Comments on: Dead Western Christian white males galore!

Dead Western Christian white males galore!

Aloysius Bear — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:50:25 -0800

Explore a thousand years of classical music in 30 fifteen-minute programmes on BBC Radio 4.

By: Phanx

Phanx — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:41:24 -0800

Did they really have classical music a thousand years ago? Nit-picking aside, this is great stuff - thanks.

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:06:40 -0800

Thankyou, I think I will.

By: spock

spock — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:04:01 -0800

A thousand years in 7-1/2 hours? What, they couldn't find an editor to trim it down a little?

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:11:04 -0800

Did they really have classical music a thousand years ago? No, Classical music comes from the 18th century.

By: spock

spock — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:14:56 -0800

Classical music ended in 1978, dude.

By: kolophon

kolophon — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:22:51 -0800

great stuff, thanks. Charming accent, too. I just wished for a better sound quality...

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:24:18 -0800

Classical music ended in 1978, dude. I think you'll find Yngwie lives. And that Korean kid. Apparantly.

By: chuckdarwin

chuckdarwin — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:25:07 -0800

Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, Western art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. This music is associated with, and often compared to, fine art and high culture, sometimes leading to accusations of haughtiness and exclusivity being levelled at its enthusiasts. Medieval (476 – 1400) Renaissance (1400 – 1600) Baroque (1600 – 1760) Classical (1730 – 1820) Romantic (1815 – 1910) 20th century classical (1900 – 2000) Contemporary classical (1975 – present)

By: Malor

Malor — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:41:00 -0800

1000 years: 7.5 hours. Now that's lossy compression.

By: mattholomew

mattholomew — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:43:24 -0800

Headline composed at the height of the "Political Correctness" mania of the 90's.

By: danb

danb — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:56:14 -0800

No, Classical music comes from the 18th century. If it makes you feel better, think of it as "record store classical."

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:04:22 -0800

[this is good]

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:01:02 -0800

Dead Western Christian white males galore! That's dumb. Classical music dates back to early Indian and Chinese civilizations, thousands of years ago. European Jewry also play a critical role in a lot of Western classical music from the 1800s on.

By: puddleglum

puddleglum — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:16:38 -0800

Erm, this is good, but the site is really poorly designed. I'm only seeing 5 episodes, all in 'week 2'. The Episode Guide only lists the contents for Week 2: 11 to 15 June 2007. Anyone else had better luck?

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:38:58 -0800

That's dumb. Classical music dates back to early Indian and Chinese civilizations, thousands of years ago. European Jewry also play a critical role in a lot of Western classical music from the 1800s on. Also women.

By: iamck

iamck — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:40:57 -0800

Metafilter: (sic) Western (sic) white males galore!

By: Aloysius Bear

Aloysius Bear — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:56:47 -0800

Meh, I wrote a facetious title to pre-empt criticism. Sue me. (sic) Western (sic) white males galore! Yeah, being sic is why they died.

By: Twang

Twang — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:00:23 -0800

A "foot" note: the "notorious libertine" Lully died, gruesomely, for his art and his king: On January 8, 1687, Lully was conducting a Te Deum in honor of Louis XIV's recent recovery from illness. He was beating time by banging a long staff (a precursor to the baton) against the floor, as was the common practice at the time, when he struck his toe, creating an abscess. The wound turned gangrenous, but Lully refused to have his toe amputated and the gangrene spread resulting in his death on the 22nd of March. &mdash Wikipedia

By: Demogorgon

Demogorgon — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:04:35 -0800

Erm, this is good, but the site is really poorly designed. I'm only seeing 5 episodes, all in 'week 2'. The Episode Guide only lists the contents for Week 2: 11 to 15 June 2007. Yeah, I'm just not seeing any of other episodes. Did I already miss the first week? Isn't there somewhere I can just scoop all 30 episodes and listen from beginning to end? Or are they there and I am just being stupid?

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:28:31 -0800

puddleglum, demogorgon - Usually the Beeb just keeps episodes online for a week. If they stayed longer you might figure out a way to download them, thereby taking money out of the pockets of some deserving corporation.