I love listening to classical music but How can people just be like “yeah that’s Nocturnes Op 9 in B- Flat”? Is it just straight memorization from exposure? Or is there a method to figuring it out?
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A lot of classical music titles are actually more *descriptive* than you’d think.
If you hear a piece of classical music, and it’s played on a keyboard or stringed instrument, and it’s fast-moving with a lot of different chords, that’s probably some kind of *Toccata*.
If you hear a piece of classical music that’s just a solo piano, with one hand playing a playing a slow melody while the other plays more distinct, quick notes, that’s probably some kind of *Nocturne*.
Some types of classical music are more well known, like the waltz, but a lot of these titles are literally just describing the style, the key, and the composer.
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