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Originally Posted by JoshMc
Railing against popular music and scapegoating it as the downfall of classical music is probably one of the main reasons for classical music not being as popular these days.
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Nah, classical music ostracized the average listener by getting too complex and introverted for its own good. Jazz did the same thing.
I doubt that Steve who works at Burger King cares that musicologists, classical musicians, or music academia are 'railing against' pop music. I doubt grade 9 student Tiffany in Omaha subscribes to
Perspectives of New Music or reads essays by Adorno.
It just a bunch of musical elitists soapboxing about the downfall of classical music, no one outside the airtight box you guys (classical folk who bitch about pop music, no one in particular) built for yourselves even pays you any attention.
I think.
Also, to inflict some more spectacular pop music - dig the harmonies, the counterpoint at 1:50. Stunning! And (holy shit) they did it without Autotune and teams of Swedish songwriters
YouTube - It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday