Canon in D is so beautiful..

[rh71]

Last year, I was doing a wedding site for a friend and another friend recommended I use Canon in D as the background music...

so I did... link. This is the piano version... I believe there was a harp version which sounded just as good.

 

[T2T III]

We had that song played at our wedding - the actual wedding, not the reception. It's a great piece.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech
We had that song played at our wedding - the actual wedding, not the reception. It's a great piece.

Everyone has it played at their wedding

Listen to Rachmaninoff's Paganini

Pachelbel owns U

 

[KC5AV]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
I'm looking for a bunch of classical music to put on one cd. Anyone have any more A+++ classical music they like?

All those said so far have been beautiful.

Look for Chopin's Revolutionary Etude... VERY intense music.

 

[Rob9874]

Here are my 2¢ for those who shun popular music.

The stages of a music fan/critic:

Average Fan - Enjoys music for what it is. If it moves you, you like it. Doesn't read anything into it. There is a basic, natural connection between certain musical hooks and human emotion, and the average fan enjoys that. Enjoys music that is easy to listen to.

Educated Critic - Has heard all the "faves" that the average fan likes (i.e. Canon in D), but sees himself more enlightened than the average fan. Resists that primal emotional connection with music. Forces himself to enjoy music that is more rich in nature. He will often shun melody, and embrace experimental atonal cacophony. Feels his tastes are superior to others - loves to enjoy music that the average fan has never heard of. Hates music that is obviously catchy.

Music Lover - Is also educated in many facets of music, but has an element of the average fan. He understands that music that is "obviously catchy" is not always a bad thing. He can appreciate a more rich, technical, complex music piece (and once thought as the critic), but is not forced to be a fan because his elevated taste in music tells him he should be. Does not discount "pretty" songs as being "musically boring." He also realizes that popularilty does not reduce a music piece's validity as a good song.

My journey through these stages go as follows:
Stage 1 - 1987, I'm 13. I love Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, and Canon in D (learned it on the piano and guitar).
Stage 2 - High School/College. Studied music theory, practiced guitar 3-8 hours/day. Dreams of being a musical god. Hate all "commercial, sell-out" music and become a fan of more "musically inclined" bands like Pink Floyd, Rush, etc.
Stage 3 - Today. Admitted to myself that I hate Rush, and only like half of Floyd's stuff. And appreciate Duran Duran and Bon Jovi again. Had Canon in D played at my wedding last Dec, regardless of how "trendy" it seemed.

I'm not saying I'm superior to the music critic. Just a suggestion to not block out things you may really enjoy, because of what it might "say" about your tastes.

 

[Growltiger]

Originally posted by: Rob9874
Here are my 2¢ for those who shun popular music. The stages of a music fan/critic: Average Fan - Enjoys music for what it is. If it moves you, you like it. Doesn't read anything into it. There is a basic, natural connection between certain musical hooks and human emotion, and the average fan enjoys that. Enjoys music that is easy to listen to. Educated Critic - Has heard all the "faves" that the average fan likes (i.e. Canon in D), but sees himself more enlightened than the average fan. Resists that primal emotional connection with music. Forces himself to enjoy music that is more rich in nature. He will often shun melody, and embrace experimental atonal cacophony. Feels his tastes are superior to others - loves to enjoy music that the average fan has never heard of. Hates music that is obviously catchy. Music Lover - Is also educated in many facets of music, but has an element of the average fan. He understands that music that is "obviously catchy" is not always a bad thing. He can appreciate a more rich, technical, complex music piece (and once thought as the critic), but is not forced to be a fan because his elevated taste in music tells him he should be. Does not discount "pretty" songs as being "musically boring." He also realizes that popularilty does not reduce a music piece's validity as a good song. My journey through these stages go as follows: Stage 1 - 1987, I'm 13. I love Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, and Canon in D (learned it on the piano and guitar). Stage 2 - High School/College. Studied music theory, practiced guitar 3-8 hours/day. Dreams of being a musical god. Hate all "commercial, sell-out" music and become a fan of more "musically inclined" bands like Pink Floyd, Rush, etc. Stage 3 - Today. Admitted to myself that I hate Rush, and only like half of Floyd's stuff. And appreciate Duran Duran and Bon Jovi again. Had Canon in D played at my wedding last Dec, regardless of how "trendy" it seemed. I'm not saying I'm superior to the music critic. Just a suggestion to not block out things you may really enjoy, because of what it might "say" about your tastes.

Who said anything about shunning popular music?

 

[Growltiger]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
I'm looking for a bunch of classical music to put on one cd. Anyone have any more A+++ classical music they like? All those said so far have been beautiful.

Check out:
Dvorak - so under appreciated. Symphonies, 7,8,9 are very melodic, exciting, and passionate. String quartets and his "Serenade for Strings" are always good, too.
Tchaikovsky - Symphony 2, 5, Serenade for Strings, quartets
Barbar - Adagio for Strings
Handel - any of his Concerti Grossi

That's just a few - I can't say I have a favorite b.c. in many cases, it's apples to oranges...especially if you are comparing between different eras.

 

[Balthazar]

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace

Originally posted by: XFILE
link?

open up your fav p2p file sharing prog and DL it.

And how about that,it's public freakin' domain so it wont even be iillegal!

But seriously. The piece is lovely. As for all the "its overplayed" people....if you are tired of hearing overplayed music, stop listening to the radio. That is why God gave us CD-RW's and car stereos.