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16: Tyler Cowen - The Revolution Will Not Be Marginalized

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A Do You Think a Lot of Music Before Bach May Be Quite Overrated?

I think my tastes are so remarkably close to what you would call the canon in these particular areas that they're boring. A lot of music before bach may be somewhat overrated. When i listen to it, i just don't enjoy it as much as i'm supposed to. And then bach things explode and become marvellous and amazing. Even temperament is really the ah. The central a is that ground zero for the specific beauty of western music? I think it's a development of instruments through capitalism and market and growth of a middle class. More people experiment at playingan posing. Pianos become much better. String instruments becoming much better. Youhave the modern orchestra.

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