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Originally Posted by Archaea
How does one acquire the requisite knowledge of the musical objectives of classical music in short order?
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Classical Music for Dummies.
But seriously, my problem is I love classical music (I love all music, well except for country) and I listen to it all the time--not because I want to be able to participate in conversations like this one, but because I find it to be one of the greatest forms of artistic expression ever. That said, I don't know a whole lot about who wrote what and when, and what it's called. I can hum right along with a lot of classical stuff, but couldn't tell you which opus it is or in many cases who wrote it. The only reason I know any of that stuff is because either I have listened to it on my computer or on Dish enough (where the labels accompany what you are hearing) or because I play/have played it.
There's so much out there, and so many things to learn about the different time periods, composition styles, biographical information, etc that I'm usually just content to listen/play and enjoy.