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Would you not agree that evolving as an artist and getting to know yourself better often can cause you to write 'better'?
I agree with your second paragraph, but not with your first. To me, I can see something that someone else wrote and say "That is good, but I don't like it" The two are separated because while I can hear the composition and I can study it and I can see all the intricacies and the form and all that stuff, I can see that it's good. None of that factors into my personal tastes, however. I know examples are tough to use, but let's take some Schoenberg. I hate listening to Schoenberg. I've heard 5 or 6 of his pieces and I hated them. We studied a few in Theory class. I saw all the work that went into these 12 tone pieces. I can recognize that they are very well done. But I still don't like them.
I don't know if that clarifies what I mean or if it's just me repeating myself again, but I hope that helps clarify what I think.
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