PROKOFIEV: SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN B FLAT

Aesthetically

There is a very important factor concerning classical musicߞyou don’t get rired or bored after listening to a piece more than once at a sitting. In fact, each time you hear it, you find in it something new. In general, classical music of xthe twentieth centry certainly emphasizes this. Since the Impressionistic period, composers have disregarded pure from for the more aesthetic aspects in music. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that contemporary music is more profound, because that is primarily up to the listener; but it deals with more abstract things.