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It's not impoverished, it just has a different function. You could equally say "classical music is impoverished by its dismissal of danceability" (and you'd be
by circlefavshape 13y ago
It's not impoverished, it just has a different function. You could equally say "classical music is impoverished by its dismissal of danceability" (and you'd be equally wrong)
- NAFV_P 13y ago> It's not impoverished, it just has a different function. Its primary function is to make money. Compare that with the primary function of dance music from twenty years ago, which was to blow the speakers and give the listeners heart attacks.
- Tycho 13y agoBut there is lots of danceable classical music. My point is that mainstream music rigidly adheres to steady tempo and rhythm. If you only listen to mainstream music (like most people) then you don't hear much exploration of that entire 'dimension' of music.
- seestheday 13y agoI think that you and I have very different feelings about what is "danceable". I don't have much time to listen to a lot of different types of music these days.