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Often cited as evidence of the end of classical music culture, poor attendance at concerts is less a sign of declining interest as it is a simple case of bad planning and the inability of the industry to adapt to current conditions.
Often cited as evidence of the end of classical music culture, poor attendance at concerts is less a sign of declining interest as it is a simple case of bad planning and the inability of the industry to adapt to current conditions.




![Ask Dave: Why is it a bad thing to hear the clarinets at the start of Beethovens Fifth?
A classical newbie asks: I am a newbie to classical music, so [this] might be a silly question: but why being able to hear the clarinets which are written into the piece is a bad thing? Ask Dave: Why is it a bad thing to hear the clarinets at the start of Beethovens Fifth?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kMqtdXsM6MI/mqdefault.jpg)





