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Composition today
What is your view on composition today? Where do you think classical music (or other genres) is headed, and what do you think about our inspiration? Do we need more of what we had before, or should we keep moving ahead with our ideas?
I think that the Baroque period and the 20th century were the greatest eras in terms of composition, and I draw influence from composers of those periods especially. I also think that music should continue to progress, though, (and it inevitably will,) because that's what makes music change over the ages.
Composition isn't in such a great place right now, though. Art music (not just classical) has fallen out of the public eye, for the most part. I think that that a lot of people only think about Mozart and Beethoven, etc. when they think of composers and their music. (Don't get me wrong, Mozart and Beethoven were both incredible composers.) Music that is being composed now should be put back on the public radar, though, and more attention should be paid to artists in the present day.
Thoughts?
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