Dear Mr. Classical Music Station
Feb. 23rd, 2006 01:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
not_your_realDear Mr. Classical Music Station,
First of all, thank you for the baroque music. There is always at least one baroque piece in the morning wake-up timeslot, for which I am thankful, and I've learned about three new composers so far. The 7:15 "Sousa-larm" is kind of cool too, in a no-more-than-once-a-day sort of way. And a thousand million thanks for not going all talk format like some radio stations I could mention.
However, please indicate what is up with the worldwide classical music station conspiracy to play drifty sleepy Ralph-Vaughan-Williams-Lark-Ascending crap during the afternoon Circadian dip? True, it's actually quite beautiful music, but where's the beat? It's hard enough staying awake from 2-3 pm without wandering through some afternoon of a faun or majestic tone painting.
Baroque is great! Mozart is great. I am not totally biased against the modern; Copland rocks. Barber's Adagio for Strings is always a winner. Just, you know, try to play things with some structure.
Oh, and earlier music than baroque wouldn't hurt either.
First of all, thank you for the baroque music. There is always at least one baroque piece in the morning wake-up timeslot, for which I am thankful, and I've learned about three new composers so far. The 7:15 "Sousa-larm" is kind of cool too, in a no-more-than-once-a-day sort of way. And a thousand million thanks for not going all talk format like some radio stations I could mention.
However, please indicate what is up with the worldwide classical music station conspiracy to play drifty sleepy Ralph-Vaughan-Williams-Lark-Ascending crap during the afternoon Circadian dip? True, it's actually quite beautiful music, but where's the beat? It's hard enough staying awake from 2-3 pm without wandering through some afternoon of a faun or majestic tone painting.
Baroque is great! Mozart is great. I am not totally biased against the modern; Copland rocks. Barber's Adagio for Strings is always a winner. Just, you know, try to play things with some structure.
Oh, and earlier music than baroque wouldn't hurt either.
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Date: 2006-02-23 07:12 pm (UTC)What is the deal with all these symphonies? Would it kill you to remember the human voice? As a singer I am enormously frustrated with the lack of representation of my art. Also, hello, it's the 21st century, where is the current classical music? I think we can all say we've heard every single Beethoven symphony by now. How about a little support for the fine people who make the music our grandchildren will listen to?
Also, trust me, that Island of Sanity at 2pm is unnecessary. I need something dynamic to get me through the hump (cf. not_your_real).
Regards, Mme. Athenais