RE: "Rococo" ) "Pre-Classical" ) "Classical"..?

Music Lane

It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

Hmmmmmm, I was thinking of how Gluck, Boccherini, C.P,E., J.C., and W.F. Bach are sometimes referred to as the "Pre-Classical" (or even "crossover") composers...

Maybe not quite "Classical" in their structural approaches to expression, but appearing to be sort of "crossover" in their quest for the more delicate, yet fuller, sense of expression that was to characterize what we now call "Classical" music.

In other words, with these so-called "Pre-Classical" composers we sense a greater interest in personal expression, corresponding to some of the foremost precepts of "Humanism" during "The Age of Enlightenment" (intellectual freedom, individuality, etc...). Maybe not "Classical" in the purest sense but closer to *Classical* in spirit than some of the late Baroque/early Rococo stuff was. Not quite THERE yet, but it's as if the new thing was SO KEENLY FELT as to establish true kinship.

For a fun visual analogy, one might compare a sensitive silhouette drawing with a completely modelled (shaded) drawing. Although the contours of the former are intricately delineated and informative, only the latter contains the fullness of the perfected form. Related in spirit if not in fact.

What do YOU think?

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Topic - Are the Brandenburg Concertos Baroque or early Classical era? - hinduclient 15:55:36 07/10/16 (8)

I'd say the Brandenburgs are pretty far removed from classic/classical style - Chris from Lafayette 19:59:34 07/10/16 (4)

RE: "Rococo" ) "Pre-Classical" ) "Classical"..? - genungo 14:09:42 07/11/16 (3)

I think you're right - it's hard to pigeon-hole certain composers - Chris from Lafayette 20:05:23 07/11/16 (2)

How E.T.A. Hoffmann Got it Right - genungo 21:15:45 07/11/16 (1)

I was not familiar with that article - thanks so much for the link! - Chris from Lafayette 00:18:32 07/12/16 (0)

The styles overlapped to a degree - genungo 17:05:07 07/10/16 (0)

RE: Are the Brandenburg Concertos Baroque or early Classical era? - PAR 16:35:18 07/10/16 (1)

Or Johann Christian Bach (nt) - briggs 05:15:11 07/11/16 (0)

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RE: "Rococo" ) "Pre-Classical" ) "Classical"..? - genungo 14:09:42 07/11/16 (3)

I think you're right - it's hard to pigeon-hole certain composers - Chris from Lafayette 20:05:23 07/11/16 (2)

How E.T.A. Hoffmann Got it Right - genungo 21:15:45 07/11/16 (1)

I was not familiar with that article - thanks so much for the link! - Chris from Lafayette 00:18:32 07/12/16 (0)

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