ok first of all let’s pick apart this statement and address it’s invalidity. the point they’re trying to make is that black swan orch ver = classical and that classical grammys shouldn’t go to dead people. let’s talk about these two points https://twitter.com/kiiicishets/status/1331297359112749057

on the first point, a song that has an orchestra playing in the bg or orchestral music like movie soundtracks are NOT classical music. it’s orchestral music but it doesn’t equate to classical. the classical period lasted from the 1730s to the 1820s. classical music a whole +

has had over hundreds of years of history. in addition to the number of years of existence, i’d like to ask a question: do you think the harry potter soundtrack or star wars soundtrack = classical music? if your answer is yes, then i’m sorry, you’re probably not going to be +

able to comprehend the rest of this thread, so i bid you farewell. for those that said no, the same thing applies here. it’s orchestral music for sure, but it should not and cannot be classified under the classical genre. classical = period, orchestral just refers to the +

instruments involved. heck, you could write a wii theme or a rock and roll song for an orchestra and with the right instruments, you’d have an orchestral arrangement for the wii theme/we will rock you. ‘what is star wars/harry potter then?’ it’s tonal and orchestral but it +

just like bts, falls outside of the classical era (specifically 1730-1820 and broadly 1550-1900)

second point: the award should go to dead people. dear OP, you must’ve been dense enough to not conduct your research on the grammys before projecting. the awards do NOT go to beethoven, they go to the performer or the interpreter who has played the piece. for example +

for best classical album, hilary hahn @/violincase (a world-class soloist who had made her debut at the tender age of 11 going on 12 with the baltimore symphony orchestra in the early 1990s) was nominated for her album ‘violin concertos’. the nominee was not bach

beethoven packed it up long ago in 1827 and went to his grave bro and for the people who think that ‘LOL BEETHOVEN IS ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE LMAO BTS TAKING OVER THE CLASSICAL SCENE’ i- beethoven is way too damn posh to even lift his middle finger for you

so listen here, this is what classical music sounds like. stream hilary hahn’s performances like this one: