Bill Pirkle writes: >Could you complete this sentence to the satisfaction of everyone on this >list - > >Classical music is music that... I doubt that I could complete any sentence that would satisfy all members of the list, given that we are a rather contrary and independent group of individuals. Besides, how can you satisfy close to a thousand persons at one time? Send each one some money. Just the other day, a small record company offered to send me a complimentary copy of one of its recent Bach releases; I assume it has something to do with the prevalence of postings I write concerning Bach recordings. No definition of classical music was or is necessary to effect this product transfer. I love Bach's music, the company records Bach, and the rest will soon be history. My preference is to leave definitions of classical music to the academic community; in all other venues, a definition offers little and just tends to elicit a bunch of different opinions. Don Satz [log in to unmask]