I might be getting away from the central topic of the original article but that quote made me think about some things in our musical actuality. The way we listen music, what the academy teach us about music, what we expect of music and new music and most importantly what music means to us.

As Maestro Egarr clearly stated, one only need to read and do some simple research to know that music meant serious emotional stuff to people in the 17th century, and I would dare to say earlier and later in history too. But today… how do we listen today?