JAZZ vs CLASSICAL - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Can't choose, no vote.

smartpatrol wrote:

I think it may be because of the American society's attitude towards classical works. Aside from soundtracks, really all the classical you hear these days is used in a TV show or whatever, either to make something seem all fancy and posh, or to emphasize the fact that an old character is old. I grew up never hearing classical music as music, but as a novelty. Still trying to get into it

Unfortunately this is not happening only in the American society´s new generation, but also in the south american young generation. I think this is quite disappointing, and alarming warning for the sake of such a complex and magnificent genre that is the classical music, very sad fact.

Edited by Rick Robson - January 08 2014 at 16:20

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They're both great, but classical gets my vote. I might get thrown out of my master's program if I said otherwise LOL

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I grew up in a very rock-oriented household, and had a very minimal exposure to either of these genres. Luckily a lot of the rock my parents listen to is progressive; Rush, Yes, Kansas, Dream Theater, some others. And from those bands I found other Prog Rock band, some implementing a lot of jazz and or classical themes into the music. This made me a bit more eager to listen to jazz. Classical, however, for some reason is not as much my cup of tea. I think it may be because of the American society's attitude towards classical works. Aside from soundtracks, really all the classical you hear these days is used in a TV show or whatever, either to make something seem all fancy and posh, or to emphasize the fact that an old character is old. I grew up never hearing classical music as music, but as a novelty. Still trying to get into it

Jazz I suppose, but I'm not crazy about it.

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VOTOMS wrote:

I want to know wich one is the most influential between you prog listeners.

I'm confused, is this the question or is it the one listed above the poll options? (Which would you listen to for the rest of your life)

Classical... more similar to Prog...many artists and bands have rearranged classical music.

Also the musical studies of 70s Prog Rock bands was classical...

VOTOMS wrote:

I want to know wich one is the most influential between you prog listeners.

I listen to a lot of classical stuff, but I'm much more into the complex/technical/avant-garde jazz composers. I studied musical modes. Classical music is the primary element, but the study of scales and modes after jazz expanded the musical maps forever. What could I be without any blue note?

The thurst of your idea is alright, but in general, this is a bad question to ask.

Classical music is, at the very least 700 years old, and there is history for it, and what is called "jazz" is really just very new and probably only about 75 years old or so.

Now remember that "recording" allows for us to have some "history" of these things, and "jazz" is simply another form that counters what classical music had.

We do not really have a "popular music" history that runs 700 years, and that makes the ability to look at "jazz" with a much better idea, really difficult.

"Classical" ... is the ONLY history we have! As of "today", we're not adding about 75 years or so of jazz history, and about 60 to 65 years of rock music history, and (hopefully) these will change what is called "music" and its history FOREVER in the future.

In many ways, we're a part of the time that changed history, and we can attribute it to electricity and the recording!

Edited by moshkito - January 08 2014 at 10:08

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someone_else wrote:

Not very familiar with these genres, but, in general, I prefer jazz.

Yes, same case for me.

But if you're asking me whether I listen to music influenced by one more than the other, I'm not sure I'd have an answer to that.

Poll Question: Pick only one of these genres to listen for the rest of your life:
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Classical	29	[56.86%]
Jazz	22	[43.14%]
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