Bonus points for a song that has a good part for that instrument.
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Like as the main or only instrument in a song? Probably Spanish guitar. See “Vamo Alla Flamenco” from Final Fantasy 9. I wanna say Diablo 2 had a good Spanish guitar track too, but no idea what it’s called.
I believe the song in Diablo is called “Tristram”. Excellent classical guitar song!
Ooo you might like “Desert” by SoundTEMP from Ragnarok Online!
Oboe. Anything from the Dream Academy albums would qualify. It has a nice pure sound almost like a vocal.
In second place would be the sitar, or the Hammond Organ if someone is rockin out. The Peddlers, or Fanny would be good examples of excellent Hammond.
Drums in music. I always zero in on the percussion patterns.
Here’s one I enjoy a lot.
I also recommend checking that whole album out. It’s great.
Tell us one of your favourites so I can look it up
The first thing that pops into my head (because I recently watched it) is Chad Smith just winging a song by 30 Seconds to Mars. https://youtu.be/HMBRjo33cUE when he played it, he just felt the music.
A bonus song that I just love listening to because of the layers is like an opera heavy metal song called Awakening the Centuries - https://youtu.be/VvYRYCIAKZo
Roland TB-303. It’s the synth that launched so much electronic music. Examples are legion, but one of my favorites is Psychic TV “E-male:” https://youtu.be/o2U3joQ9oFI
Generally considered among the penultimate 303 examples are:
- “Higher State of Consciousness” by Josh Wink (https://youtu.be/NdaqXjDtXkQ)
- “Acperience 1” by Hardfloor (https://youtu.be/Un4CeV_l3pI)
The hurdy-gurdy is so pleasant to listen too. I love the drone notes it can play.
oboe, cello, violin…
Piano. Chopin, especially Raindrop.
If I said guitar, I’d point you to this song, which is actually a piano song performed on guitar. Lately this is the song that makes me feel things.
Man, I love me some guzheng nowadays.
There’s a YouTuber called Mo Yun who does wonderful guzheng music, including some frankly mind-blowing covers of popular songs. Every so often I just let her entire channel play in the background while I go about my day.
Any song in particular that you’d recommend?
Bassoon or oboe… Maybe it’s the double reed?
El Camino Real by Alfred Reed has a nice oboe solo.
I love the theremin! This is one of my favorite duets.
Oh wow, I don’t think I’ve seen one played for real before! This is cool, thanks for sharing
When I think of a classical instrument, I think cello - specifically this piece Shadow of Doubt by Yoko Kanno, where it has such a brooding tone and power.
Being a synthesizer nerd, I like those most, but they have such varied tones among them and even on the same synth; 4x Atlantis by Aphex Twin probably captures one of the tones I most love, and the entire “Orphans” piece hits much of the range.
If you just keep it to the basic instrument drums probably.
If we are allowing it then a heavily distorted guitar tuned stupidly low. But is it the instrument or the various electronics that make the sound?
I’m not so well versed in music, so any examples of music that you like that have this distortion you mentioned?
Any heavy metal uses distortion, at least I think that is the English term.
If you’re asking specifically i like meshuggah - bleed style guitar.
Piano.
I’m big fan of pianos (but not all piano genres) and I have learned that I really like piano run through a phaser and doubled with a Japanese koto
Gawd I love koto…
I love a lot of different instruments, but I fell in love with the Erhu after ATLA. Second to that, the orchestral strings like the violin, viola, cello, etc. Scores from Halo and Elder Scrolls franchises.
Finally, the collective vocal cords of choirs.
