Appropriate Background Music

kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,066
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Since I have a ton of classical CDs, I am helping a friend out with some background music for a visitation for a family member who has passed recently. Any suggestions for composers and pieces for some background music....obviously nothing too down or up, given the setting....thanks.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    Bach - Brandenburg Concertos

    Vivaldi - Four Seasons

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    edited December 2016
    Brandenburg Concertos would be excellent; maybe Art of the Fugue, too. One can never go wrong with Bach.

    "Four Seasons" might be a little too perky given the occasion -- plus it's rather short.

    I was going to suggest Verdi's Requiem -- but if you don't want "downer" music for the gathering, that may not be ideal.

    I very much like the (relatively) seldom-heard even numbered Beethoven symphonies. Nr. 6 ("Pastorale") might be a nice choice.

    https://youtu.be/iQGm0H9l9I4

    https://youtu.be/6o5r5G1ScEc

    EDIT: maybe (?) Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, as well?

    https://youtu.be/yDqCIcsUtPI

    EDIT^2: FWIW, upon reflection, I think that "small" music (string quartet, e.g.) might be preferable to even quiet/empathetic full symphonic pieces given the circumstances.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze.
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