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Originally Posted by gianluca
The thing is, it is so darn difficult to still use tonal elements in a GOOD, new and original way. So I think the question that's still relevant today is: is it still possible to do something truly new and original with diatonicism (tonality) in a way that hasn't been done before?
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This is no less true of non-tonal music.
The only problem is some people insist on accusing ANY use of tonality of being "unoriginal".
I could levy the exact same accusations at perpetrators of atonality, saying that nothing they are doing is original anyways.
Which, of course, is why I prefer to promote open-mindedness and tolerance and acceptance of ALL music that is at least attempting to reflect the world in which we live.
There is a way of writing tonal music that is a reflection of the 21st century. Regardless of whether Gianluca appreciates it or not.
And there is a way of writing non-tonal music that is perfectly passé and out-of-date, a reflection of a world we no longer live in, an artistic pretention of "newness" that in no way takes into account the last 50 years of history.