{"id":111080,"date":"2025-01-20T12:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=111080"},"modified":"2025-01-20T12:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:20:14","slug":"op-ed-classical-music-relevant-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/01\/20\/op-ed-classical-music-relevant-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"OP\/ED | Is Classical Music Relevant In The 21st Century?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image of orchestral musicians by Ioana Sasu\u00a0(CCOC\/Pixabay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s 2025, and the world is facing a series of forces that are unprecedented in their scope and potential. Can music that draws on centuries of repertoire, much of it created in times very different than our own, still be relevant in the 21st century?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a valid question \u2014 and we\u2019ve got some answers.<\/p>\n

But first, a caveat, in that the elements mentioned below don\u2019t apply exclusively to orchestral or Western art music. However, as a genre, what we loosely call classical music incorporates a unique combination of elements that, together, give it a distinctive character.<\/p>\n

Classical Music Has Beneficial Qualities<\/h3>\n

There is a growing body of research into the neuroscience of music, and increasing evidence of some of the ways that listening to classical music can affect your physical and mental responses \u2014 in a good way.<\/p>\n