Good music and bad music

Good music and bad music: those terms circulate in just about every discussion on music.

The avant-garde? Yes, we are still having the discussion as to whether serialism is good or bad. We’re still having that same debate about John Cage, believe it or not. Are we in middle school?

Between classical music and popular music, we have a similar debate. Classical musicians often view popular music as high fructose corn syrup, and popular musicians regard classical music as onl...