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Classical Music on the Underground: Turning away the audiences of tomorrow?
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Created over 2 years ago ...that was outside the natural history museum - I totally agree! It's sad though that there are always those who come along and don't give pianos the respect they deserve - that one was pretty destructively bashed up by the time we got to it - and one wonders whether an open 'chest' of electric guitars (to use viol terminology!) might have been treated with more respect?! |
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Created over 2 years ago i wonder how carefully they program their playlists on the subway? i can think of several 20th century works that might have a very uncalming effect... |
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Created over 2 years ago What are they, Martin?! I wouldn't recommend the Rite of Spring. Maybe something like the Introit and Kyrie from Durufle's Requiem - they have the necessary space and breadth. Any other ideas out there?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWekKdoVOeo If the link doesn't work, it's the Charles Dutoit live performance on YouTube :) |
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Created over 2 years ago I had a chat to a tube worker about it and he said he loved it. Apparently it is on a fairly large loop and his favourite was something he said sounded monks chanting and was the highlight of his day. I'm pretty sure that his only access to classical music and it really makes a difference to his workplace. Surely Mahler and Beethoven have won! It engages someone with music! It's not as though what we do in a concert hall is a particularly close reinvention of the way Beethoven intended his music to heard. |
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Created over 2 years ago that's very interesting. and i bet you anything that the quality of the monks' recording greatly influenced his music choice. recording quality is such a subconscious thing, but one which deeply influences the choice of one recording over another, even if we aren't aware of it! (but that's another subject...) |
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Created over 2 years ago, Modified over 2 years ago Donning my white overalls and black bowler hat now! |
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Created over 2 years ago There are certainly shades of 'A Clockwork Orange' in this story. "Weaponizing Mozart" - what a great expression. I also like "using great achievement to whack people across the head." http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/03/04/classical-music-punishment.html?ref=rss |
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Created over 2 years ago, Modified over 2 years ago Hmm. Mozart's multi-purpose music. Not so long ago, it was being applauded because it temporarily increased IQ, in particular the Sonata for Two Pianos K448, (played on youTube by Lupu and Perahia.) Wikipedia's account of the 'Mozart Effect' describes the experiment. Then there's that remarkable scene featuring a Mozart aria in the film 'The Shawshank Redemption', where prisoners listen to a duet from The Marriage of Figaro. The dialogue following is interesting, too... Re the 'Weaponizing Mozart' feature, the Yorkshire Post account of the school which is using listening to Mozart in detentions also goes on to describe some of the schemes in the area which use making music to deter crime, via engagement. Where have I read that recently :)
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