Modern classical music in gaming

[TheDragoon]

But I think the key issue is mass participation: people are supposed to sing along with carols, or with gospel. Bach is not.

Personally, I'd say that actively listening to a song has just as much participation as singing along. Just because one has words doesn't mean that the other doesn't also have a melodic line that you can listen to or hum along with. If there wasn't any participation involved in music, people probably wouldn't listen to it.