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What classical?
Hi,
None. Perhaps that says as much as listing what I listen to.
Even though I studied classical music for years (first in Chichester, then at London University), I rarely choose to listen to it. The only exception to this general rule is French music around the turn of the nineteenth century (Ravel, Debussy, Satie) and some of Mozart's work. Occasionally I listen to my own - but that is an even more rare experience than listening to Ravel.
Your question provoked a memory. I remember sitting in a class listening to Schubert songs. Interesting as they were, I simply could not wait to leave the classroom and resume listening to Thomas Dolby songs. I listened as lecturer waxed lyrically about the musicality in the Schubert (he almost looked as if he was in pain). But when I put on my Walkman, I just could not see how Schubert could compare to the music that I was listening to at the time (in terms of musicality, impact or listenability). Maybe it is sacreligious to say this, but that is how I felt.
This week I thought I'd do something about this. I took out 'Amadeus' to try to interest my children in Mozart. I thought the scenes in the film explaining the beauty of the music might interest them. The result? Not interested - they were more interested in listening to Elvis Presley......
Perhaps the most interesting question is "why?" Why do I now choose not to listen to (or write) classical music after studying it? What turned me off it? What turns my children off it? What turned me (and my children) onto other music?
Has anyone else had this experience?
Rory Ridley-Duff
Last edited by protos; Dec-09-2006 at 17:22.
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