Music Zodiacs

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[musiczodiacs]

Love your blog!! Sun cancer, moon Capricorn, rising Scorpio, Venus and mercury leo, and mars Gemini; I was thinking about a piece that sums up my astrology and I settled on Mozart piano concerto 20. Would you agree? Suggestions?

tbh not the first one i’d think of but it does fit really really well!

[musiczodiacs]

I like rock music like panic! At the disco is my fav, Nirvana,30 sec to mars,papa roach and so on and im a sagittarius sun/pisces moon & taurus rising is this normal?

Definitely!!

[musiczodiacs]

Music Zodiacs... or Zodiac Music...

Multi-award winning Debbie Wiseman, Classic FM’s Composer in Residence, presents her new album ‘The Musical Zodiac’. Immerse yourself in the stories of the Zodiac with this beautiful album. With 12 thrilling pieces of music,  each representing a different star sign, Debbie creatively captures the essence of the Zodiacs and depicts each sign’s characteristics and personalities.

Staying true to her roots, Debbie who is known for writing numerous TV and film scores such as Judge John Deed and Wolf Hall, crafted a unique series of short stories, based upon her astrological research, to inspire these beautiful pieces of music, capturing the headstrong characteristics of an Aries to the secretive and emotional traits of a Scorpio.

Not only did Debbie compose these unique pieces, she also conducted the recording, performed exquisitely by the National Symphony Orchestra. This lush sounding orchestra have  truly brought Debbie’s work to life, making an incredible album.

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Found this on Classic FM and it sounds mega awesome!!

[musiczodiacs]

Pachelbel or Bach?

Bach!!

[coloratura-zodiacs]

The Signs as Symphonies

Aries: Shostakovich 5. (its first performance was the success that cemented Shosty’s career, with a half-hour standing ovation. he wrote it while angry at Stalin, of course.)

Taurus: Mahler 2. (the Resurrection Symphony. it’s got epic french horns and epic strings and epic voices and it’s all very epic.)

Gemini: Haydn 94. (the “Surprise Symphony”. my favorite of the theories is that it’s supposed to awaken those who fall asleep by that point in the music.)

Cancer: Beethoven 6. (the “Pastoral Symphony”. my favorite section is “merry gathering of country folk.”)

Leo: Mozart 39. (so many trumpets. the first word people think of is usually something along the lines of “majestic,” or “grand.”)

Virgo: Prokofiev 2. (each movement has a sort of nervousness to it, with anger fading in and out; my favorite part is the 3rd movement.)

Libra: Tchaikovsky 4. (”Fate.” composed for his patron/ pen pal/ best friend, Nadezhda von Meck.)

Scorpio: Liszt 109. (the Dante Symphony, detailing the levels of the Catholic Hell from the Inferno.)

Sagittarius: Haydn 45. (the “Farewell.” Symphony. it’s super happy and dance-y sounding and great for most situations involving food or pets.)

Capricorn: Sibelius 7. (literally the most depressing symphony of all time. only one movement. done that way one purpose, however; absolutely GENIUS.)

Aquarius: Dvorak 9. (”New World Symphony.” Neil Armstrong listened to this on his way to and from the moon.)

Pisces: Paganini “Sonata a violino principale” (not technically a symphony, but i like it a lot and it feels very Pisces-ish.)

now, go listen to whichever one is your sun sign. (note: symphonies are written in sonata form. most of these are in three or four parts.)

[jai-makes-music]

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How did you guys choose your instruments to play in middle/high school? For me I was forced to play clarinet lmao

So, every musician has a story about how they almost played the saxophone. I have a story about how I almost didn’t play the saxophone. In fourth grade I started with the violin because the year prior we’d learnt basic string technique, so I thought logically, if i chose violin, I’d already have been started a little ahead of everyone who chose other instruments. I hated it and would never practice, so I quit.

