Hello! I am Leonardo from Italy, I'm new to the forums and I am also rather new to the world of classical music - I've always liked it, but only recently have I started actively wanting to know more and more of it - this thread is mostly for fun, but it could help semi-beginners like me finding tips on new music to listen to!
So, without further ado, here are the categories for your nominations. This is not ba Feel free not to give a nomination for each one of them, but only to those you want to answer Keep in mind that this is not by ARTIST, but by INDIVIDUAL WORK, either the whole work or a single movement or part in it...
...so, for example, Mozart - Requiem Mass in D Minor K 626 or Mozart - Requiem Mass in D Minor K 626 - Dies Irae are both acceptable answers, but just "Mozart" isn't
By AGE
1) Best MEDIEVAL piece:
2) Best RENAISSANCE piece:
3) Best BAROQUE piece:
4) Best CLASSICAL piece:
5) Best ROMANTIC piece:
6) Best 20TH CENTURY piece:
7) Best CONTEMPORARY piece:
By FORM
8) Best MASS:
9) Best FUGUE:
10) Best PIANO CONCERTO:
11) Best CONCERTO FOR OTHER SOLO INSTRUMENT:
12) Best MINUET:
13) Best SYMPHONY:
14) Best OPERATIC ARIA:
15) Best QUARTET or QUINTET:
16) Best VARIATION:
By MOOD/THEME
17) SADDEST piece:
18) STORMIEST piece:
19) BITTEREST piece:
20) SCARIEST piece:
21) MOST RELAXING piece:
22) MOST CHEERFUL piece:
23) MOST ROMANTIC piece:
24) MOST MAJESTIC piece:
25) MOST SENSUAL piece:
26) MOST DEMONIC piece:
27) MOST INNOCENT piece:
28) MOST EXOTIC piece:
29) MOST INNOVATIVE piece:
30) MOST INSANE piece:
31) MOST PLAYFUL piece:
PERSONAL section
32) MOST LOVED piece:
33) MOST HATED piece:
34) MOST "NOTHING SPECIAL, WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT" piece:
35) FIRST PIECE YOU LOVED:
36) BEST PIECE TO CONVERT HEATHENS TO CLASSICAL MUSIC:
Have fun, thanks for partecipating, my own answers will shortly follow!
So, without further ado, here are the categories for your nominations. This is not ba Feel free not to give a nomination for each one of them, but only to those you want to answer Keep in mind that this is not by ARTIST, but by INDIVIDUAL WORK, either the whole work or a single movement or part in it...
...so, for example, Mozart - Requiem Mass in D Minor K 626 or Mozart - Requiem Mass in D Minor K 626 - Dies Irae are both acceptable answers, but just "Mozart" isn't
By AGE
1) Best MEDIEVAL piece:
2) Best RENAISSANCE piece:
3) Best BAROQUE piece:
4) Best CLASSICAL piece:
5) Best ROMANTIC piece:
6) Best 20TH CENTURY piece:
7) Best CONTEMPORARY piece:
By FORM
8) Best MASS:
9) Best FUGUE:
10) Best PIANO CONCERTO:
11) Best CONCERTO FOR OTHER SOLO INSTRUMENT:
12) Best MINUET:
13) Best SYMPHONY:
14) Best OPERATIC ARIA:
15) Best QUARTET or QUINTET:
16) Best VARIATION:
By MOOD/THEME
17) SADDEST piece:
18) STORMIEST piece:
19) BITTEREST piece:
20) SCARIEST piece:
21) MOST RELAXING piece:
22) MOST CHEERFUL piece:
23) MOST ROMANTIC piece:
24) MOST MAJESTIC piece:
25) MOST SENSUAL piece:
26) MOST DEMONIC piece:
27) MOST INNOCENT piece:
28) MOST EXOTIC piece:
29) MOST INNOVATIVE piece:
30) MOST INSANE piece:
31) MOST PLAYFUL piece:
PERSONAL section
32) MOST LOVED piece:
33) MOST HATED piece:
34) MOST "NOTHING SPECIAL, WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT" piece:
35) FIRST PIECE YOU LOVED:
36) BEST PIECE TO CONVERT HEATHENS TO CLASSICAL MUSIC:
Have fun, thanks for partecipating, my own answers will shortly follow!