There is a famous article written by the 20th century composer Milton Babbitt titled something to the effect of "Who cares if you listen?" He was unapologetic a

There is a famous article written by the 20th century composer Milton Babbitt titled something to the effect of "Who cares if you listen?" He was unapologetic about writing music that was only comprehensible to other composers. He made the argument that we don't expect the layman to understand modern mathematics or physics. Why should we expect the layman to understand modern music either?