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A new feature exploring the through line that connects classical music with jazz, pop, rock, hip-hop, and other genres.

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...