RE: (western) classical music discussion
March 16, 2015 at 1:33 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2015 at 1:33 pm by Alex K.)
(March 16, 2015 at 1:32 pm)Chuck Wrote:(March 16, 2015 at 1:31 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Late in the evening of May 1, 1786 Western music hit its absolute peak when the premiere of Mozart's Il Nozze di Figaro concluded. It declined, slowly at first, from that apex until the 20th century when it fell into steep decline.
I think western classical music reached its apex with beethoven's 9th.
I tentatively concur I'm just not a big Mozart guy.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition