Classical music has engendered quite a reputation for being the music of the social elite. Those who are not willing to meet popular culture in the middle. For a lot of classical music listeners, this is true. I know plenty of them who are blind to the wonders of 20th and 21st-century music. They instead choose to listen endlessly to older composers like Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. Personally, I, like many others. I am able to listen to classical music with an open ear while also appreciating plenty of other styles of music and sound.