Referrence to Classical Music

Aye, the mountain was a hairless one - but (supposedly) lots of nudity on that mountain in the specific setting Mussorgsky chose. Not of the kind that guys would be too keen to witness though ;-)

Windhawk wrote: Aye, the mountain was a hairless one - but (supposedly) lots of nudity on that mountain in the specific setting Mussorgsky chose. Not of the kind that guys would be too keen to witness though ;-)

I've never heard of such nudity.

cacho wrote: ^lol! Are you really human? It seems you're a "Revolutionary Bot", if that really exists. You try to say everything opposite side from what everyone tells you.

kibble_alex wrote: Henry Plainview wrote:   I fully support that, but I don't want to put effort into making it happen. Which is what internet suggestions are all about! I would also add a list of prominent prog covering classical music (especially in the cases where it might not be as obvious as Pictures At An Exhibition). "Bouree" by Tull? Although that one is quite obvious if you know your classical even a little bit.

Bela Bartok's influence on Art Zoyd, Univers Zero, Henry Cow... virtually all RIO/Avant/Chamber Prog is well known, but maybe a little less obvious.

 

but all classical, Romantic, Heroic, Baroque, and Avant classical influenced Prog, didn't it?   Both Keith Emerson and Robert Fripp (to a lesser degree) were classically trained - Emerson in particular thoroughly versed in all the important composers, including 20th Century - and this is what allowed them to create progressive rock (same for the RIO bands)., distinguishing them from other so-called progressive artists as the Beatles who merely utilized a classical passage now and then or got George Martin to arrange something or play the keys. 




  

Edited by Atavachron - December 08 2008 at 18:34

slaver wrote: Mozart is not Prog!   Neither Bach,, Beethoven or even Stravinsky, mainly because Prog means Progressive ROCK, and as I guess you know....There's no Rock in Classical music..   Iván   A quote from my recent Stratovarius thread on which there are a few references to classical music not being prog to which I disagree whole heartedly.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - December 08 2008 at 22:03

Atavachron wrote: but all classical, Romantic, Heroic, Baroque, and Avant classical influenced Prog, didn't it?   Both Keith Emerson and Robert Fripp (to a lesser degree) were classically trained - Emerson in particular thoroughly versed in all the important composers, including 20th Century - and this is what allowed them to create progressive rock (same for the RIO bands)., distinguishing them from other so-called progressive artists as the Beatles who merely utilized a classical passage now and then or got George Martin to arrange something or play the keys.

I think different eras of classical music influenced different genres of prog. Most of prog metal is influenced by Baroque to my ears, prog folk has a fair bit of a Renaissance influence (era, not band), symphonic prog i think probably carries most of its influence from the classical and baroque period, RIO from the modernist and post-romantic periods... It goes on really. That's my perception anyway.

kibble_alex wrote: Also adding to that, I agree that classical music has been a direct influence on the musicians as well. I know for a fact that Hugh Banton, Kerry Minnear and Jordan Rudess have been classically trained (don't like JR's style, but he's a good player nonetheless with very classical technique).

jimidom wrote: kibble_alex wrote: Also adding to that, I agree that classical music has been a direct influence on the musicians as well. I know for a fact that Hugh Banton, Kerry Minnear and Jordan Rudess have been classically trained (don't like JR's style, but he's a good player nonetheless with very classical technique). Classically-trained musicians, who wanted to rock but who also wanted to hang on to their recital-worthy aesthetic while showing off their chops, could do so thanks to prog. They could even ditch their tails for glittery robes in the process.

You wouldn't be talking about Lord Rick would you?

You guys are very strange - without the classics we would have no rock, prog rock, jazz, blues, or anything else - we may have had sacrificial tribe type drumming!!!!! No one can deny that!!!!!!!!!!