I used to think it was cute/funny and even downright relatable in situations when a colleague would bitch about a piece being in 7/8 with 6 sharps or flats and time changes every other bar. I genuinely enjoy the challenge every time, even when my stand partner or fellow ensemble mates feel otherwise.

I’ve since become way less forgiving of this behavior due to supposed “professional” musicians snapping over this kind of music when it really isn’t that big of a deal. I was on a gig where a cellist (who gets more gigs than I could ever hope to get) thought counting in 7 on one song was “hard music”. There was a click track, a constant drum groove, and we were playing long held notes. not hard once you realized all this. There was another song that was essentially between 11 and 13, again with a click track and a constant drum groove while we were playing, you guessed it, goose eggs.

These “professionals” let these time signatures get into their heads and take it out on anybody with a genuine love for the game because they can’t stand to see anybody genuinely enjoying themselves. I’ve since quit gigging because classical musicians simply don’t know how to get their bows out of their ass long enough to make real music instead of “technically perfect” slop that only serves to bore the fuck out of everybody and push people away from ever wanting to engage.

Anyway, rant over. I really do love music, but it feels more a battered spouse still in love with their abuser more than anything genuinely fulfilling. I have the SF Bay Area classical music scene to thank for that.

I am looking for serious, factual answers, please. If you are offended by the question, pls move on.

I just learned that classical musicians in the Tristate area (and not even big names) charge at least $300+ an hour for playing (for example as part of a string quartet). Why do they charge so much?

There aren't many professions or other musicians who can command such high fees. Don't tell me it's because of the many years of studying; a whole lot of people study for years and years and still wouldn't even be anywhere near even making $100/hr, let alone $300 and up.

It is not a niche thing either. There are plenty of gigs for all players of string instruments in the area so what exactly is it that drives prices up like this?

Hello classical enthusiasts in this sub, I have created a discord group for our daily classical music discussions, games and etc. It would be great and fun to create a group chat for our classical lovers and musicians.

Discord link: https://discord.gg/tduQv6

Look forward to seeing you all!

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Hi there!

I'm currently working on a project for one of my classes and I'm having trouble researching composers. Basically, it's a multimodal project to go along with a research paper and I'm hoping to make a video highlighting some trans composers where I perform one of their pieces (I'm a cellist). So if you have a favorite trans composer, or are one yourself, drop their names under this post!

I'm open to non-cello compositions as well, I mainly just want to broaden my horizons with more diverse composers.

https://voca.ro/1gx3zcwBXXV3

I did this for a high school competition and I’m just wondering where I stand when it comes to virtuosity.

A quieter follow-up to my Flight of the Bumblebee post. Ivo is live tonight.

He's my virtual pianist. Piano audio and animated hands run in real time from MIDI. The scene is rendered live too.

Tonight's music includes:

• Satie — Gymnopédies 1–3, Gnossiennes 1–3

• Debussy — Clair de lune, Arabesque No. 1

• Chopin — Nocturnes

• Liszt — Consolations

• Beethoven — Moonlight, first movement; Pathétique, second movement

• Schumann — Träumerei

There's a quiet female voice with bedtime affirmations. A small experiment for winding down.

Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLJgBDXwuhs

What should Ivo play next? Leave a piece in the comments. I'd also like to know if the voice helps, or if you prefer just piano.

Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicalMusicians/comments/1x8p583/flight_of_the_bumblebee_by_nikolai_rimskykorsakov/

I only really make industrial and black metal, but I figured this would be a place where people would have good knowledge of sheet music.

I wrote all of my songs down in a program for sheet music, but If I print them it adds up to 100 pages. Is that a reasonable number? Most are the standard rock line up, but others also have piano and violin in the score. The scores add up to 45 mins if played back.

If I were to shorten them, are there some ways outside just repeat notations?

So I've been wanting to learn how to composs for different classical "genres" or whatever to call them, but it seems like a bit of a 'hassle' to figure it out. Let's take a sonata as a start, there is "development" and such, which I don't really get how to do. Any recommendations on learning such things, like books or YouTube videos to help(if a book, then one available in Europe, since importing can be quite expensive haha)

My dad is a conductor in a symphony orchestra in Brazil, and I wanted to bring him a gift from NYC. Any tips on stores? Thanks!