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And if you going to the trouble of listening to Palestrina and Byrd, you might as well add Heinrich Schutz, Claudio Monteverdi, Dufay, G. du Machaut, to name but a few more early masters ... Dennis On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:33 PM, L.A. Angulo <labaloops@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanx a lot Kevin!! > cheers > Luis > > > --- kkissinger@kevinkissinger.com wrote: > >> Quoting "L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>: >> > >> > I remeber when i was taking some crash music >> courses >> > in the university listening to some beautiful >> pieces >> > of counterpoint (if i am not mistaken)at times it >> was >> > also just strings fading in and out slowly (sort >> of >> > what fripp does with his synth soundscapes)but >> this >> > were classical pieces.I remeber asking the teacher >> > after class the name of the composers but >> > unfortunately lost my notes on that,can anybody >> > recomend essential listenings of this?I am also >> really >> > interested in dreamy soundscapey classical string >> > music compositions. >> > thanx >> > Luis >> > >> >> >> What comes to mind is the "Adagio for Strings" by >> Samuel Barber, >> The "Gayane Ballet" by Aram Khachaturian (used in >> "2001, A Space Oddessy"), >> "The Planets" by Gustav Holst (has some slow >> movements that are quite >> ethereal), and, >> "The Unanswered Question" by Charles Ives >> >> These works are pretty well-known -- you will likely >> recognize them >> even if you don't know them by name. >> >> Also, check out chant-based polyphony from composers >> such as >> Palestrina and Byrd. Though choral music the >> interleaving melodies >> are quite haunting. >> >> Anyway, this would be a start. >> >> -- Kevin >> >> > > > www.myspace.com/luisangulocom > > > > >