volts183

My first real and meaningful encounter with classical music was with Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, so he will also hold a special place with me. Also Beethoven (what a glorious composer - you know those little works the 9th symphony and the Missa Solemnis?--- I just think it's amazing that he wrote such wonderful music.. especially when he was deaf!) also Ravel. (And almost every other composer I have heard)

Wow. I am new to this board and I have been reading around trying to get to know what this website is all about. Up to this point, I have been relatively pleased by what I have found. Unfortunately, this comment has really turned me off from this site. Actually this whole thread has. I do not claim to be a great musician, but people like Joshua Bell and Keith Jarrett ARE great musicians and I do not believe that someone "moaning" or moving through their music is a bad thing. Ever heard of Glenn Gould? An undisputed genius. Anyone who complains about his (almost) ever present humming is written off as an idiot. Or, I just finished watching "Straight, No Chaser" about Thelonius Monk, again an undisputed genius who moves like a madman in some of the performances when he slaps his foot around keeping the beat, or stands up and does a few twirls before he sits to play again. Yes, some musicians don't need to move to be musical - great example: Jascha Heifetz, criticized because he moved too LITTLE. He was considered by some critics to be a machine, technically brilliant but not musical. And again, he is an undisputed genius, one of the greatest violinists of all time. So, why don't we all just sit back and enjoy the music. Don't complain about how musicians move or groove to their music, either close your eyes and open your ears or leave and let the rest of us enjoy some extraordinary music. :)

Hi, this is my first post and I have decided to post a piece for piano that I wrote for an English class assignment. This assignment was for Dante's Inferno and I decided to write a short piano piece depicting three scenes from the book. This was my second ever composition (after a string quartet) and I just wanted to see what people think. Please excuse the piano playing, I only had a week so I had to write something I could play without any study. Thanks everyone. Here is the mp3 file (try lo-fi, hi-fi didn't seem to work properly): SoundClick MP3: Chris Sherwood - Band page with free MP3 music downloads on SoundClick