It's really hard to say what I do and don't like, because my first instinct is to say "simple is better, small ensembles and things," but then there's all that John Williams orchestral stuff I listened to with such pleasure.
I guess syrupy massed strings are not good? And bombastic stuff is bad (but then again, I love Sousa marches played with brio, so maybe it just has to be the right kind of bombast?).
I like things where I can hear the individual instruments show their stuff. I like stuff with rhythm, and I don't mind less common rhythms (one of my favorite pop songs every is Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill," written in 7/4 time, and I also love Cat Stevens' "Rubylove," in 7/8 time). I don't like pretentious atonal weirdness. I like music that propels me, either quickly or slowly.
I think that for starters, short works are better than long ones. When we went on our Euro river cruise, we heard a long organ concert, and I got very bored.
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It's really hard to say what I do and don't like, because my first instinct is to say "simple is better, small ensembles and things," but then there's all that John Williams orchestral stuff I listened to with such pleasure.
I guess syrupy massed strings are not good? And bombastic stuff is bad (but then again, I love Sousa marches played with brio, so maybe it just has to be the right kind of bombast?).
I like things where I can hear the individual instruments show their stuff. I like stuff with rhythm, and I don't mind less common rhythms (one of my favorite pop songs every is Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill," written in 7/4 time, and I also love Cat Stevens' "Rubylove," in 7/8 time). I don't like pretentious atonal weirdness. I like music that propels me, either quickly or slowly.
I think that for starters, short works are better than long ones. When we went on our Euro river cruise, we heard a long organ concert, and I got very bored.