The Sensuous World of Classical Music
Classical music has long been revered as a serious art form that is radically different from the genres of popular music most people listen to. Others have dismissed classical music as an incomprehensible brand of elitist music that only the high-brow or wealthy can appreciate. The truth is, classical music is not an anachronistic art form but a vibrant, contemporary genre of music that opens up a world of emotions and sensual beauty to the aesthete. Classical music is defined as art music that is rooted in the various traditions of Western liturgical and secular music. It covers a broad period of European history—ranging from the plainsong Gregorian Chants of the 6th century to the broad symphonic landscapes of the 19th and 20th centuries. Moreover, European classical music is largely distinguished from other non-European and popular musical genres through its system of staff notation, which has been codified and in use since the 16th century. European classical music tends to be more rigid in its conventions than non-Western forms of classical music. Indian and Japanese classical music places great value on improvisation and spontaneity, qualities that are almost non-existent in Western classical music. Western classical music focuses on prescribing pitch, speed, and meter to performers via staff notation. This obsession with rigidity has produced the so-called ‘cookie cutter Bach’ approach so often seen in modern summer concert Denver performances. On the other hand, composers and performers alike tend to be highly literate in their understanding of staff notation. Many composers like Frédéric Chopin and Gabriel Faure have created works that have been praised and criticized for their technical complexity. This complexity does not make classical music inaccessible but rather increases its beauty, as connoisseurs can discover new layers of meaning in familiar pieces. Regular summer concert Denver performances of classical music are held in major metropolitan areas, giving the public a chance to appreciate this type of music. The instruments used in classical music summer concert Denver performances were largely invented before the 19th century. The standard symphony orchestra consists of string, woodwind, percussion, and brass instruments. Electronic instruments, audio mixing, synthesizers, and other forms of digital media were introduced to the repertoire in the 20th century. Notable contemporary composers include Michael Nyman and Alexandre Desplat.
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