How to deal with incorrect names of classical music: 6 Simple Tips

Many of us could see the "heart melody" by Mozart and "music of tears" Beethoven in social networks. The authenticity of such compositions doubt everyone, but often identify the original classics can be quite difficult.

1. Increase musical literacy

Sometimes distinguish fakes from classic very simple: it is enough to know the basic things. Such that the piano composition can hardly be called a symphony, and time signature of waltz - 3/4.

2. Use music recognition services

Search titles of instrumental works - a task that can not cope search services, is unlikely to be able to identify your tunes and surrounding. Feel free to use Shazam, SoundHound, Sound Search Google Play and other services, even if looking for a very well-known song.

3. Check authorship compositions suspicious

"Rain Music", "Melody of Tears," "symphony of hearts," "Sonata of Angels" - all these beautiful names have nothing to do with the world of classical music. If the composition of the name makes you suspicious, check its authenticity on the site

4. Select the correct source

You run the risk of running into a composition with the right name, if you use as sources of sites with audio, uploaded by users. To be sure of the authenticity of the work, use strimingovye Services or proven portals:

• Classic Music - the history of classical music, biographies of composers and performers, the encyclopedia of musical instruments and a lot of other useful information.
• Immersion in the classics - thousands of musical works and reference materials. Also operates a lively forum for classics lovers.
• RuTracker - careful moderation downloadable audio RuTracker provides one of the richest databases of classical music with the correct track title.
• Classical Music "VKontakte" - the complete archive of classical music with the correct names in the vast social network.

5. Use the catalogs of works by classical composers

To make sure that the product actually belongs to the composer, using works of directories. They can be found on the websites mentioned above, is also quite reliable information in this case provides a "Wikipedia".

Lists of works of some composers are included in a separate directory, and the composition is assigned a letter designation and serial number. So, getting acquainted with the works of Mozart, you are sure to see the names of songs the K index of the letter, and in the study of the works of Bach, run into the abbreviation BWV. Systematization easily find numerous works, but with the directory must also be able to work.

6. Like classical music

True love for classical music does not exist apart from the ability to understand it, to see the obvious and subtle features that are unique to this genre. Anyone who loves the works by Bach, Vivaldi and Haydn would not confuse them with the compositions Rolf Lovland, Secret Garden or Clint Mansell.