Understanding of classical music, as a rule, does not come by itself; it needs to be developed. For example, imagine an average person who perceives only the basic colors - red, yellow, green, etc. But besides these colors, there are various shades of the color palette. When a person begins to distinguish between these nuances, he develops a more subtle perception. By developing an understanding of classical music, you tune your perception in unison with beauty and harmony.
Instruction manual
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Nowadays, the attitude to classical music is ambiguous. Connoisseurs of academic music believe that without it, the cultural and spiritual development that forms an educated person is unthinkable. In turn, opponents of the "classics" argue that for modern man this music is outdated. By the way, most people perceive the “classics” biased as something tedious, boring and very long, and most importantly - incomprehensible.
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What prevents to understand (or perceive) classical music? Basically, these are three things. Firstly, the inability to listen to her. It is important to understand the difference between classical music and any other. Each music has its own purpose: under one you can dance ("hesitate"), under the other - you can rest and relax, lose adrenaline, etc. Classical music is not a background, you need to delve into it. The main problem of misunderstanding “serious” music is laziness.
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The second reason that makes it difficult to join the “classics” is the modern dynamic pace of life. The big problem for many is a lack of time, a lack of desire to delve into something, when you just want to relax. It takes a lot to catch a TV series, some kind of "relaxed" comedy, to unload the brains.
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Listening to classical music just gives you the opportunity to at least temporarily “rise above the bustle” in order to separate the important from the not very important, the necessary from the unnecessary. To do this, you need to distract from your affairs, problems, thoughts and completely immerse yourself in music. If you are unable to do this, try a method called internal music. To do this, tune in to the tempo of the composition, its rhythm, volume, etc., enter into resonance with it. Fully focus on your sensations that appear when listening to music and immerse yourself in these sensations. That is, observing your feelings and feelings, you are as if listening to music not outside, but inside yourself.
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The third reason you may not be able to understand classical music is that you are not ready. However, the argument that this understanding will come by itself is not entirely true. As you know, musical taste has been formed since childhood. For example, if parents want to develop the musical taste of the child, it is advisable to introduce him to classical music at an early age. Thus it is necessary to begin with compositions, simple for perception of the child.
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Classical music is best played gradually. Listen to those songs that are pleasing to your hearing and do not cause obvious rejection. For example, it can be compositions from the series "Masterpieces of Classical Music". You can choose "Classics in instrumental / modern processing." Although this is a dubious choice, if you really want to listen to classical music, but for starters it may be suitable.
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Do not start acquaintance with music that is difficult to perceive (mostly these are the majority of works by composers of the twentieth century), as without appropriate readiness, you can discourage yourself from listening to classical music for good. It is better to start with composers such as Vivaldi, Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Rachmaninov, Brahms and others, with fragments of works by different composers.
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If you have the opportunity and desire, try to read about the composer whose music you listen to, his biography and era, his musical works. This will help you better understand his music.
Useful advice
To make your acquaintance with classical music more interesting, you will be helped by the audio versions of the broadcasts on the Orpheus radio by Mikhail Kazinik, in which he fascinatingly talks about his understanding of the music of Bach, Mozart and other composers.
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A.K. Lyadov. Composer Biography
