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Imagine writing a Mahler Symphony in this stuff...

Q. How often do you attend the symphony or any classical music events? A. At present, very very few times, orchestra is very bad and incomplete, conductor is very bad, they usually perform works are not of my interest. (decades ago I used to go every weekend, but the reasons were the contrary I just wrote) Q. Do you buy tickets there or buy season tickets if available ? A. I Buy tickets for a single concert. Q. How do you dress to go to said concert, why? A. How ever I'm dressed that day, nothing special, unless I have to do something with the concert, I wear a suit. (* once they played Mahler, I showed up with my Mahler t-shirt :P ) Q. Do you park your own car or use the velvet if available? A. I have no car. Q. Do you buy drinks or food while at the symphony? If so what and if not why? A. They don't sell any kind of drink/food, nothing is offered, and I spent enough buying the ticket. (I wouldn't eat during the concert anyway) Q. Do you feel that you need to maintain a certain level of concert etiquette during the concert? AKA no clapping between movements, no talking, sounding educated about the music, etc... A. Sure, I do know what are they playing. Q. What attitude do you feel the people around you have? Are the friendly, smug, indifferent, etc... A. Most of them have no idea of what is happening. Q. Anything else you want to add? A. Let me be the conductor I'd raise the whole thing.

There's a stickied post about this somewhere at the top of one of the forums. If you look you should be able to find it. Someone wrote a great demonstration fugue and labeled all the different sections and techniques. I'd start there.

We usually have a cash bar and maybe some candy bars. It's expensive, and the lines are long, and I'm not really interested in chugging an alcoholic drink that just cost me $10. Intermission isn't long enough to sip a drink politely, and drinks aren't allowed anywhere but the front lobby area. You can't take them back to your seat. (And then you would have to pee during the second half of the concert.) Nice dinner with a glass of wine before the concert, though? Now we're talking!

I can speak for myself that the music I listen here does have influenced me somehow. And yes, most of them are by Sojar Voglar. I really liked Sarastro's compositions, but I haven't seen him here any more... Most of influences here are from stimulus for composing (for a competition, a challenge or just to share), and from the inspiration that comes after listening to some posted music.