tv, Mtv2 MuchMusic, and VH1, to curve our hunger for these videos of our favorite music. Classical music had none of these luxuries and couldn’t be so easily heard. One question is though, has the quality of people evolved more since the classical era? Some would say not. Today music’s crowds can actually be violent, and even dangerous. An example would be Woodstock that took place a year or two ago, where people threw mud, set things on fire, and got into countless fights. And who says that doesn’t mean people won’t do that same at stadiums and theaters when hardcore rock groups come on stage and start playing their loud hard-hitting music?Gender is also something that now has broken off into branches of music these days. While males are into the hard rock and rap type music, females are mostly into pop/rock, or rhythm and blues. Only when it comes to oldies music or some rock will you see a good balance between men and women, but back in the classical era, there were no styles to categorize the males and females to enjoy. They all enjoyed sitting around the piano and relaxing to the melodious sound of the piano. (shsu.edu/wcb/schools/SHSU/edu/jhirtle/28/forums/forum40/messages/8.html)Obviously there seems to be more difference in music today than the classical days centuries ago. Still though, people love it, travel great distances to see and hear it, and spend countless money on recordings of it so they can listen to it in their own homes. Whether it was centuries ago or today, music will still, and always be something that people could use to relax, and even to use therapeutically....
