I was at a concert of new music recently, and in the time before the start of the program I got to thinking. I was going to be hearing a piece that evening by a composer I know from other concerts. I thought, “Hey, I am kind of looking forward to hearing this new piece!”
So here’s what I was thinking: did people feel this way back in Beethoven’s day? Did they say, “Hey wow, it’s the newest piece by Beethoven!” It’s sad to think we won’t be hearing the latest and greatest new piece by our favorite composers of yesteryear. Today, instead, popular music has that attention. (Not that this is a bad thing!) Audiences nowadays look forward to the new Radiohead or U2 album, perhaps.
What about classical music? What composers make you anticipate their next piece? Do audiences look forward to hearing your next piece? Why or why not? How can we get audiences to crave the latest and greatest new concert music?
I’ve noticed that pretty much none of your posts have any comments, so I hope I am helping. Well, I’m only thirteen years old, but I love to compose music, mostly orchestrated pieces for movies I make. I also have my video podcast RCT3 Insanity, which I compose the music for and make. Well, Nobody really looks forward to my new music becuase I’m virtually unknown, but I always look forward to the soundtracks for movies composers are going to come up with. My favorite composers are Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Klaus Badelt, Steve Jablonksy, and some others. But yeah, so check out my website at: jcoaster2007.googlepages.com/mymusic, or go to my podcast at feeds.feedburner.com/rct3insanity. Bye.
Yes! I’m always paying attention to movie scores, also. I find that a lot of movies these days try to use pop music scores. Of course there are exceptions (composers you’ve named), but it’s too bad as it takes away a great opportunity for great movie scores!