Listening to classical

[phykell]

Originally Posted by cleanbluesky

When I've been to classical, I've paid the price... I don't want to be up in the clouds.

I was commenting on the fact that you said it used to be popular - but popular music is REALLY popular because its so much more accessible than music used to be. It's also really simple.

Can't agree with that.

What some might call classical music now was always accessible. Before the TV, the piano was the main source of entertainment in the home and typically, the piano stool would be stuffed full of the household's favourite music including classical, dance hall, blues, etc. Sheet music itself was cheap as it is even today and AFAIC it's still as accessible as ever - I watched a Sarah Connor Terminator Chronicles the other day and the female terminator was performing ballet to a Chopin Nocturne. I downloaded a copy of the music the next day. I played it this evening a couple of times and it's already sounding pretty much OK

You've got a guitar - how much more accessible can music be if you can play an instrument?