[Eva Yojimbo]

Tough question as it's mostly dependent on my mood, but:

1. Romantic
2. Modern
3. Classical
4. Baroque
5. Renaissance/Medieval
6. Contemporary (mostly do to my lack of familiarity)

 

[Razumovskymas]

My favorite era is 1770-1827

 

[science]

Is Modern another term for Impressionistic? What are some Contemporary composers/works you enjoy?

For me "modern" is c. 1890s to c. 1968, including impressionism but a lot more than that; and "contemporary" is after that.

Some examples of contemporary works that I enjoy:

Crumb: Black Angels
Takemitsu: From Me Flows What You Call Time
Rzewski: Variations on El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido!
Rzewsk: Coming Together
Nono: Como una ola de fuerza y luz
Nono: ..... sofferte onde serene .....
Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre
Ligeti: Etudes for piano
Reich: WTC 9/11
Adams: Harmonielehre
Glass: Aguas da Amazonia
Feldman: Rothko Chapel
Feldman: Three Voices

That's enough. There's lots more....

 

[Neal]

1. Baroque (only because of Bach)
2. Modern
3. Late Romantic
4. Classical
5. Romantic
5. Pre-Baroque
6. Contemporary

 

[Olias]

I've noticed 80% of my favorite listening was composed between 1780 and 1830 so I guess late classical and early romantic. The other 20% are pretty equally divided between all other time periods.

 

[Norman Gunston]

If you don't know Classical music, then you can't know Baroque music. It's a simple trick that history has lied about, it's just superior. 20 inch speakers make the difference but don't get to the heart of the issue.

 

[Ivan Smith]

Any as long as its post 1911

 

[PeterFromLA]

Contemporary (1945 to present)
Modern (1890 to 1945)
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
Renaissance
Medieval

 

[Simon Moon]

Any as long as its post 1911

This pretty much describes me. Except that I use 1919 as my cutoff date.

20th century up through, and including, contemporary are my favorite eras, and pretty much all I listen to.

 

[Room2201974]

Romantic
Medieval
Impressionistic
Modern, post 1921
Baroque
Classical

 

[fluteman]

From favorite to least favorite:

Romantic/Impressionisitc
Classical
Baroque
Contemporary(Atonal)

You terminology is slightly off. The correct term is Contemporary (Adult). Some real classics there, I'm not sure why they're your least favorite.

 

[Captainnumber36]

You terminology is slightly off. The correct term is Contemporary (Adult). Some real classics there, I'm not sure why they're your least favorite.
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lol, haha :lol::lol:

 

[Phil Classical Purist]

1. Modern/Postromantic
2. Renaissance
3. Classical
4. Romantic
5. Baroque
6. Midieval
7. Postmodern

 

[Alkan]

Romantic
Impressionisitc
Classical
Baroque
Contemporary
Renaissance
Medieval
Cave man music
Gustave Mahler

 

[Guest]

I tend to be more aware of the decade rather than the era with most music I listen to

2010s
2000s
1980s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1990s
1910s
Late Romantic (post-Wagner) and Mid Romantic (particularly for Wagner's mature works)
1900s
Medieval
Baroque
Renaissance
1920s
Classical
1930s
1940s
Early Romantic

 

[mathisdermaler]

1. Romanticism

The best (Wagner, Bruckner, Chopin). (But also some of the worst)

2. Modernism

Most creative and productive period in classical music history but I don't think it produced any absolute geniuses like the Romantic era did. At least there are no pieces as profound as Bruckner's 9th, Mahler's 10th, Parsifal, etc. Stravinsky isn't even my favorite composer of this era but he comes closest to the definition of "genius."

3. Renaissance

Amazingly beautiful music. This period is very long and much more diverse than is often recognized. Everyone but deprofundis underrates Renaissance music :lol:

4. Baroque

10% Glory, 90% click-clack continuo. The Glory (several cantatas by Bach, mostly the Actus Tragicus, and his masses/passions/oratorios) is definitely worth it though

5. Classical

I love Mozart but not much else

 

[Machiavel]

Romantic-Impressionist-Modern
Classical-Baroque
Contemporary



























Operas:devil::lol:

 

[Fredx2098]

1. Modern
2. Romantic
3. Pre-Baroque
4. Classical and Baroque

 

[KenOC]

Antediluvian
Lower Hooter
Upper Hooter
Broke but, well, it's complicated
Undecided but nice
Bow and scrape
Age of rage
Me me me!

The last is where we still are today.

 

[Enthusiast]

I really can't choose but find it interesting that many of us can. For me, it depends on my mood. Some days I mostly want Baroque, some days Classical, some days I like to mix it up ... etc. I don't usually listen to "early" - pre-Baroque - music but feel that is my ignorance more than my taste. I do tend to go mostly for the more big names (as defined by me!) in each genre but I have explored some byroads in each and have arrived at my favourites. For example, there was a time I tried a lot of slightly obscure Baroque music: I enjoyed the exploration but these days only listen to 5 or so Baroque composers. Same for Classical (probably fewer than 5). With later music (Romantic and Modern?) there are more (many more for Modern) who I listen to, and I I think the contemporary field is still obviously very open (after all, it is music for us now or was at some point during my life).