Q. Is it quality music or simple pop piano songs? or something else? I am in no way comparing Yiruma to classical composers by the way.
also, do you enjoy listening to Yiruma's music even if you recognize it as simple pop piano music?
A. Yiruma doesn't really compare to any Classical composer but if I were to make an analogy it would be like this.
A Classical composer is to Yiruma as
Queen is to Lady Gaga as
Run DMC is to Lil Wayne as
Metallica is to Dragonforce as
Nirvana is to Nickelback as
Billy Joel is to Justin Bieber
& etc.
I'm not really up to date with modern music, but I glad I am not. Today's music, in my opinion, is watered down and tasteless. There isn't really any substance and pretty much every song these days are built off 4 chords, auto tune, and studio production. I really hate the idea of singing along to lyrics and then realizing that I'm spouting outrageous words. Bottom line, Yiruma is not a classical composer. He is someone in the ambiguous categories of pop-instrumental and newage.
what's the difference between Blues and Jazz music?
Q. Recently I've become interested in both these genres (blues more than jazz since I already listen to lots of folk music). But I really am confused the specific differences between the genres. I thought jazz was like a band with saxophone and piano but the jazz station is playing Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, etc singers like them
A. Jazz covers a wide variety of styles, from ragtime and Dixieland to swing to bebop to alternative - and a whole lot more in between. The focus is always on creativity and improvisation - sometimes if is difficult for a new listener to even follow where the original melody goes, when players start improvising on it! Similarly, the rhythmic and harmonic structures, which started out as part of the accompaniment, are also expected to leave the normal world behind, and take off into flights of fancy. So not only is somebody redecorating the rooms - the whole house has moved to another state.
Blues tends to be more adherent to its roots,especially in its use of phrase and chordal structure. Like barbecue ribs, however, each major city had it variations on that formula. But in its essence, 12 bars, 3 chords. This makes is easy to follow, and the lyrics are slower and they repeat - so it is easier for the audience to keep up.
Musicians have an old joke that reflects on the contrast - and the relative popularity - between traditional blue, and progressive, atonal jazz:
"What is the difference between blues, and modern jazz?"
"A blues musician plays three chords, in front of thousands of people. A modern jazz musician plays thousands of chords - in front of three people."
The Ella and Frank things you are hearing are 32-bar standards; Frank may deviate from the melody some, and add his own phrasing; Ella will do that, and also in up-tempo tunes, she will "scat' - use her voice like an instrument, using no words, but free syllables that allow her the freedom to improvise melodic passages just like an instrumentalist would do. Although not invented by her, she was the queen of this skill.
If you can get it - and sit thru it all - get the Ken Burns series on jazz as a video (several in a box). you will learn a ton. Also watch the HBO series Treme. Go to the Jazz at Lincoln Center site - and watch shows in which Wynton Marsalis talks about jazz as well as playing. You have a lot on your plate - but it is all tasty.
What are some good bands or singers that existed before the Beatles in 1963?
Q. Wow, that is one great answer !
I'm going to see if several bands or singers come up over and over, may wait awhile to pick.
