MY FAVOURITE COMPOSER

[TIMBONE]

Who is your favourite composer?, or maybe more than one in particular. I am referring to 'orchestral' based, established composers in the world of Western classical music.

Mine is the Czech composer Leos Janacek.

I must go to band practise now, (as we are preparing to win the North West Regionals). When I am 'chilling' again, I will give reasons as to why JANACEK is so awesome - (His "Sinfonietta" is enough to blow you away).

 

[Okiedokie of Oz]

For Brass bands, it's a tossup between Sparke and Langford.

Orchestral......John Williams.

 

[James McFadyen]

John Adams!!!

Although Mark-Antony Turnage is fantastic - his 'Momentum' was featured in the 2003 Proms.

William Walton is fantastic too - he knowns how to make a good finale!!

Vince Mendoza is brilliant - super Orchestration skills.


Out of all these, my favourite has to be John Adams

For Brass Band music: Philip Sparke

 

[shedophone]

To list one or two:

Beethoven
Wagner
Mahler
Rachmaninov
Tchaikovsky
Britten
Walton
Maric
Bernstein
Peter Max Davies

(john williams)- he can't half write a tune, its just a shame he only uses one sort of texture! Gets a bit monotonous after a while...

 

[MRSH]

Wagner
Mahler
Walton

Agree with these and would add:

Bruckner
Shostakovich
Prokofiev

Also getting to like Karl Jenkins stuff. (The Armed Man - wonderful piece)

 

[BottyBurp]

Shostakovich. Really gets to the soul...

 

[Straightmute]

Of the 'greats' it's between Stravinsky and Webern for me. I have Stravinsky days and Webern days and I can't decide between them!

Of living composers, Birtwistle, Ligeti and Steve Martland (weird group!) have made the biggest impression.

D

 

[GJG]

Not sure I would have consciously chosen him as my 'favourite', however, having just checked my LP/CD collections I seem to have more recordings of music by Richard Strauss than by anyone else ........

Perhaps it's a trumpet-player 'thing' ..........

G.

 

[MRSH]

Not sure I would have consciously chosen him as my 'favourite', however, having just checked my LP/CD collections I seem to have more recordings of music by Richard Strauss than by anyone else ........

Perhaps it's a trumpet-player 'thing' ..........

G.

Of course - I forgot him. Richard Strauss - fantastic.

 

[Naomi McFadyen]

cant beat a nice bit of Stravvy
also LOVE John Adams and John Williams :grnsm

For brass band composers... mmmmmmm...


Love ya all! :lol:

 

[Aidan]

non brass band, john williams and mahler
brass band.. dunno hehe there are lots.. doing a lot by Ray Steadman-Allen and John Golland at the moment.. both great composers very underrated!

 

[ABERDEEN LOON]

Nothing better than Wagner.

Also like John Williams and stravinsky.

From a Brass band point of view, favourites would include:

Eric ball,
Phill wilbey,
Phillip Sparke and
Vinters

 

[PeterBale]

Tend to fluctuate a bit from time to time, but current orchestral favourites would include:

Bruckner
Bax
Messiaen
MacMillan
Stravinsky
George Lloyd
Malcom Arnold

For bands:

Les Condon
Philip Wilby
Martin Ellerby
Gilbert Vinter

 

[Straightmute]

Nothing better than Wagner.

Agreed. Nothing is better than Wagner.

D

 

[PeterBale]

Nothing better than Wagner.

Or longer :?: :shock: :lol:

(just kidding :!: )

 

[MRSH]

Nothing better than Wagner.

Mahler is.

 

[ABERDEEN LOON]

Nothing better than Wagner.

Or longer :?: :shock: :lol:

(just kidding :!: )

:shock:

I thought that it was a rude joke for a second!

Just the trombonist coming out of me for a second: never happer than when making a smutty comment!

 

[ukdrummerboy]

JOHN WILLIAMS! enough said! (most of his pieces even work well for brass band!)

Brass Band composers tho, would have to be Phillip Sparke and Kenneth Downie

 

[shedophone]

Ive just spent 4 weeks studying Wagner, it was fantastic. We got to listen to (and watch) large chunks of the Ring, Tristan and Parsifal.
For my assignment i'm having a crack at writing a scene from a 'music drama' myself.
A bit ambitious but exciting.

 

[MRSH]

Ive just spent 4 weeks studying Wagner, it was fantastic. We got to listen to (and watch) large chunks of the Ring, Tristan and Parsifal.

Marvellous. Although I find some of the Ring sleep inducing. But would agree that Parsifal is brilliant.

For my assignment i'm having a crack at writing a scene from a 'music drama' myself. A bit ambitious but exciting.

Blimey. I bet you'll have great fun. Good luck.