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the sound of dead europeans arguing about math and calling it beauty.
means a broad tradition of notated, non-improvised western music built on formal structure, from baroque counterpoint to modern orchestral works.
from the term technically means music from roughly 1750 to 1820, the era of haydn and mozart, but got hijacked to mean everything from gregorian chant to shostakovich because record stores needed a shelf.
technically wrongclassical is one 70-year period, not the whole genre
beethovenwent fully deaf, kept composing masterpieces anyway
longest symphonysome mahler performances run past 90 minutes
no drummerorchestras run on eye contact, not a click track
for instance
beethoven's ninth — 1824 premiere, he could not hear the applause
the rite of spring — 1913 paris riot over a ballet score
bach's goldberg variations — written for insomnia, played for everything since
vienna philharmonic — new year's concert broadcast to 90+ countries annually