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Donald Satz wrote:
>Over 200 college educated folks at work, and only two of us are classical
>music lovers. (snipped) I think the folks in my building are a good
>example of how there can be no significant increase in classical music fans
>unless the definition of classical music changed dramatically. They mainly
>like pop and country music and will have none of that "boring" and "stuffy"
>music that I like.
Maybe some discreet probing would help. I work in an office where for a
substantial portion of the staff a college education is required (not that
a college education guarantees that a person will like CM; and vice versa:
one does not need a college education to enjoy CM). There are a few CM
devotees who are willing to come out of the closet. But whenever someone
wonders why I have, say, the Bartok quartets playing (out of earshot of
anyone else, I add), I try to change the subject. My musical likes are
just too personal. I would discuss this only with my wife and a few very
close friends. Oh yes, and with several thousand people on the Internet.
Maybe some of your colleagues are inhibited?
>There was a co-worker who had expressed an interest in the Brandenberg
>Concertos and asked for my advice. The next time I saw him I asked if he
>had purchased a set. He replied that he decided to get the "greatest hits"
>of the Carpenters; this man has two Masters Degrees and a PHD.
The mind reels.
Mitch Friedfeld
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