A few years later, in 8th grade, I just REALLY wanted to play sax. I literally don’t even know why I wanted to play so bad. All I remember is that I was super insistent on playing sax. I got this old mostly-broken sax from my cousins, and started lessons with the middle schools band teacher and immediately fell in love with it—even though I sucked. A lot. Two years later, I went from being the worst saxophone player in school to first chair in our higher band (wind ensemble) and have gotten he opportunity to go to festivals and tons of special events. Now I’m currently preparing to audition for college and couldn’t be more excited.

-Lauren

I actually started trombone the same time Lauren started saxophone. Basically, a ton of my friends played trombone and peer pressured me into playing it too. Because of limited lesson spots in our middle school, we had to learn together. These lessons were mostly spent doing non-band stuff, like organizing pool noodles and seeing who could put their instrument together the fastest. Even though I’ve played trombone in concert band and marching band, I still struggle with reading music because I’m like majorly dyslexic. However, I’m pretty boss at memorizing music because of that!!

-Athena

Thanks for the question!!!

[musiczodiacs]

The Instruments As Pokemon

Piccolo: Jigglypuff

Flute: Butterfree

Clarinet: Meowth

Bass Clarinet: Tentacool

Oboe: Oddish

English Horn: Doduo

Bassoon: Clefairy

Soprano Sax: Poliwag

Alto Sax: Magikarp

Tenor Sax: Nidoran

Bari Sax: Beedrill

Horn: Eevee

Trumpet: Tauros

Trombones: Charmander

Baritone: Pidgeot

Tuba: Exploud

Violin: Squirtle

Viola: Ghastly

Cello: Growlithe

Bass: Koffing

Piano: Mewtwo

Organ: Abra

Mallet Percussion: Ninetails

Drums: Drowzee

Guitar: Lapras

Ukulele: Horsea

Kazoo: Paras

Boomwhackers™: Entei

Recorder: Pidgey

[musiczodiacs]

Do you think that is normal for a Virgo sun, Aries ascendant and aries moon to listen to rock music? Like Bon Jovi, Guns 'n' Roses, Bikini Kill, Nirvana and 30 Seconds To Mars?

absolutely!!! moreso your ascendant and moon, but yeah you definitely seem into rock based on your signs

[musiczodiacs]

Shostakovich symphony 5 changed my life! that was the first serious piece I'd ever played with a full orchestra and it made me fall in love with music and pushed me towards becoming a musician.

that's such an awesome piece!!!

[musiczodiacs]

Who wants a girl friend

excuse me

[musiczodiacs]

the signs as TYPES OF SCALES WOWZA

Aries: fuckin bebop

Taurus: Tritone scale

Gemini: Whole Tone Scale (its my FAVE)

Cancer: bluezz

Leo: Quarter tone scale??!!??!!

Virgo: Phrygian mode hell yeah

Libra: Ionian/Major/The Normal One

Scorpio: Persian Scale

Sagittarius: the Ukrainian Dorian scale (bet you didn’t know that existed?neither did I)

Capricorn: pentatonic (aka the black notes oooooh spooky)

Aquarius: chrOMATIC

Pisces: melodic minor

[musiczodiacs]

I'm sitting in a coffee shop, and I opened up tumblr to see we've gotten 3,000 followers this morning! thank you so much!!!

[musiczodiacs]

the piece that changed my life is carmina burana. that piece was so freaking hard to play it really pushed me to practice more and because of that I got accepted in my state's all state band for the first time

AWESOME

[musiczodiacs]

Ask Prompt Of The Day

What piece of music changed your life?

[musiczodiacs]

Can i send a selfie and you can guess what my rising is??? Would be so fun & awesome!💖💖

sure!

[musiczodiacs]

it's insane how many people will still ask us to make them a playlist right after we make a huge post not to. and we put it in our bio!! is it that difficult???

[musiczodiacs]

How would a guy with Pisces Mars + cap Venus/Mercury act towards/pursue the girl they liked? He is an aqua sun/moon as well! Also do u think yhey would be compatible with a Pisces sun + Mars and cap moon/ Venus + Taurus rising female:)

spend a lot of time with her. spend alone time together. make her a mixtape. always be there for her. listen to her. ask questions. hope I don't sound like a shitty tumblr love post