Henny van der Groep wrote:

>Also I have noticed some people love music of the Baroque and Modern
>composers and not the Romantic period.
>
>I am very curious how you think about those matters. May I invite you to
>share your vision?

About 50 years ago, Life magazine ran an article about the tastes of
what were then the highbrows, upper middlebrows, lower middle-brows, and
lowbrows.  All I remember is their supposed preferences in music and drink.

Ranging from low- to highbrow:

Drink:

Beer, Manhattans, Dry Martinis, cheap red wine.

Music:

The popular music of the day, Broadway musicals, 19th century symphonies,
Bach and before plus Ives and after.

Walter Meyer