What is your favorite non-sung piece/collection of music?

[Sabruness]

Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. CANT BEAT A CLASSICAL SONG WRITTEN AND COMPOSED WITH CANNONS AS AN INSTRUMENT!

 

[Shard]

Also good: Amethystium, basically all of their stuff.

 

[gaylolis]

probably this one since the entire vocals are basically done on guitar, which made it both instrumental and vocal at the same time yet sounding more like vocal song.

it's also like a tibetian tribal music which isn't the easiest one to sing, let alone emulate the sounds on guitar.

 

[ArchlordZero]

Anything composed by Hiroyuki Sawano

 

[Missivist]

Currently I am torn between Shostakovich’s collection of 24 preludes & fugues and Bach’s Art of fugue.

Here is a link to both:
Art of Fugue
Preludes & Fugues

Currently I am torn between Shostakovich’s collection of 24 preludes & fugues and Bach’s Art of fugue.

Here is a link to both:
Art of Fugue
Preludes & Fugues

I can answer that question very specifically:
JS Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

I still clearly remember the first time I heard it on the car radio, as an orchestral arrangement. I had to it in the car after parking to wait for the credits. I was so surprised.

Youtube has a few recordings of this, and it works so well on organ, ir anything really. Even accordion, as I found on YouTube.

How about Vivaldi's 4 Seasons for 2nd place?

 

[HokuouTenrou]

Dvorak's From the New World.
Thanks, WALTER.

 

[Chaos_Sinner777]

 

[Jemini]

There are quite a few I like:
Moonlight Sonata
Twisted Nerve
The Entertainer
Carol of The Bells
Casey's Last Run

These are a few favorites.

Carol of the Bells... you mean this Carol of the Bells?

Hark how the bells,
sweet silver bells,
all seem to say,
throw cares away

Christmas is here,
bringing good cheer,
to young and old,
meek and the bold.

Ding dong ding dong
that is their song
with joyful ring
all caroling.

One seems to hear
words of good cheer
from everywhere
filling the air.

Oh how they pound,
raising the sound,
o’er hill and dale,
telling their tale.

Gaily they ring
while people sing
songs of good cheer,
Christmas is here.
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas.

On on they send,
on without end,
their joyful tone
to every home.
Ding ding… dong!

Yep, we'll count that one as non-lyrical, because it's freaking Carol of the Bells. Totally counts.

 

[Tempokai]

Everything made by ZUN.

 

[T.K._Paradox]

Carol of the Bells... you mean this Carol of the Bells?



Yep, we'll count that one as non-lyrical, because it's freaking Carol of the Bells. Totally counts.

I was referring to this cover of the song:

 

[melchi]