The Rebirth Of Classical Music

Spectralmusic · 04-24-2017, 02:18 AM

I'm an avid fan of modern and contemporary classical, there have been more than three dozen genius's that have graced the planet in the past 130 years. Living composers really need everyone's support, it's getting more and more difficult.

I HATE elitism, and see each genre as platonically equal. Where at this (so called) "post" modern part in history where we have more access to music than ever before, to claim "the classics" (as in classical and romantic era's) are the limit of musical expression makes me laugh so much. To add to that, we have so much to draw from too, we're in a new phase of music history (I believe) that is starting to slowly take shape.

Fusing genres is not a brand new idea in itself, everyone from Mahler to Ives, to Gershwin, to Schnittke to Zappa to Zorn have done it to some extent. We need to keep forcing it...blah blah

Elitists (I've come across too many in my experience) are just bloody idiots, they can't acknowledge their opinions.

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Spectralmusic Contemporary Composer Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: 93/93 Posts: 462	I'm an avid fan of modern and contemporary classical, there have been more than three dozen genius's that have graced the planet in the past 130 years. Living composers really need everyone's support, it's getting more and more difficult. I HATE elitism, and see each genre as platonically equal. Where at this (so called) "post" modern part in history where we have more access to music than ever before, to claim "the classics" (as in classical and romantic era's) are the limit of musical expression makes me laugh so much. To add to that, we have so much to draw from too, we're in a new phase of music history (I believe) that is starting to slowly take shape. Fusing genres is not a brand new idea in itself, everyone from Mahler to Ives, to Gershwin, to Schnittke to Zappa to Zorn have done it to some extent. We need to keep forcing it...blah blah Elitists (I've come across too many in my experience) are just bloody idiots, they can't acknowledge their opinions.