I'm just about to turn 17. I have a friend that thinks I am really lame
because I chose to buy a CD featuring Beethoven's "Emporer", concerto instead
of a rap CD. The rap CD was by an artist named DMX. The CD had just been
released and everyone was going out to buy it. I looked at the DMX CD, then
I looked at the classical CD. I couldn't help but to buy the concerto. A
lot of people I know hate classical music. When I play the piano at school,
I have to play a modern piece just to satisfy everyone. Even when I play a
fiery or gallant piece, such as the "Revolutionary" etude or the "Heroic"
polonaise by Chopin, my peers would tell me to play something else. IT'S
TORTURE!
Jeremey McMillan
[Fair warmings: only informed responses will be distributed. I have
little tolerance for genre bashing. -Dave]