Strictly speaking, the Classical period ended with Beethoven's death in 1827, even though Schubert died only a year later ... and he was a Romantic through and through... In the new Beethoven film (... Louis), there is a beautiful scene where the aging Beethoven is shown sheet music by Strauss (... I) and asks in amazement: “You can earn money with something like this today?” So a very clear "No"!"..
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“Your question isn't deliberately worded in a complicated way, is it? "Are ... not part of the offer ...?" And then a yes/no answer? That defies logic! My personal answer is: Yes, they are. I'm a philosopher, after all. The meaning of language is its use. When music is performed in the evening in a concert hall where the musicians wear tailcoats and the female musicians wear long evening gowns, and the female audience members do too (... let's leave the men's clothing aside for now), and when half the Rotary Club is sitting in the audience, then we talk about Classical Music. The most conservative music teacher would say: It's not from between 1730 and 1830, so it's not Classic. Schütz is also not Classic, but “early music”..
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The term “Classical Music” is like the term “band-aid”, which has become established as an umbrella term or synonym for all plasters. Thus, Classical Music is generally understood as serious music, regardless of the era, such as Baroque or Romantic. Compared to light music such as pop or jazz – and this also includes a Strauss waltz played by a Classical Orchestra – it can be classified as Classical Music ... even if it is actually light music. In principle, it is stylized dance music anyway. This should not be confused with the term “classical” when it refers to the Classical period, where Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were the main players.”..
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My answer to your question is a definite yes and no, as you seem to have already suggested. Strictly speaking, the works of the Strauss family of composers do not belong to the Classical Music repertoire, as they are and remain light music. But of course, many of the works are beloved “Classic” – above all, the “Danube Waltz” – and Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven also wanted to entertain their audiences."
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“Spontaneous and for your target audience: Yes ... it's Classical Music.”
End of Quotes.
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