What music can you not stick ?

[EdgeleyRob]

I can't stand country and western music.

[Barbirollians]

Bloated choral works generally I am not fond of whether or not they are religious- Delius's Mass of Life bores me to tears even more than Durufle's Requiem.

Agree about religious minimalism too.

[Osborn]

I don't like the tune Hovis wrote.

[Alison]

I loathe Louis Vierne's music. Cant stand those organ recitals which end with
Carillon de Westminster !

[MrGongGong]

The Dream of Gerontius (again !!!)
I know many of you love it
but I can't stand its sanctimonious and self-righteous anglo catholic pomposity

[doversoul1]

Ferretfancy

My only real pet hate is reserved for all those holy minimalists, and Taverner in particular. Utter pretentiousness combined with religiosity, and he could do with a haircut too!

Do you not mean (Sir) John Tavener? You can’t possibly hate, pet or otherwise, Taverner?

I can’t say I HATE any music but I agree with you. I find Tavener’s (Sir) music rather pretentious.

[MrGongGong]

Is it the SOUND of the music thats "pretentious" or the statements of the composer ?
(with reference to Dahlhaus and in no more than 3,000 words.......... now turn over your papers !)

[Bryn]

Is it the SOUND of the music thats "pretentious" or the statements of the composer ?

Yes.

[MrGongGong]

how can a sound be pretentious ?

[Bryn]

By being combined with others in a composition by Tavener.

[MrGongGong]

I'm not a great fan of taverner
but find it hard to think that a sound can be "pretentious" ?
though most of a certain well know composer of musicals seems to be pretending to be Puccini ? (Allegedly of course given the litigious nature of some people !)

[Paul Sherratt]

>>I can't stand country and western music.

Well there's quite a lot of it, EdgeleyRob.
Who has upset you the most ( and why ? )

PS
Love that dawg!

[Alison]

Maybe think of it in the plural, Mr GG.

A sound might not be pretentious; lots of sounds together might be.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

The Dream of Gerontius (again !!!)
I know many of you love it
but I can't stand its sanctimonious and self-righteous anglo catholic pomposity

Yes, I know you prefer the musical equivalent of lying on a bed of nails.

[doversoul1]

Perhaps pretentious is not quite the right expression. I might rephrase it as ‘it sounds too mystic’. Or Tavener seems to be trying to create a sound world that conjures up something mystic, which, within my value system, comes close to being pretentious. But again, this may be because my impression is biased by his statements which usually accompany the performance of his work.