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Depends what we mean by better. If you prefer rock music to Bach then great. Enjoy! I love popular music and classical for different reasons But if we're talki
by jmfldn 1y ago
Depends what we mean by better. If you prefer rock music to Bach then great. Enjoy! I love popular music and classical for different reasons
But if we're talking skill, intellectual depth, craft, then there are objective criteria. Take Bach, his music is like a masterpiece of engineering with its unparalleled compositional complexity and craftsmanship. His mastery of counterpoint being but one example. His work represents a pinnacle of musical architecture, establishing foundational principles that profoundly influenced centuries of Western music.
That just doesn't compare to most pop music does it?
- stirfish 1y agoCounterpoint is cool, but a lot of the time is carries the emotional weight of listening to someone solve sudoku. Objectively, Bach lacks the skill and emotional depth to write a song about that lonely feeling you get when you drink too much and get kicked out of the party (a foundational principal of Country Western music)
- graycat 1y ago> Bach lacks the skill and emotional depth to write a song about that lonely feeling For a wide range of such feelings, some can regard as "lonely", as they develop, achieve a triumph, a catharsis, and finally a recapitulation and a comforting, secure resolution -- communication, interpretation of human experience, emotion, i.e., art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEUYq5t-cCM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEUYq5t-cCM Bach wrote it for solo violin, but it's been arranged for solo piano, full orchestra, etc.