Fresh off the discussion going on here a few days ago, Flavorwire came out with a list of “Indie Rock’s 5 Favorite Classical Composers.” And the winners are:
1. Karlheinz Stockhausen
2. John Adams
3. Claudio Monteverdi
4. Steve Reich
5. Arvo Pärt
These composers are supposedly big influences on the music of Dirty Projectors, Negativland, Owen Pallett, Clogs, Nico Muhly, Basic Channel, Simon Bookish, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, and Radiohead. I think we need to make a definitive list of Classical Music’s 5 Favorite Indie Rockers. Okay, so who are Classical Music’s 5 Favorite Indie Rockers?
Which indie rockers are most ‘relevant’ to Big Indie Classical Music?
Who are your 5 fav indie rockers for your classical music compositions?
Will there be a spike in Monteverdi album sales because of that Flavorwire post?
Are indie rockers gonna start playing the viol?
Is Nico Muhly an indie rocker or an indie-classicist?
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Tags: Classical Music, Flavorwire, Indie Rock, John Adams, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Monteverdi, Nico Muhly, Steve Reich
I actually hate Bjork – sorry. Her music might be good, but I can’t get past her voice – it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Radiohead is on my list, and I don’t care if that makes me part of the masses. I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never heard of Sigur Ros, but given what you say about them, I’ll look them up on iTunes immediately. My other picks are Dream Theater, Galactic Cowboys, Umphrees McGee and Jeremy Facknitz.
The top three are literally TOO EASY, because every classical musician you read in interviews cites the same ones: Björk, Radiohead, Sigur Rós. Not sure about the next two. Aphex Twin? Does he count as “indie” “rock”? Arthur Russell? If classical composers don’t claim him outright as one of their own, they’ll line up to count him as an influence.
(Be warned that Muhly will, I think, cut somebody if you call him an indie-anything to his face. He proudly self-identifies as a “classical composer.”)