Do you like classical music?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
Rockingham, Australia
November 17, 2021 4:35am CST
Do you listen to classical music? If we have the radio on, it is usually tuned to a classical station. I’m pretty happy with silence but my husband likes his classical music. I like most genres of music but sometimes a classical piece can really resonate with me.
One such piece is March of the Hebrew Slaves from the opera Nabucco and written by Guiseppe Verdi. Verdi was forced to write the opera as part of a contract despite having just lost his wife and small children to various illnesses. The piece became incredibly popular and a month after his death, when his body was reinterred alongside his wife, Arturo Toscanini conducted a choir of over 800 in the hymn.
The photo is of a scene that also resonates with me. We stopped on the road in South Australia and I snapped this lovely landscape.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
17 Nov 21
My goodness that photo is astoundingly beautiful Judy.
Yeah I dont mind some classical music once in a blue moon.
I like the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy tho
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
17 Nov 21
@MidnightMunchies It sure is Wingman.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Nov 21
@MidnightMunchies I love the light in this. It was late afternoon.
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Nov 21
I dont usually listen to that type. I do love that scenery
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Nov 21
@JudyEv I mostly listen to country. Some old rock and the true oldies also.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
17 Nov 21
Sometimes, it is nice to have on in the background. I really am not as well-versed in pieces and composers as I would like, though. I think that I may have to go through a video series or take a course on it to boost my knowledge some, since there is a definite gap there.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
17 Nov 21
honestly, when it comes to music it really depends. I like Rock and Roll when I need to work fast. I love classical when I am reading and trying to process.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
18 Nov 21
@JudyEv i like all kinds of music, it just depends what I am working on at the time!
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
17 Nov 21
Yes, to a certain extent. I like Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, by Bach, Mozart Jupiter Symphony, Beethoven Ode to Joy among others. Vivaldi is also a favorite.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
18 Nov 21
@JudyEv Lots of music the average listener would recognize but would not know the composer.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Nov 21
@snowy22315 Yes, that's very true.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Nov 21
Yes, when I was a kid, my Mom would play classical music on the stereo. I honestly listened to Classical before I got interested in Rock music. I've always had an appreciation for Classical.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
18 Nov 21
Yes, I like classical music both western and Indian.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
19 Nov 21
@JudyEv Yes, there are music that relax your mood.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
18 Nov 21
@JudyEv
Sorry but I do not like the title to the piece you like. It is not something that I would prefer since we have been slaves in Egypt and in April our Holiday of Passover comes up discussing us being slaves in Eygpt. I prefer Netflix on and either me watching something on it or working at the computer and having Netflix on. Right now I am rewatching Gilmore Girls and love it the 2nd time around. I love other music but not classical. I could never get into it. I am glad you enjoy it.
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@Faster16 (3248)
• Indonesia
18 Nov 21
@Faster16This is a dangdut song from our country which is in English
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
17 Nov 21
I like it but these days I have not been listening to any type of music
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
18 Nov 21
@JudyEv My brother was a classical addict. He was into Beethoven's symphonies specially No. 9 I can hum a bit of it.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Nov 21
I've never heard that piece before. It was beautiful.
My late ex-husband liked classical music. It was the only music he listened to, so I got to know many pieces from the various artists. It was never my choice. But I got used to it.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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24 Nov 21
Interesting? Wonder if Verdi used his grief from losing his wife and children to draw from in writing this piece?
I like some Classical music. Songs I recognize from popular musicians like Bethoven, Strauss, and Brahms are a few examples. But my preference is Classic Rock from the 60's.
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