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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent
There's lots of great jazz in Chicago too. Just because you're studying music theory doesn't mean you've suddenly discovered the secret to what makes music good or that everyone should listen to classical and jazz. There are rock bands that are just as syncopated and dissonant as any of your jazz greats... everyone is going to listen what they're going to listen to and chances are they don't need you to educate them. Also, I don't know where you developed this elitist view that classical composers are only being discussed in colleges... there are plenty of people interested in classical music who aren't studying music theory.
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I never said anything about classical music only being studied in college. You must've read my post and not the one above me. I was explaining why Jazz composers are brillant. They moderninzed syncopation, and while there are rock bands that use these techniques it's almost for certain that they have influence from these Jazz guys (or an influence from an influence) and learned it from them. I liked classical music a long time before I ever went to college, but it made me appreciate it alot more. All I orginally posted was it's a shame that Jazz is not going to survive much longer. As for a certain few composers you don't hear about till college let me ask you have you ever heard of Josquin. In his day he was hailed as the greatest musician who ever lived and so much of music that everyone uses to day was invented by him. You got to realize that modern music just isn't as good. Yes there are great Jazz bands still playing while there will continue to be, but when so many people listen to music that is literally the same thing over and over music IS declining. Jazz got it the worst and that's all I ever said.