Thank you, Tako!
I was thinking about an earlier thread in which we discussed how many of
the things that we now consider "classical" were actually "popular" in
their own time. Something becomes "classical" or "classic" because it
endures over time & not because it came from "better culture", academia
or wherever.
Pat
(Sorry, but I'm a couple of days behind on my e-mail!)
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:26:29 -0700 (PDT) Takeshi Oda <toda@m...>
On Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:26:29 -0700 (PDT) Takeshi Oda <toda@m...>
writes:
> disclaimer: I love opera and pop! I am just trying to challenge the
> deeply
> ingrained classism in our society.
>
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Caio Rossi wrote:
> > opera singers are obviously expected to have BETTER culture, be
> that
> > technique, languages, History, etc.
>
> I'm only going to write once on this topic, as I suspect you will
> never be
> converted...
>
> You need to be really clear in your own mind what you mean when you
> say
> "BETTER" culture. What is it "better" at? Does it touch people's
> hearts
> more poignantly? Does it promote critical thinking? Does it allow
> joy to
> well up in your soul? From your earlier postings on guitarists, I
> suspect
> when you say "better", you mean "difficult" or "esoteric".
>
> > Pop music is the result of the popular culture. As popular culture
> has never
> > been sophisticated, or 'high', it's inferior.
>
> You have yet to address the fact that much of our best "classical"
> music
> was also popular in its time.
>
> Tako
>
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