Alt-classical

I just read the term "alt-classical" in a newspaper review.

Anybody ever heard of such a thing?

not until now

Calling it "alternative" suggests it's an antidote for something.

Probably an antidote for atonalism, minimalism, and harmolodix.

The English guy here is unable to pronounce Janáček, which is as in real life:

They say this is alt-classical (isn't this what we used to call "new age?"):

I think that possibly "alt-classical" is an attempt to attract the generation that never had music lessons in school (as I understand it, schools don't teach music any more--is that right?) so alt-classical avoids anything that might be complex or confusing--like key modulation.

pinhedz wrote:I think that possibly "alt-classical" is an attempt to attract the generation that never had music lessons in school (as I understand it, schools don't teach music any more--is that right?) so alt-classical avoids anything that might be complex or confusing--like key modulation.

They still do in Australia.

thanks for bumping this thread.