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Autor:	Dale-USA
E-mail:	dale_thomas2004@yahoo.com.br
Data:	06/JUL/2010 1:19 PM
Assunto:	Música erudita
Mensagem:	"Classical music" is a very nice term. Another possibility is "highbrow music".  As you can see from the definition below from MERRIAM WEBSTER UNABRIDGED, a highbrow is a somewhat arrogant individual who may flaunt his education, tiesto culture, family connectons, etc.  The term is derrogatory but not vulgar. Main Entry: 1highbrow    Pronunciation Guide Pronunciation: Function: noun Etymology: 1high + brow : a person who possesses or has pretensions to strong intellectual interests or superiority : one who regards aloofly or contemptuously manifestations of mass culture : EGGHEAD <highbrows ... despise soap operas and are repelled by the success stories in popular magazines -- W.O.Aydelotte> <highbrows who believe that ... art is for art's sake -- A.J.Toynbee>

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–  Dale-USA  06/JUL/2010, 1:19 PM