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Ron Dough
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« Reply #15 on: 20:47:15, 11-04-2007 »
I'm pretty sure most people would come up with a rather different ratio: the general concensus seems to be that comtemporary music is all but ghettoised and accorded less rather than more space than was the practice in the past. Circa 1900 is hardly contemporary in any case; major works by Elgar, Mahler, Sibelius just for starters. Possibly you misunderstand the general tenor of the thread; it's the dumbing down of presentation, the lack of differentiation between programmes and the increasing lean towards the safe and bland which is turning most of our board members off; I rather feel that the majority would be happier if your very unscientific results were closer to reality.

Are you a 'super-seven' by any chance?
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« Reply #16 on: 22:48:37, 11-04-2007 »
I rather feel that the majority would be happier if your very unscientific results were closer to reality.
I'm very sure they would.
re pre/pos 1900, I was not meaning to define all post 1900 as contemorary, just to say it's a shame that 80% of the air time is for stuff written in the last 100 years and that only 20% covers a 1000 years. It does seem, dare I say, a bit "biased".
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« Reply #17 on: 22:57:58, 11-04-2007 »
I wouldn't mind hearing some intelligently planned programmes of pre-1600 music - when was the last time we heard Perotin, Machaut, Dufay, Palestrina, Victoria, Lassus, Ockegham, ... other than as one-off specials or anniversary programmes? Plainchant? Organum? That would make me not just turn on but listen and listen again.
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« Reply #18 on: 22:59:52, 11-04-2007 »
LG, I'd be curious to read exactly how you arrived at your proportions. They surprise me greatly.

(I'm sure you understand I'm not asking for a rundown of your diet and your exercise regimen.)
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« Reply #19 on: 23:29:38, 11-04-2007 »
Quote from: Ell-Gee on 19:02:22, 11-04-2007
I'm not sure R3 is "Classic music" any more. It's more "Contemporary music"

There seems only one logical reply to your astoundingly baffling comment:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/schedule/index.shtml
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« Reply #20 on: 00:05:54, 12-04-2007 »
Ell Gee wrote

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I tried to do a count of post 1900 (ish) to pre 1900 and, although not a scientific result, most times it pre 1900  - 2 to post 1900 8. It's just a shame that over a thousand years of music gets just 20% while 100 years gets 80%.

Ell Gee, garbage is not easily tolerated, I mean not ignored, on this forum  Cheesy so I suggest you quickly state the source of your statistics  Tongue
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« Reply #21 on: 23:39:06, 12-04-2007 »
Quote from: Morticia on 15:42:18, 09-04-2007

While I may not actually switch the radio off, mentally I find that I am `tuning out`. Often because of the `blather`, then I realise that I haven`t tuned back in to what is being played.

I'm with Milly and Mort on this one when I'm actually listening to R3, or rather have R3 'on'.

But a bigger problem for me is the schedule.  The times that I'm most able to listen to Radio 3 are from 8.45 onwards.  (earlier is either work, getting home from work, or cooking).  If I don't feel in the mood for the Composer in CotW, then I'll sling on a CD and that sets the tone for the rest of the evening.  When I used to catch teh end of teh live concert, it somehow held me to R3 for the rest of the evening.....

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« Reply #22 on: 16:05:36, 17-04-2007 »
This morning Sarah Walker was in the middle of a sentence when I switched to Radio 3 and she was saying something about 'antissidents' with the emphasis on the 'iss'. Took me a few seconds to realise she meant 'antecedents', but it put me off the music! And I switched off.

Just wonder if anyone else heard this.
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