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Frank Zappa once said: "Classical music [..] it's formula music, the same as top forty music is formula music. In order to have a piece be classical, it has to conform to academic standards that were the current norms of that day and age". Is this statement accurate?

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Frank Zappa once said: "Classical music [..] it's formula music, the same as top forty music is formula music. In order to have a piece be classical, it has to conform to academic standards that were the current norms of that day and age". Is this statement accurate?	372
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