The genre Classical has been around for hundreds of thousands of years.  And with each historical style period, something new has been created because of it.  Now, when I say historical style periods I mean that there are seven different styles of Classical music that have prevailed throughout history.  These styles include the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, and 20^th Century/Modern.

                As part of my experiment, I listened to some of the more noted composers.  These include Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rutter, Vivaldi, Pachelbel, and Bach.  From these I also listened to not only symphony orchestra pieces but also piano pieces, vocal portions, chamber music, opera compositions, and ballets.  And I can honestly say that there is a huge difference between a student and a professional performance.  The emotion that a profession gives during a piece is amazing to watch and wonderful to listen to.  You can feel what the piece really means to a performer.  And that is the best feeling to even watch because you know that someone is giving all they have for maybe even just one note.

                All-in-all, I greatly enjoyed Classical music.  All of those composers, now, are on my iPod and within a playlist or two so I can listen to them over and over again.