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I listen to classical music. I study it too I'm a music major. I find it interesting you call it "art" music, I've never heard that before. I've heard jazz people call it "legit" and I've seen a lot of people get offended at that.
I'm interested too at how many people enjoy classical music. My trumpet prof. told us that less than 1% of all cd sales are in classical and jazz. That's a harsh reality. I can't be certain of the validity of that stat but he's an intelligent man so I believe him, and it makes sense when you see pop music sales like Brittney Spears and whatnot.
I'm a fan of Shostakovich and Brahms for orchestral stuff. I listen to a lot of solo trumpet literature, obviously, and a lot of wind band pieces too. For wind band my favorite it Eric Whitacre. That man is awesome.
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