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Classical music shall never die, no matter what people say. With so much going on in the area of 'four-chord' guitar playing rock bands and percussion-based rap 'music', there is still an overwhelming need for true music aficionados to seek the more traditional and expansive expressions of music which is present in modern western tones. Though the so-called 'progressive rock' pieces included remnants of that expansive expression of music there is no comparison to the utilization of a full symphony orchestra playing Gustav Holst, or any of the many great composers of yesteryear.

In reexamining classical music, anyone with an appreciation of relaxing, serene music as opposed to head-banging, noisy, and adrenaline-pumping (which might account for a lot of people suffering from stress and the high incidence of young people having car accidents), would most likely conclude that listening to Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and Wagner is more mentally rewarding than listening to The Smashing Pumpkins, Britney Spears, or Miley Cyrus. Although the choices of artists available in the classical world remain the same (as far as the great ones are concerned), there is most importantly the individual sensibilities of the composers which offer the listener the chance to examine their various approaches to their craft. By contrast, the differences in 'guitar techniques' in rock music has been explored so much that it suffers from a complete lack of anything interesting, or at least not since Hendrix.

From Mozart to the famed 'English composers' of the modern era there is plenty to keep a serious music lover busy. The various species of counterpoint used is a serious study, and goes beyond the modern 'learn four chords and play in a rock band' frame of mind. It is indeed a blessing that classical music will survive even when people finally tire of hearing the same old guitar tones. That the interaction of the woodwind section with the violin section is an event to behold, with the lovely sounds that fill a concert hall, fine tuned to accommodate the harmonious performance.
Classical music will never die.

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