In Reply to: Mozart et al posted by Amphissa on January 3, 2017 at 10:10:22:
I'd make an exception of some late Mozart - Jupiter symphony, Gm String Quintet K516 - but it's a toss up between early Mozart and Hello Dolly...What do I listen to and like? Richard Strauss opera and songs. The key changes right at the start of 4 Last Songs are magical for instance, and Frau Ohne Schatten gets an occasional listen. Janacek operas in general - Katya Kabanova in particular has fascinating key changes, construction, and interaction between orchestra and voices. Wagner of course, and Debussy. Berg, like 3 orchestral pieces and 7 Early Songs. Bartok, 6 Quartets etc. Messiaen organ works like La Nativite du Seigneur. That kind of thing.
I dabble in songwriting as a hobby, and I really wonder how you could make popular music less rooted in tonality and still have some kind of mass appeal. If you can think of any examples I'd be grateful to know about it.
Edits: 01/03/17
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Follow Ups
- No - I don't mean atonal, just not tethered to home key - andy evans 10:42:07 01/03/17 (5)
- RE: " it's a toss up between early Mozart and Hello Dolly..." - Ivan303 17:37:22 01/03/17 (0)
- Here's a good one... - D Harvey 12:44:24 01/03/17 (0)
- RE: No - I don't mean atonal, just not tethered to home key - Amphissa 12:03:13 01/03/17 (2)
- Wow! Kind of Kurt Weill meets The Simpsons - andy evans 12:12:51 01/03/17 (1)
- Well, most of their stuff is not that weird - Amphissa 14:50:56 01/03/17 (0)