I wasn't sure if you were angry or not - you never know with newbies - the internet is a funny thing that way
- but I took no offense and am glad that your questions were sincere.
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So you think I could write a better piece if I were to go back to the roots of music like that?
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I wouldn't worry too much about them (the rules) at this point. What you should be doing is a lot of listening and playing of repertiore on your instrument. Bach, Mozart, Hayden, Beethoven. Especially Bach IMO.
I find that when I write, if I listen to what I write and suspect something is 'off', I then go and check the 'rules' to see why. Eventually, you learn to trust your ears. It certainly won't hurt for you to check for and be aware of parallelisms in your writing - and even at this stage - you can probably identify when you have parallel fifths and octaves.
Obviously studying the theory (roots) of anything is only going to help you. Why make mistakes when you can learn from the mistakes, and more importantly, successes of others?