I’m curious as tio why this topic keeps popping up. What defines what is” Jewish ” music is a function of culture and age. The surrounding Goyid=sh culture has always influences Jewish Music. That’s why my brother-in-law’s music ( Iraqi by way of Israel )souns Arabian and my neighbor’s ( Bukharia ) is from somewhere in Central Asia. Neither sounds like the ( Eastern Europe )music that is being defined hee as Jewish Music.
With age, each generation considers their parents music as old, their’s as perfect and their kid’s as horrible.
Halevi said
” I happen to be a big fan of classical music. Many Gedolim listened to classical music”
“It might sound wild, but I’m very sure that the state of our music has played a big role in bringing up a generation of spiritless youth. “
The generations that created classical music also created the Haskalla and Reform movements