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That is the trend in classical music all over the world right now.
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Not quite true. In fact, in America at least, the trend is towards a new romanticism. I attended a Concert in Pittsburgh last month which featured two world premiers.
Jennifer Higdon's Trombone Concerto began with a very Roy Harris/Aaron Copland sombre melody. Even when it grew fast paced and left ehind the haunting melodies, it was still tonal in sound, if not in the way that most folks here would think of it.
Similarly, Lucas Richman's Oboe Concerto 'The Clearing' was very melodic and enchanting, relying on many traditional harmonies in addition to the more modern sound. But nowhere was it atonal. It was lush but spartan. If works of the 18th century are sonnets, then this was free verse.
That's the trend in America, towards a new Romanticism. It's an extension of the paths that Aaron Copland trod. It may be a bit more dissonant ala Prokofiev, but it is nevertheless tonal.