In this feature by composer Moritz Eggert, he talks about the rejection of
contemporary music and the prejudice that this music is too “dissonant” or too “weird”
be. He gives an initially astonishing answer: “This music is for many people
“Surface too simple”. But new music is actually rather complex, at least if you look at it
look at the concepts behind it. Moritz Eggert argues that many listeners are new
Try to decipher music using the “ordinary” learned concepts of tonal music.
This can also lead to rejection of contemporary music.
