The Pop of Classical Music

Posted by Chad Criswell Dec 10, 2006

I was playing some classical music in one of my classes the other day when one of my students made a comment that classical music is "sooooo boring!" Well, those of us that appreciate all forms of music realize that that statement simply isn't true and that there is plenty of very powerful and moving classical music out there to listen to. The simple fact is that a vast majority of people do not know about it or have any interest in discovering it for themselves.

To combat the idea that all classical music is made up of "fat ladies singing," I am writing a series of articles to introduce people to some of the more powerful and expressive pieces of classical literature, music that makes your blood start pumping and produces a high probability of getting goosebumps. The first of these articles is on my personal favorite, Ottorino Respighi's "Pine's Of Rome." Feel free to start a discussion about this topic and suggest your own favorite pieces of exciting classical literature.