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I did read the thread.
The only reason I didn't attack gianluca's post was because it seemed so obviously out of place anyways. Other people already commented on it, so I didn't feel the need to do so too. By no means I find yours or HymnSpace's post more offensive than gianluca's, so my comment was more meant as a "don't step down to his level". So I quite understand the context of your quote. This is not in the least about whether Glass or Boulez are more "worth" to be defended, simply about not answering every attack on a composer with an attack on another composer. Attacking Boulez in such a way doesn't just attack gianluca, but also everyone else who happens to appreciate Boulez, but who doesn't share gianluca's point of view in the least.
But my post was more directed at HymnSpace's "Boulez is cacophony" remark anyways, than at your post. I just included yours because it had the same problem, to me. If HymnSpace hadn't posted, I wouldn't have replied at all. (And I don't really mind "it's easy to write in style X" comments much anyways, as I find that completely irrelevant to the question of quality.)
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