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Who is the most metal classical composer?
BACH = THE MOST METAL OF ALL COMPOSERS.
Is heavy metal like classical music?
Metal is based primarily off of blues rock with sub-genres tending more towards the classical style. Therefore, some genres of metal (i.e power, symphonic and neoclassical metal) may have more in common with classical than it does with it’s blues roots.
Are classical music and heavy metal similar?
Classical music and heavy metal fans might not be different after all. New research by scientists at Heriot-Watt University has found that not only are peoples’ personalities linked to their taste in music – classical and heavy metal listeners often have very similar dispositions.
Was Beethoven a better violinist than Paganini?
Paganini was probably the greatest violinist of his time from a purely technical point of view. He wrote music of which the best known today continues to challenge violinists with its technical challenges. Beethoven was a very talented pianist in the earlier part of his career.
Is there a link between heavy metal and classical music?
While this may strike some music fans as odd, the links between heavy metal and classical music are well established. Professor Adrian North at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh has undertaken the largest study to date on the connection between personality and musical preferences. His conclusions?
How good was Beethoven as a composer?
Beethoven’s compositional prowess was not as high as anyone else’s. He’s incomparable to Bach, clearly superseded objectively in many ways. Beethoven wrote beautiful stuff, but not all of it. I find some is worldy, pompous, repetitive, boring, or forced, as if pressured to produce. At his best he was great, though.
Why do metalheads love Paganini and Vivaldi so much?
It’s no surprise that metalheads are more drawn to Paganini and Vivaldi than say Schumann and Telemann; Wagner over Verdi; and Bach more than Mozart. Theatrical display, unrestrained and inventive virtuosity, tonal and rhythmic drive, and chromatic expressivity link the two genres musically. Take Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore, for example.