Do You Enjoy Classical Music?
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
United States
August 23, 2016 11:17am CST
Some of the most beautiful music, I think, is the classical style of music. It can be very soothing to just sit and listen to. I also enjoy listening to it when I’m driving.
I’ve learned to recognize some of the great composers by their music style but I still have a lot to learn.
I have several CDs that I listen to when I’m driving and sometimes I listen to these CDs at home when I’m cleaning up the kitchen or now sometimes when I’m coloring in my “ADULT” coloring book.
The combination of soothing music and coloring can be very calming. Since I’ve retired, I don’t have much to be anxious about, but I still enjoy listening to the music.
What are known as “the 3 B’s” are my favorites, I think. Bach, Beethoven, and Brahams. Brahams wrote many lullabies for babies, so a person would expect those, in particular to be soothing.
Do you ever listen to classical music?
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@Marilynda1225 (80147)
• United States
23 Aug 16
Sorry to say that I'm not a fan of classical music
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@RasmaSandra (74114)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Aug 16
@IreneVincent actually I haven't listened to any classical music in a long time. You make me want to have a listen and I will. My source for all kinds of music is YouTube.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
24 Aug 16
@RasmaSandra You can hear me sing on youtube. Maybe I already told you that. Here's the link in case I didn't tell you.
@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
23 Aug 16
Some people don't care for classical music. I really enjoy it myself. To each his own.
@asfarasiknow (3341)
• Bournemouth, England
23 Aug 16
As a child, I spent a great deal of time with my grandparents who were big classical fans. I think the closest my grandfather ever got to pop music was light opera, military marches and some tame trad jazz. At 13 I became fascinated by pop then rock and folk and left classical behind...mostly. But I still hear pieces I recognise from childhood am very grateful that I was exposed to them, especially Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
24 Aug 16
I like rock music from the 50s. Doo Wop music is my favorite, but there are songs from many different decades that I also enjoy. Classical music is what I enjoy to relax.
It was nice that your grandparents introduced you to classical music. At least you have that background and can recognize some pieces.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
25 Aug 16
@asfarasiknow I'll have to check it out.
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@asfarasiknow (3341)
• Bournemouth, England
24 Aug 16
@IreneVincent Your post yesterday inspired me to seek out a You Tube video of the piece I mentioned and I watched a video of Yo Yo Mar playing it.
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@sabtraversa (13097)
• Italy
23 Aug 16
I sometimes listen to classical music but I have no knowledge about composers.
I usually listen to "happy" melodies, like the Can Can or the Ride of the Valkyries. 
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@sabtraversa (13097)
• Italy
23 Aug 16
@IreneVincent Well, yes, it's orchestral and "powerful". 
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
23 Aug 16
@sabtraversa Powerful is probably a better description.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
23 Aug 16
I don't know a whole lot about the composers either, but I do enjoy listening to the music. Can Can I'm familiar with and I think I've heard of the Ride of the Valkyries, but don't remember it. I'll have to find it on line and listen to it again. It's rather boisterous if I remember correctly.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
23 Aug 16
Funny that you should ask lol... I used to put the radio on before I fell asleep to what I thought would be soothing classical music. All was going well until the cymbals clanged together. ;)
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
23 Aug 16
Yes, I like Chopin and Mozart too. There is so much to choose from. I think it's wonderful that we still have all this beautiful music that was written on paper before there was any way to record it.
Orchestras today have recorded all this beautiful music for the listening ear. The whole process of transferring the music from where the composers had written it on paper, to musical instruments in a huge orchestra is quite amazing when you think about it.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Aug 16
Nope, not into classical at all. Hard rock can relax me!
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
23 Aug 16
Interesting! Hard Rock is not soothing to me at all. To each his own, I guess.
@ade_anugrah (16)
• Medan, Indonesia
29 Nov 19
Yes. I prefer Russian music, like Stravinsky's composition.
