the real knowledge about classical music (for instance) came from the great composers themselves, the great teachers, and the numerous musicians and teachers operating on a smaller scale. by the time universities wanted to offer courses in Composition, there wasn't much territory left for them to take

quest was talking about setting up some sort of hiphop 'scene' at a venue if he had 500 000 to blow (or was it 5 mill, can't remember). there is already much knowledge within the hiphop community but it is in no way centralized. i'm talking about the decade, even centuries long process whereby knowledge is consolidated and passed on or dissappears altogether