The Most Underrated Composer (classic, quote, song, Piano, teacher)

Exodizer · 10-29-2007, 08:40 PM

What do you guys think. I think personally is Josquin Des Prez. He was a Renaissance Composer and wrote varations on Gegorian Chants and also Masses. He mastered polyphonic harmony using mostly imiatation. It's really good music if you like Choral stuff. His music is hard to find also, but it's worth it if you do. So who do you guys think is the most underrated?

jackhammer · 11-19-2007, 05:12 PM

Chopin. his pieces are excersises in simple elegancy.

Fallout_at_The_Disco · 11-03-2008, 08:46 PM

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Chopin. his pieces are excersises in simple elegancy.

I agree that Chopin was amazing and wonderful, but I wouldn't call him underrated. He's been well credited and recognized for his brilliance.

white_powered_zombie · 11-26-2007, 07:03 PM

..beethoven

jackhammer · 11-28-2007, 01:43 PM

^^^
is not underated. He is probably the most famous. sheesh.

fool on the hill · 11-29-2007, 09:54 AM

Erik Satie. Its still hard to find a lot of his music besides the overdone (but still lovely) Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes. Socrate, Parade, Sports et Divertissements, and other works are hard to find...

~ josh

HotPlop · 12-03-2007, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

^^^
is not underated. He is probably the most famous. sheesh.

Chopin, on the other hand... :B

Anyways...

I'm going to agree with Fool on the Hill, Erik Satie is really up there. Conlon Nancarrow, too...despite his jumps in popularity, I never really hear much about him.

jackhammer · 12-05-2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HotPlop

Chopin, on the other hand... :B

Anyways...

I'm going to agree with Fool on the Hill, Erik Satie is really up there. Conlon Nancarrow, too...despite his jumps in popularity, I never really hear much about him.

OK Frank Zappa. His classical pieces are phenomenal and disgustingly underated.

Åke Sjöström · 12-16-2007, 09:09 PM

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OK Frank Zappa. His classical pieces are phenomenal and disgustingly underated.

While I'm not a Zappa fan, I will agree his pieces are viciously unappreciated and he deserves more I think. But as far as composers that I like go, thats a tough one.
Victor Bruns may be a big name on my list.
Beethoven, Chopin, Debussey and Bach, I'd hardly consider them underappreciated (ESPECIALLY BACH AND BEETHOVEN)

~~Son_of_Mr_Greengenes~~ · 10-30-2008, 11:50 PM

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OK Frank Zappa. His classical pieces are phenomenal and disgustingly underated.

I thank you for mentioning Zappa. I encourage anyone to get the album, "Yellow Shark" as a representation of his orchestral composing prowess. I would also like to mention John Cage, as he is genius and I feel he has been hidden from me.

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fool on the hill Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis, Tenn and occasionally Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 44	Erik Satie Erik Satie. Its still hard to find a lot of his music besides the overdone (but still lovely) Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes. Socrate, Parade, Sports et Divertissements, and other works are hard to find... ~ josh __________________ Grabbed my suitcase that said to me, "Dreams are free and so are we." [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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