[Stoat]

I'm delighted to know that at least some younger folks are listening to music with substance, complexity and depth that has stood the test of time, and not exclusively 'songs' that consist of shouted, guttural obscenities accompanied by a machine beat.

From a foundation in Classical music, it's also much easier to 'sell' kids (and adults) on Conservative politics and principles, because they share  logical, coherent foundations.

[Stoat]

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[Stoat]

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[Publius]

Careful, Stoat. I'm a fairly big wheel with the Seattle Chamber Music Society, and I'm one of only two non-socialists in the inner circle. My peers believe in the logical, coherent foundations of Marx, Keynes and Obama.

Concerning a machine beat, check out any Baroque piece. All Baroque music was dance music, and all of it, even slower religious pieces, has a steady beat.

And if you want pure classical rhythm, check out the Presto finale of Schubert's Quartet in D minor, D. 810, better known as the "Death and the Maiden" quartet. It's pure classical rap. I could write (clean) words to it.

[Alter Kaker]

From a foundation in Classical music, it's also much easier to 'sell' kids (and adults) on Conservative politics and principles, because they share logical, coherent foundations.

I'm a huge classical music fan, but if you think the classical music world is any less lefty than the rest of the music world, you're deluding yourself and should probably reread Tom Wolfe's classic book, Radical Chic.

[Millee]

Driven by the success of film scores for blockbuster movies like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and determined efforts to sex-up the classical music industry, a section of Britain's youth appears to be tuning in to Mozart.

I know it's not Mozart, but IMHO 'Moonlight Sonata' is one of the sexiest pieces of music ever written.

[mylife]

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[mylife]

“Mozart and Beethoven remain as relevant today as they were in their own lifetimes.”

Imagine that

[kalee]

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[DesScorp]

I'd say the Internet is just as responsible as portable MP3 players for this. There's a virtually unlimited supply of quality classical MP3's on the web for free.

Could I also dare hope that todays music lovers, youth included, are growing tired of the no-talent hacks and crap that the record labels constantly throw at us?

Here's a great source for free, quality classical MP3's....it's a directory website called Classic Cat. Great, great selection, many from places like University music programs.

[mylife]

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[TAdams8591]

Refreshing news! : )

[martin_fierro]

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[Obadiah]

Cool.

[ER Doc]

My son hides his Beethoven and Canadian Brass CDs in his car, so that his friends don’t notice that he likes such “wierd” music.