Classical Music Poster Types

[Kullervo]

I think I'm the only F that will admit they are an F.

Is one person really representative of a "type"?

[karlhenning]

Well, you're sensible and unfailingly agreeable, Mark; but my impression is that being a mod is not one of your ambitions 

[Mark]

Well, you're sensible and unfailingly agreeable, Mark; but my impression is that being a mod is not one of your ambitions 

Kind of you to say so, Karl, but of late, I've let my moderate side slip around here. So I'd take issue with the 'unfailingly' part. As for having 'being a mod' as an ambition, I'd need to live a pretty unfulfilling life before THAT made it onto my list.

[Larry Rinkel]

From my observations of classical music poster types on various forums, I'd say they fall into the following (non mutually exclusive) categories:

How about "None of the above"?

[Scriptavolant]

I think I'm the only F that will admit they are an F.

Don't worry, Kullervo, I consider myself a mild F too.
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What about that, the prototype of romantic listener?

I have a genetical predilection for cowbells and gigantic neverending symphonic movements stretching to an hour each, and judge everything composed in pre-romantic period as cold, intellectual or frivoulous, and everything that follows as cacophonic, meaningless and snobbish (in dodecaphonic music you cannot even notice when the performer plays a false note ahahahah!!).

[sidoze]

don't ask me why but this reminds me of the Pot Noodle improvisation on Have I Got News For You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuPhTdMn7jY

[Florestan]

What about that, the prototype of romantic listener?

I have a genetical predilection for cowbells and gigantic neverending symphonic movements stretching to an hour each, and judge everything composed in pre-romantic period as cold, intellectual or frivoulous, and everything that follows as cacophonic, meaningless and snobbish (in dodecaphonic music you cannot even notice when the performer plays a false note ahahahah!!).

Hey, anyone who finds Chopin and Schubert cold, intellectual and frivolous hardly qualifies as a Romantic.

Hail to you all, A & E-ers, hail to you all!

[Topaz]

With many thanks to those who have responded, I have conjured up a few more to complete the alpahabet.

V - I think I'm so great that, if necessary, I will talk to myself just to keep my name on top of the viewing lists.

W - I want to get to my 1000 th post pretty quickly, so I hope you don't mind I write utter rubbish on the way, knowing that at least 75% of you won't notice anyway

X -  I desperately want to become a Mod so that I can say "First and foremost, I'm still just a normal poster like everyone else here.  Secondly, I believe that moderation should be as transparent as possible"; and then, at the first opportunity I'll boot all you loafers off here if I get any more of your insults.

Y -  I love Blogg's version of Mahler's Symphony No 9 better than I used to love Buggin's version (even though even though I've only been a fan of Mahler for 6 weeks and haven't even heard Buggin's version).

Z -  I have 3000 CDs (God knows why, I never listen to any of them!).


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Thank you all so much for helping me to prepare this A-Z of poster types.
 

[Larry Rinkel]

With many thanks to those who have responded, I have conjured up a few more to complete the alpahabet.

And given that only a few of these "types" are remotely free from satire, just which type exemplifies you?

[Scriptavolant]

Hey, anyone who finds Chopin and Schubert cold, intellectual and frivolous hardly qualifies as a Romantic.

Hail to you all, A & E-ers, hail to you all!

But Chopin and Schubert are Romantic composers indeed, even though they didn't compose 1h24m Adagios.

[Gurn Blanston]

Yup, A + E for me, too. Although I would grovel if I had to...

[Gurn Blanston]

... As for having 'being a mod' as an ambition, I'd need to live a pretty unfulfilling life before THAT made it onto my list.

Bitch.

[Mark]

Bitch.

Yeah? Waddaya gonna do about it, Texas boy? Ban me? As if!

[Gurn Blanston]

Yeah? Waddaya gonna do about it, Texas boy? Ban me? As if!

I'll get Uffeviking to kick the tar out of you, you melanky git!   

I believe moderation should be totally transparent.   (always wanted to say that)

[Mark]

I believe those who says that moderation should be transparent are themselves transparent.

[tjguitar]

B

[Maciek]

Moderator: The (Invisible) Bringer of Peace

[Heather Harrison]

I'm probably A + E + Z.

As for A, I do like some major composers better than others, but I find something of value in all of them, so I wouldn't be inclined to denigrate any of them.  For example, I listen to Mahler significantly more often than I listen to Schumann, but I wouldn't want to be without Schumann's music even though it doesn't capture as much of my attention - his music still fills an important niche.

As for E, I like to search through obscure works, and my taste is very broad, including some music and composers that tend to be looked down upon a bit.  I tend to judge music and composers in the context of their times and in what they are trying to be.  Furthermore, I tend to look more for the good points in whatever I am hearing and try not to dwell on minor flaws.  (Of course, a major flaw is likely to annoy me.)  For example, I like Telemann's music for what it is.  True, his style is simpler and less profound than that of Bach, but Bach-style music wasn't really his area of interest.  One of his goals was to write lighter-style music that could serve as background music for other activities.  In that pursuit, he did quite well.  (Tafelmusik is a fine example of this.)  When I want music to have playing while I am doing something else, or as a nice atmospheric background for a dinner party, I might well turn to Telemann (or, for that matter, to earlier and less profound works of Mozart and Haydn).  Sometimes, I'll even turn to him for more concentrated listening.  Maybe it could be argued that he was writing the elevator music of his day.  If so, I would take his "elevator music" over today's tuneless tunes any day.

As for Z, I am not quite at 3000 CDs, but I am close.  I do have more than 3000 records.  Naturally, when one has that many, a lot of them sit unplayed for a very long time.  Sometimes I wonder why I have so many, but that doesn't seem to stop me from rapidly acquiring more.  Perhaps obsessive collecting like this is a mental illness.

Heather

[Florestan]

But Chopin and Schubert are Romantic composers indeed, even though they didn't compose 1h24m Adagios.

Well I'm glad you admit that!

But I also like Mozart and Haydn! And many, many more of that cold, intellectual and frivolous music! And I am still a Romantic through and through!

[greg]

I guess I am DI

more like DUI