Iskender Savasir writes: >What I have in mind is esp. the prejudice (excuse the term) against >"cross over". Would people care to expound on what is wrong with >"cross over" or "fusion"? I'll try my best to present my mindset on the subject. Crossover, fusion and eclectic are not favorable terms in my musical world. I grew up with classical music then turned to hard rock until my mid-30's. At that point, I decided to give up rock entirely and concentrate on classical music and going back to my roots. I didn't give up rock to move toward crossover, fusion or anything along those lines. I simply have no interest in those routes, being more than very busy just staying up-to-date with the music I love. Also, as another poster mentioned, these "hybrid" forms that spring up from time to time are usually contrived attempts to garner a greater audience and are doomed to artistic/creative failure. Don Satz [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html