u/United_State_of_Cow

Hi everyone! As a student majoring in political science at university and a former music school student, I'm really interested in the intersection between music and politics. Just out of personal interest, I've been wondering if we can find a solid answer to the question: Which correlations can we establish between classical music listening habits and political views?

So I created this informal survey, which takes about 5-7 minutes to complete: https://forms.gle/7o8nPQQuE8PUko3m8

The survey, expectedly, contains questions about your classical music listening habits, followed by questions on your (very general) political views, and finally you'll be asked to respond to some prompts about music and politics.

I'd highly appreciate your input! If I get enough responses, I will analyse the data in a quantitative analysis software and publish the results on this subreddit in a week or so. Please note that I created this survey only out of personal curiosity, it isn't tied to my university or any other institution. I can't generate any revenue from it, and the survey is entirely anonymous. None of your personal data can be used.

Cheers! I'd also love to hear your thoughts on the topic below ; )

Hi everyone, I've been really getting into Nikolai Medtner's music recently, and he composed a wonderful and eclectic range of (14) sonatas for the piano. Yet, despite the fact that their opus numbers are in the correct chronological order (which should make numbering super easy), they are never referred to as "Piano Sonata no. X". And I think that's definitely the most important issue going on in the world right now.

Anyway, should we start referring to them with the numbers? My proposal:

Piano Sonata No. 1: Sonata in F minor, Op. 5 (1901)

Sonata-Triad, Op. 11 (No. 1-3) (1904–07):
- Piano Sonata No. 2: No. 1 in A♭ major
- Piano Sonata No. 3: No. 2 in D minor ("Sonata-Elegy")
- Piano Sonata No. 4: No. 3 in C major

Piano Sonata No. 5: Sonata in G minor, Op. 22 (1909–10)

Piano Sonata No. 6: Sonata-Skazka (Fairy Tale) in C minor, Op. 25, No. 1 (1910)

Piano Sonata No. 7: Sonata in E minor, "Night Wind", Op. 25, No. 2 (1910)

Piano Sonata No. 8: Sonata-Ballade in F♯ major, Op. 27 (1912–14)

Piano Sonata No. 9: Sonata in A minor, Op. 30 (1914)

Piano Sonata No. 10: Sonata-Reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38, No. 1 (1919–22)

Piano Sonata No. 11: Sonata-Tragica in C minor, Op. 39, No. 5 (1919–20)

Piano Sonata No. 12: Sonata Romantica in B♭ minor, Op. 53, No. 1 (1929–30)

Piano Sonata No. 13: Sonata Minacciosa in F minor, Op. 53, No. 2 (1929–31)

Piano Sonata No. 14: Sonata-Idyll in G major, Op. 56 (1935–37

Yeah, it would be a little bit confusing that Piano Sonatas no. 2-4 correspond to no. 1-3 of the Sonata-Triad. But in the world of confusing classical music titles, this can't be the worst of them all.

This might possibly be the most unimportant thing I've ever done, but oh well, someone's gotta bring it up ;)

Call for responses: Survey on classical music and politics!