A. 1. Elvis Presley
2. Fats Domino
3. Chuck Berry
4. Little Richard
5. The Everly Brothers
6. Bill Haley & The Comets
7. Ray Charles
8. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
9. The Clovers
10. The Platters
11. The Dominoes
12. Ruth Brown
13. Bo Diddley
14. Jerry Lee Lewis
15. Sam Cooke
16. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
17. Johnny Otis
18. Ricky Nelson
19. Big Joe Turner
20. The Drifters
21. The "5" Royales
22. Johnny Ace
23. The Coasters
24. LaVern Baker
25. Eddie Cochran
26. The Flamingos
27. Chuck Willis
28. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
29. Carl Perkins
30. Little Willie John
31. Clyde McPhatter
32. The Moonglows
33. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
34. Ivory Joe Hunter
35. Jackie Wilson
36. Lloyd Price
37. Shirley & Lee
38. Otis Williams & The Charms
39. Jesse Belvin
40. James Brown
41. Faye Adams
42. Jack Scott
43. Duane Eddy
44. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
45. The Five Keys
46. Sonny Til & The Orioles
47. Larry Williams
48. Link Wray
49. Professor Longhair
50. The Chantels
51. Etta James
52. Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns
53. Dion & The Belmonts
54. The Cadillacs
55. Bobby Darin
56. The Del-Vikings
57. Mickey & Sylvia
58. "Little" Esther Phillips
59. Percy Mayfield
60. Ritchie Valens
61. Gene & Eunice
62. Big Maybelle
63. The Penguins
64. Smiley Lewis
65. The Cleftones
66. Johnny Burnette Rock 'n' Roll Trio
67. The Crests
68. The Harp-Tones
69. Marvin & Johnny
70. Big Mama Thornton
71. The Spaniels
72. Dale Hawkins
73. Gene Allison
74. Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids
75. The Five Satins
76. Johnny "Guitar" Watson
77. Roy Hamilton
78. Bobby Day/Hollywood Flames
79. Wanda Jackson
80. Don & Dewey
81. Bobby Freeman
82. The Robins
83. Lee Andrews & The Hearts
84. Bill Doggett
85. The Larks
86. El-Dorados
87. The Heartbeats
88. Richard Berry
89. The Skyliners
90. Brenda Lee
91. Bobby Mitchell
92. Little Anthony & The Imperials
93. Amos Milburn
94. Cliff Richard
95. Roy Orbison
96. Don Julian & The Meadowlarks
97. Andre Williams
98. The Chords
99. The Diamonds
100. The Crows
101. Brook Benton
102. Ike Turner
103. The Treniers
104. Jimmy Clanton
105. The Falcons
106. The Swallows
107. Young Jessie
108. Joe Morris (featuring Laurie Tate)
109. Rosco Gordon
110. Varetta Dillard
111. The Spiders
112. The Cardinals
113. Billy Wright
114. The Hearts
115. The Collins Kids
116. Tiny Bradshaw
117. Esquerita
118. The Medallions
119. Big Jay McNeely
120. Billy Lee Riley
121. Earl King
122. The Mello-Kings
123. Clarence "Frogman" Henry
124. The Four Blazes
125. The Bobbettes
126. Wilbert Harrison
127. Roy Brown
128. Shirley Gunter & The Queens
129. The Du Droppers
130. Buster Brown
131. The Diablos
132. The Checkers
133. Lula Reed
134. The Cadets/The Jacks
135. Johnnie & Joe
136. Red Prysock
137. Billy "The Kid" Emerson
138. Robert & Johnny
139. Little Junior Parker
140. Nappy Brown
141. The Ravens
142. Warren Smith
143. The Dells
144. Boyd Bennett & His Rockets
145. Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns
146. The Cues
147. Charlie Feathers
148. Dave Bartholomew
149. Titus Turner
150. Lee Allen
151. Conway Twitty
152. The Monotones
153. Marie Adams
154. The Turbans
155. Dee Clark
156. The Fabulous Wailers
157. The Elegants
158. Sonny Burgess
159. The Dubs
160. Chuck Higgins
161. Tony Allen
162. Bobby Charles
163. The Flairs
164. Jewel King
165. The Olympics
166. Eugene Church
167. Jody Reynolds
168. Dave "Baby" Cortez
169. Earl Bostic
170. Johnny & The Hurricanes
171. Phil Phillips
172. Bill Black's Combo
173. Dean Barlow & The Crickets
174. Rufus Thomas
175. The Fireballs
176. Bobby Hendricks
177. The Jewels
178. Ronnie Hawkins
179. The Mystics
180. The Prisonaires
181. Jimmy McCracklin
182. Little Joe & The Thrillers
183. Janis Martin
184. Kent "Boogaloo" Harris
185. Mac Curtis
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Title : If you listen to classical music, what is your opinion of Yiruma?
Description : Q. Is it quality music or simple pop piano songs? or something else? I am in no way comparing Yiruma to classical composers by the way. als...