Verklarte Nacht by Arnold Schoenberg Wildcard pick is Anthem by Jessie Montgomery

    • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Love Adorno but his opinions on music (and specifically jazz) are uuuhhhhhhh Not Good.

      Also agree. I think a lot of it comes down to repetitions of leitmotifs and instrumentation building on itself. Classical music proper (even for leitmotif heavy composers like Wagner) has a lot less "oh remember this sound!" Likewise, it's also OK with having quiet moments, whereas soundtracks are always Loud.