Joseph Sowa writes:

>I think that the exodous from emotion in music by the "professionals" is
>because they got mad that normal people recognized it was there, too.

What do you think of the idea that concertgoers these days attend concerts
expecting some sort of psychotherapy session, some sort of cathartic
experience? I am not saying I agree with this idea, but I have certainly
heard it proposed.  And if this is true or an agreed-upon-truth, has this
always been the case?

Thomas Heilman