People who dislike classical music- why?

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I'm not making a big deal, and I never accused anyone of ignorance. I was just curious.

I have noticed one thing - a lot of people prefer words, even noticeably get aggravated by a lack thereof no matter what the background is; could be rap fans who'd hate the same beat if it were an instrumental.

Also, classical is one of those genres where, to really enjoy the riches of it, you have to be able to drill into your music deeply - some people have that in them, some don't, and for others still that concept doesn't compute with why they listen to music in the first place (could be to get away, change their mood, have something to fill the gap between words while they're talkingo to friends - its everywhere and anywhere).

whoa! Easy now. I was the one who brought up ignorance. The comment was directed at me. It's fine now.

I never really got into classical music because I'm primarily an album-oriented person - my listening habits have revolved around my cataloguing of the full-length albums I hear. There are too many albums I enjoy listening to, and can accurately predict I would enjoy listening to, for me to feel like breaking out of my comfort zone/routine and going into the messy realm of classical music where multiple pieces or parts of larger pieces are put on single discs, and with competing recorded versions by different conductors and/or musicians. Lately I've been branching out in that respect, though only slightly - I recently heard some essential singles compilations from artists more known for them, such as The Buzzcocks and Derrick May. I have some way to go before really diving into classical music.

From what little I've heard, I'm more into "modern" music than anything else - Stravinsky, Bartók, Shostakovich, Varèse, Stockhausen. Whenever I'm asked what classical music I'm into, I generally say "modern music, Stravinsky and later" and that usually leads to lead to a quick change of subject.

Yikes Hector!

I wonder how many people you might confuse with that post. I was thinking about the distinction too, but figured most posters may not know the difference.

I usually just assume these days that whoever I speak to probably doesn't know.

I like both by the way. Classical and Modern.

What about modern classical?

That song gave me goosebumps from beginning to end.

All I wanted to say.

They hate it because they associate all jazz with bebop. Bebop is actually my favourite type, but never mind. What would you honestly think if you've listened to nothing but the formulaic pop all your life, then someone forced you to listen to John Coltrane? Most people know someone who goes through a bebop phase - so they ask their friends to listen to it, and their friends haven't been prepared for what it might sound like...so they hate it. It's like the musical equivalent of abstract art. People don't like abstract art because it doesn't do what they want art to do. A few forms of jazz don't do what people think music should do.

People who don't associate jazz with bebop tend to associate with Michael Buble, or trad, or swing. I don't blame them for thinking jazz is smarmy and boring if they base their opinion on that.

Most of Hollywood's music is ripped off from classical music. The music from the movie "Excalibur" is from "Twilight of the Gods" by Wagner. Some of the music from the movie "Beetlejuice," is from a piece called "Dance Macabre," composed by Camille Saint-Saëns.

I didn't intend the ignorance thing to be aimed at anyone, it was just a general statement concerning most people's attitude.

I find a lot of classical music sounds very alike, or too monotonous. I like the occasional tune; The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Ducas, Danse Macabre by Camille St Saens and a lot of the 'classical' style theme tunes from films (e.g. Crimson tide, Harry Potter and Jurassic Park). Tunes that tell a story.

That said, my music taste is quite eclectic (translation; I'm a total musical philistine). I don't have a favourite genre per se, just a few favourite bands from each sections, and even then, I count a band a 'favourite' if I like 20% of their music.

If I listened to more classical music, I'm sure I could pick out the subtleties between tunes, the same as if I constantly listened to Jazz or Hip hop, but because I am happy enough at the moment to skip between genres, I rarely go into sufficient depth.

Maybe when I'm older and have exhausted all my current favourites, I will go back and review the rest.

Is it? What point is Laz making here?
If it is that Hitler liked classical music and was also "a bad man" and that therefore liking classical music doesn't make you good, then I don't think there was anything in the original post arguing to the contrary.
If it is that Hitler liked classical music and was also "unintelligent" (which is highly debatable anyway) and that therefore liking classical music doesn't make you intelligent, again I don't think there was anything in the original post arguing to the contrary. (If all people who dislike classical music are unintelligent, that doesn't mean that all unintelligent people dislike classical music.)
If it is that Hitler disliked classical music ... well ... that surely was not the case.
So I don't know. Perhaps a sentence to go with the jpeg might have helped.

I don't really 'dislike' classical music to be honest. I've just never really been able to find a composer that I like. I listen to the LOTR score, but that's about all I've been able to unearth and even then I probably only listen to it because of my rabid fangirling for anything associated with Tolkien. If anyone could suggest some similarly epic music I'd be interested to hear it

I'm sure that there are plenty of intelligent people who dislike classical music, but I have heard that there is evidence that listening to classical music (especially Mozart) can temporarily raise a person's IQ by a few points.

For more on this, see: http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/mozarteffect.shtml

I think I've also heard that minimalist classical music (and some pop music) can have the opposite effect. Unfortunately, I find I quite like minimalist compositions (and pop music too). I grew up listening mostly to techno - just about the most repetitive music around. I sometimes wonder what it's done to my mind. I sometimes listen to classical on the radio, but I still find "cheap music" very "potent" (to paraphrase Noel Coward).

I enjoy classical music from time to time, just like most forms of music. My mother told me once, however, that she was taken to task by one of my uncles (her brother-in-law, not her brother) for "putting on airs" by listening to classical music. Apparently, he found an interest in classical music to be pretentious. I found that funny, since he held a Doctor of Divinity degree and so much early classical music was religious in nature. It could be, though, that part of what people object to is more the lifestyle they associate with a particular kind of music than any offensive quality in the music itself.

Actually I think they tested that over in England. I didn't see the documentary but my dad did; according to him the people they tested performed better when they were listening to music they LIKED