tuga
Major Contributor
Classical was never really popular, except perhaps in Russia in the last 100 years. The first public Classical music hall was bult in the mid XIX Century, roll pianos were not available to the commoners and neither were acoustic recording players (gramophones).So people have regressed since the times when classical and jazz music were indeed the popular music of the day?
Finally came radio to bring popular music to the masses, the mass-market home and personal stereo is a very recent phenomenon, before that common people would gather in the pub, village hall or campfire to listen and play, to sing and dance.
Complexity is not exclusive of Classical or Jazz.
This video shows examples of complex or sophisticated rythms in rock, pop and traditional music.
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