#classical musicians

[burningvelvet]

random history trivia you should know: in the early 1800s people wore these hipster-style glasses. the first pair is indeed blue; lord byron was also fond of blue sunglasses. green on the right was another popular shade as it was thought cooler colors protected sight better from the yellowish warmth of light. i don't know if that's medically true, but i had a beloved pair of purple glasses once and i thought they were much more comfortable than regular black shades. i'm pretty sure the famous composer franz schubert in the middle there is just wearing regular eyeglasses.

Sources: John Wesley Jarvis' Portrait Of A Gentleman, 1807, composer Franz Schubert at age 17, 1814, Nathaniel Olds by Jeptha Homer Wade, 1839.

#regency era #19th century #1800s #19c #glasses #cool #old school cool #portraits #franz schubert #classical musicians #romantic era #john wesley jarvis #paintings #painting #vintage #history #historical #fashion #style

[opera-ghosts]

A performance of Gounod Opera „Faust“ at The Metropolitan Opera 1893.

#classical music #opera #music history #bel canto #composer #classical composer #aria #classical studies #maestro #chest voice #Charles Gounod #Faust #Metropolitan Opera #Met #Emma Eames #dramatic soprano #lyric soprano #soprano #Édouard de Reszke #bass #Jean-Louis Lassalle #baritone #Jean de Reszke #dramatic tenor #tenor #classiacal musician #classical musicians #classical history #history of music #historian of music

[zanniscaramouche]

No one can claim that I'm fast, but hey! I finally had a moment to sit down and find some fics for a lovely anon who wandered into my inbox looking for classical musician!larry. A few of these are a little bit of a stretch, but hopefully there's something here you enjoy! You'll see little blue hearts along with a lil comment from me on those I have read (admittedly not that many, oops) This is definitely an AU I'd love to see more fic for! It's possible there's more out there, alas it doesn't seem to be commonly tagged. Make sure to tag your fics folks! It makes filtering for things like this so much easier! 💙

🎼 the school of extraordinary lovers // stylinsoncity @stylinsoncity - 191k "We keep telling the other, I love you and I love you, and we do, though we both know where the knives are." - Laura Van Prooyen

harry is a third-year witch and violinist at Laitswold, the only magical academy in the UK, with dreams of taking on the world, and hopefully breaking the centuries-old curse on his family while he's at it. he does not dream of facing off against his childhood rival and duet partner, but louis is back in town after six years abroad, so that's exactly what happens.

🎼 Love Is A Rebellious Bird // 100percentsassy, gloria_andrews - 134k AU in which the boys still make music. Louis is the concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra, Harry is the New! and Exciting! interim conductor/ex-cello prodigy who "has made Mozart cool again" according to Esquire Magazine (Louis hates him immediately, which is definitely why he internet stalked him in his dark bedroom late at night that one time), and Niall is the best. Zayn and Liam are around too.

Don't hum Bolero.

💙 zannithinks: one of those 'classics' that many love! I really enjoyed this fic, and as someone who hears Bolero every year at a local festival I think of this fic often

🎼 Saving Symphony Hall // HelloAmHere @helloamhere - 124k “I think I have an idea,” Louis said. Slowly, and reluctantly, but with a growing sense of the inevitable. “God damnit, I think I have a really good idea.”

“Oh christ, that's the problem-solving face,” Babs said. “Last time we saw that face, he sold a company.”

“Wait, what?” Zayn asked.

“Right place, right time,” Louis said. “Also, fuck my life,”

“What?” Zayn repeated. Niall patted his hand.

“I usually just roll with whatever Louis is about to do,” he said. “It’s better for us all.”

“That’s the attitude,” said Louis, “I’ll tell you tomorrow. Tonight, I need to do some research. Zayn, give me your number. I’m gonna save our symphony.”

💙 zannithinks: I looooove this one! A well developed world and lovable OC's, this is definitely the first fic I think of when I think Larry and Classical Music

🎼 Where Words Fail, Music Speaks // Larry_you_know @larryyouknow - 45k Louis is a world class violinist. He’s one year over forty, living his best life in New York. One day, he comes to a small town in Connecticut where he inherited a house from his late father. The town looks nice and its people welcome him warmly. The problem is that Louis never knew his father and he doesn’t intend to change anything about it - his father can stuff his last will up his treacherous ass. In a strange coincidence, Louis meets town troubadour Harry, who seems wonderful to him just right until he reveals that Louis’ father was like a dad to him.

Even though Louis tries to convince himself that it shouldn’t - it hurts.

🎼 Until You Remember // Throwthemflowers - 21k Talented London pianist Louis Tomlinson moves to a small coastal town to escape the elites of his job and the mundanity of his life. Through the music of Debussy he finds a charming, wonderful friend in Harry Styles, the fiancé of the town's mayor. Louis thinks his pining is in vain until he discovers that all may not be as it seems….

🎼 And I'll Be Here When Only the Silence Remains // louisniall @louisniaii - 19k The one where Louis is a top notch mute violinist and Harry might just be the person he trusts most

🎼 Back to the Sign, and Play Through the End // tomlinsunshine - 17k Louis is a globally renowned pianist; Harry is the worst page turner this world has ever known.

