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What is the difference between pop music and classical music?

On the surface, pop music and classical music are two different types of music. They have different musical characteristics and different ways of expression. In fact, the biggest difference is their different ways of organizing music.

The organization of classical music pays attention to the logic of music, the unity of motivation, the coherence and rationality of music development, etc. Each note in the greatest classical music is like a planet in the universe, reasonably existing, interconnected and influence each other. Most great classical music has a long length and expresses complete and complex musical ideas. Although Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" is incomplete in form, its content is perfect, and neither the author nor his descendants can make up for the incomplete form. This shows the strict logic of classical music.

Looking at popular music, 4 or 5 minutes is the standard length of a song, and a rabbit’s tail cannot grow that long. Why? Because the organization of popular music lacks rigorous rational thinking. For example, a house with a civil structure cannot be built casually, but a skyscraper that can be built very high must be a well-designed skyscraper. Popular music cannot be organized into long pieces in a very rigorous way like a symphony, and even more complex jazz can hardly compete with a symphony. The organization of pop music only has some relatively simple logic, and pays more attention to emotional things. All in all, pop music is more emotional and lacks rational thinking.

There are all kinds of people and creatures in the world, and music should also be diverse. Classical music, pop music, and other kinds of music should have their own space. .