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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merova" data-source="post: 1340745" data-attributes="member: 2505">On the Beautiful Blue DanubeHi all!I'm in disagreement with this "art vs. craft" thing. The whole concept of "High Art" with it's lofty creative premises as superior to "Low Art" with it's focus towards entertainment is false. Let's shift our focus towards the subject of Classical music for an example.In social functions of the 18th century, incidental music played a significant role in the proceedings, be it for a courtly function or a night of "fireworks" in the park. Today we'd call such compositions "background" music, like to stuff you'd hear in elevators. However, back then, it was a vital part of a composer's trade. From this genre of music, we have such masterpieces as Handel's "Water Music" and Mozart's Serenade #13 in G major, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik."In mid-19th century Vienna, the waltz was all the rage in dance music. Yes, the maestros in their symphony halls looked down upon the "pop music" of the period, but in following generations the gems of the Vienna "waltz scene" were recognized as classics alongside their more "sophisticated" symphonic peers. Works such as Johann Strauss Jr.'s "Blue Danube" or "Vienna Blood"  now receive the same reverence in regards to underlying artistry as the Grand Opera's of Richard Wagner.So, here I've listed two types of music that are normally disparaged in terms of artistic quality, incidental music and dance music. Yet, the works of genius undertaken within these music subtypes have transcended their confines. Anybody who claims that Beethoven's 5th Symphony or Stravinsky's Ballet "Rite of Spring" are objectively superior because of their more lofty premises needs to take a music appreciation class. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I think this comparison is relevant to fiction as well. There is a bias against genre fiction, be it fantasy, romance or westerns. Yes, there is a lot of bad being produced in each of these genres, but that's just a reflection of Sturgeon's Law. The genius of each genre will transcend their restrictions, even if they are a Pokemon novel or Superhero bashfest.Thanks for reading.---Olivia</blockquote>

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