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You state that in former times, classical music was popular music and that it was music for the masses up to the late 19th century. That

In my opinion, classical music is definitely a higher form of music than pop music. If pop music is musical junk food, then classical music is musical haute cuisine. And if we can say, from a culinary perspective, that haute cuisine is superior to junk food, then we can also say that classical music is superior to pop music, from a musical perspective. I don

In my opinion, Claude Vivier (1948-1983) is the greatest composer Canada has yet produced. Unfortunately he is better known for being brutally murdered at the premature age of 34 than his music. He studied in Europe with Stockhausen among others. His music sounds a bit like Messiaen's, yet it's very personal. His musical idiom is characterized by rich, often modally flavored melodies, wonderful spectral harmonies and colorful orchestration. His best works are arguably Lonely Child, Prologue pour un Marco Polo and Zipangu. You should really check out his music if you haven't heard it yet.