🎼 Take more of my space, why don't you? // otfuckingp - 10k Of course, the universe is not on Louis’ side, nor on the side of his mental health. Just as he starts to think they might get away with this empty seat -- yes, they. He and Instrument Man are in this together, a united front against the forces of any more people-- one more person steps onto the plane. He bypasses the first fifteen rows without so much as a falter, but the fact that he slows around 17 gives Louis pause. There aren’t many empty seats in this section... Surely not. Surely the universe wouldn’t be so cruel as to do this to him.

And then there’s another body landing in the seat next to Instrument Man. Well, “landing” might be too polite. Crashing, is more like it. Within the first ten seconds, he’s elbowed instrument Man in the side, dropped something on the floor, and nearly tripped a stewardess with the exuberant flailing of his legs. All in all, completely shattering the tentative silence in row 21 DEF. Fuck.//

Harry and Louis meet on a plane. Louis is not impressed, until he is.

🎼 What is simple in the moonlight, never really is. // judgementdays @judgementdays - 5k And then they're talking, like they always do on late nights. They talk about the future, about the cute girl who was checking Harry out at Tesco's, about the cute boy who asked for Louis' number the other day. They mostly end up talking about their auditions for the school of their dreams, though.

or

Louis plays piano and Harry plays guitar and they're both trying to get into Juilliard but feelings sort of happen.

🎼 Play Me Something Sweet // nonsensedarling @absolutenonse - 4k “Hey, I’ve got an idea,” Louis says. Harry just looks at him and lifts an eyebrow in silent question. “How about if you pretend I’m your cello as you try it out, like we used to?” Or Harry's good at a lot of instruments, but his favorite one to play is Louis.

💙 zannithinks: this one is spicey!!!!

🎼 And I've got something missing tonight. // whisperedbrave @louistomlindaughter - 2k That night, much like many others, he finishes his dinner and falls asleep to the sound of his neighbor and his piano.

-

or the one where Harry's upstairs neighbor plays the piano every night. one night he stops and Harry can't sleep.

#tracksintheam #trackinghome #hlficlibrary #hlcreators #hljournal #larry stylinson #larry #larry fic #larry fanfic #one direction #harry styles #louis tomlinson #1d library #1dlibrary #zanni fic rec #still not sure how that became a tag i use #classical musicians #fic rec

[oh-great-authoress]

Hello, people who follow me.

After being here on this hellsite for almost four years (darn, I’m getting old), I wanted to share with all of you one of the other things that I am crazy about—so crazy about it, that I went to SCHOOL for it—music.

I’ve mentioned it before, but just in case you didn’t see my posts talking about this, I am a classically trained singer; a light lyric coloratura soprano, to be precise.

That’s a really fancy way to say I have a “voice that has a warm quality with a bright, full timbre that can be heard over an orchestra.”

And the coloratura means that I have an even higher “extension” to my voice—that I can sing even higher than a plain light lyric soprano can, that my voice is agile, and can handle runs.

However, this song here is not an aria or any sort of classical repertoire, but it is a song from one of the many genres that I also trained for—jazz standards.

In fact, my senior recital was half classical, half jazz, my collaborative musicians some of the best in my area.

(My jazz pianist was my music theory and composition mentor—[thanks Mr. B!]—yes, I also compose; I have a really nice piano piece and Catholic Mass Setting under my belt if I do say so myself)

I recorded this in my church, after the Mass I regularly sing at, and the echo in the church, along with the microphone reverb kind of lends itself to a certain ambiance.

I hope you enjoy!!

On an aside, I also am posting this as a teaser for the next story that I hope to post soon on my fanfiction sideblog, @the-authoress-writes.

No spoilers, but this probably likely is a gigantic clue, I’ll be honest, 🤣!

Tagging some people whom I really want to see this:

@welsharcher

@valmare

@batmantaking-hobbits2gallifrey

@justhereforfandomandfriends

@musewrangler

#nadia sings #music #singer #classical musician #classical musicians #jazz #jazz standard #jazz standards

[sol-draws-sometimes]

I HATE AGT, I HATE AGT, I AGT

WHY, WHY, WHY

WHY IS EVERY FUCKING CLASSICAL MUSICIAN LIKE "THEY WERE BORING BEFORE THE SWITCHED TO THE MORE INTERESTING GENERE"

SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

I HATE THIS FUCKING TROPE AND AGT LEADS INTO IT ALL THE TIME GAAAAAAAAAAH (btw, I'm not mad at the people who make it their set. It's just how the fucking editing will show how "more cool" it is when the switch the genre instead of, "wow! they have stylstic range!")

Also, fully admiting here that classical music is NOT my fav genre. Neither to listen to or sing to. But like- as a classical musician I just- I hate how classical musicians have to repackage classical music to make it "more palatable" and "less boring" for general audiences like- TRUST ME IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN CLASSICAL MUSIC!!!

YALL REMEBER PEOPLE MOSHING TO CLASSICAL MUSIC (another compilation)

I'm not saying we have to only present it in music festivals but like, if you tell people "it's boring" they're gonna think it's boring, like PLEEEASE STOP. PEOPLE CAN ENJOY CLASSICAL MUSIC. IT'S NOT THIS HOITY TOITY ELITIST GENERE. I MEAN YES THERE ARE ELITISM PROBLEMS IN THE SPACE BUT- YOU CAN MAKE ALL PEOPLE CARE ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC. AAAAAAAAH

-sincerely, a pissed classical musician

#sol talks #it me! #my post #classical music #choir #orchestra #band #classical singer #atg #america's got talent #music #classical musicians #classical musician #I don't watch it anymore I saw clip and got pissed

[kecobe]

Johannes Brahms, 1862 Carte de visite by F. König Photograph, Adolphsplatz No. 7, Hamburg Brahms-Institut an der Musikhochschule Lübeck

#Johannes Brahms #Brahms #composers #German composers #cartes de visite #portraits #portrait photographs #F. König Photograph #German Romanticism #Romantic composers #Romanticism #German pianists #Three Bs #1860s #19th century #19th-century composers #classical music #classical musicians #German music

[hartshorn-and-isinglass]

How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?

So... a question for musicians:

Do you all still use, like, printed paper sheet music these days, or has everyone gone digital? Seriously. Back in my day I went to actual brick and mortar shops to buy printed sheet music IT HAS LITERALLY BEEN THAT LONG I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU BUY SHEET MUSIC ANYMORE.

If it's all digital now, do you have apps to recommend? Do I need to buy a tablet and is there a specific model that people like for this purpose?

#musicians #classical musicians #violinists #resources

[charpnatl]

There’s a lion in my head , there’s a thief in my bed , and the strangest thing my eyes are blind …….

#musical instruments #harps #blackharpist #classical musicians #george michael

[hannahsbackroom]

Ok, Thomas is a dapper young gentleman 😍🥰

#Thomas Linley #Thomas Linley the younger #classical music #classical musicians #English musicians #composers #18th century composer #the English Mozart #history #original design #Hannah draws

[opera-ghosts]

On May 28, 1916 Camille Saint-Saëns conducted his own opera "Samson and Dalila" at the age of 81.

On the old postcard we see scene from the opera.

#Samson et Dalila #Samson and Delilah #Camille Saint-Saëns #Saëns #opera #classical music #music history #bel canto #composer #classical composer #classical studies #classical musician #classical musicians #classical history #classical #musician #musicians #aria #maestro #poscard #historian of music #Teatro Colón #music #Libretto #antique #antique postcard

[the-taxidermist]

Beethoven x reader hcs

Warnings:none

Reader:female

You two probably met when he was going to show mozart his performance

God he was so shy when he met you

He was like " she looks just like a dream the prettiest girl I've ever seen, from the cover of a magazine"

You were a musical composer like him

He learned about you when he heard that your mother was a famous musician who played the harp

He also had a puppy crush on you, when mozart learned about he was asked by beethoven on how to ask a a girl out he went all out

"Alright big boy now say that "Y/n you are very pretty"

"YES MR. MOZART!!!"

Miss Y/n?

Yes Mr. Beethoven?

"I am very pretty"

"Oh yes of course you are Mr. Beethoven!

"This chi-"

Yes so that's how the conversation with him and you always have to begin

A/N: I know this is like really short but I hope you guys enjoyed it.

A/N: Gonna post what kinks the composers might have later on ig ;))

#ludwig van beethoven #beethoven #i actually left the classical music fandom long time back but i still like it tho #Beethoven x reader #mozart #classical composers #classical music #classical musicians

[helpiminahotairballoon]

Just remember what the singing fish said @grreensheepls

#sorry for you if you play viola #twoset brainwashed me #classical music #classical musicians

[septembergold]

Hilary Hahn performed a recital Sunday afternoon at Symphony Center. Photo: Mathias Bothor/DG

#classical musicians #violinist #Hilary Hahn

[sol-draws-sometimes]

There’s nothing more sexy than picking a contemporary classical song that edges towards musical theater on top of the extra musical theater I’m allowed to sing.

#my post #sol talks #it me! #classical music #classical musicians #choir #chorus #opera #musical theater #broadway #singing #singer #art song #Listening to ‘‘into the night’’ by Clara Edwards #also ‘Do not go my Love’ #also Samuel Barbers #like yah they’re classical but they got theater vibes you know #Goldenage can sound classical #also like Opera-> Operretas->Musical Theater #so it’s not that wild #Can you tell I’m picking my repoitoire for this semester #usually it’s Italian English French/German(you pick) and then 1/2 extra songs of your choosing that CAN be musical theater #last semester I had an Italian art song on top of an aria so only one theater somg #and this semester I’m doing a Chinese song so again only one spot for theater #sol lore on the main 🧍

[musiclover-16-12-13]

“Without a piano I don’t know how to stand, don’t know what to do with my hands.” – Norah Jones

#musician #music #musicians #classical music #classical musician #instrument #piano #my photography #My hand #my instrument #My piano #classical pianist #classical musicians #Classical

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