Rock....Tchaikovsky is actually a favorite of mine as well. His "March Slav" piece is absolutely brilliant IMO, very cool use of exotic melodies and nice emotional control. I've heard alot about Debussy...he's supposed to be a "lighter," more pleasant type of guy compared to the likes of Wagner, etc right? What you recommend by him?
Stravinsky is mentioned often as a big influence upon guys like Malsteem, etc, but I haven't heard much from him, either...yet. School Music Library =
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