On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Caio Rossi wrote:
> popular means both appreciated by most people AND created by the
> 'populace'. WHENEVER THE WORD POPULAR IS USED AS OPPOSED TO CLASSICAL
> MUSIC, IT'S THE SECOND MEANING THAT'S BEING USED. Do you mean that pop
> music which is not popular ( with the first meaning ) is not pop
> music. What is it: UNpop music?!
Does this mean classical composers were not members of their populations?
Or do you mean they must have a special kind of academic or career status?
Charles Ives was an insurance salesman - is he pop, then?
Classical in general usage just means "old". There is no value judgement
built in as you imply. If you want to get technical about it, you could
say classical means a Mozart-era aesthetic which celebrates ancient Greek
formal rigor.
Tako
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