music from the middleages is a pretty hardcore way to start. I grew up on tallis, byrd et al, with a huge amount of baroque (Purcel), but it wouldn't be my pla

music from the middleages is a pretty hardcore way to start. I grew up on tallis, byrd et al, with a huge amount of baroque (Purcel), but it wouldn't be my place to start. Bach, Beethoven, holst, bernstein, Vaughan Williams are much better places to start