Am I a Bach, Brahms, or Beethoven Girl?

Although I grew up on a steady diet of classical music thanks to a (rather enforced) schedule of studies in piano, I am not a devotee of any of the 3Bs above — not in an exclusive sense, anyway (influential 17th, 18th, and 19th century composers who had, despite the lack of Twitter or FaceBook followers, their fanbases). Hundreds of years ago, like higher education, classical musical as an auditory artform and experience was reserved for the well-heeled members, royals, and aristocratic elites of high society; it could hardly be considered popular entertainment.

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