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Originally Posted by rondo
Oh, I was merely curious  ! I find it a lot more interesting to listen to what others like and why they like it (although most threads over here seems to be a 'request' of some sorts  ). I'm also guessing that you like listening to music as and when they come by (such as a youtube video) rather than to collect in excessive amounts like myself? Because I've come across a person who is very knowledgeable, but isn't of the type to pursue and collect every work by an artist/composer and hence, doesn't seem to remember the names but can identify a lot of music. |
This is exactly correct, rondo! I dally in listening to songs rather than being a collector of whole albums. So, MusicBanter for me is very useful, because I can scroll through and listen to a variety of youtube videos, learning about music I might never have heard...or can't remember the name of.
However, I miss out on appreciating the flow of a whole album or composition, which is the downside.
Part of the issue may be that since most of the free time that I have set aside for music is spent making it (or listening to snatches of it while doing computer work), I just haven't put the ear-work into listening. Maybe I just prefer to do something actively rather than absorb something, if that makes sense. And maybe since I put my directed attention in other areas of my life, I like to be flightly when it comes to listening to music! Purchasing or collecting a whole album feels like commitment; I like some area of my life to be free. (This has been my "music psychoanalysis" of myself. What role does music play in your life?)
I am still puzzling over flute passages or pieces I like. My father wasn't able to think of any, so I'm on my own! So, I listened to some composers online and decided I prefer flute songs in which the flute is played langorously to stir emotions rather than quickly to impress people.
Here's a flute piece by Gaubert that I like because I feel it is sweetly sad. The song feels like the fragility and beauty of a child's life to me. Wikipedia says, "As a composer, Gaubert was by no means an innovator, but his work benefited from the examples of Franck, Ravel and Debussy." I guess I'd agree with that, since I hear a Debussy quality. You might like it because it has an impressionistic feeling...I assume this, at least, based on the paintings chosen by someone for the video!
Gaubert - Music for Flute and Piano