What are we composing for?

Back on topic. The point of my whole rant was this:

The reasons anyone composes are truly their own (and I suppose their preference of what they compose are as well). I wasn't trying to steer the whole thread off course (which I probably did, but it's good discussion to have). I merely bring up my own experience for others to see that music as an art form doesn't wait on you anymore to come along and bring it out of the shadow. It's the composer who is in the shadow, and by whatever means they choose to either stay in the shadow or put themselves out there with performances and the like are all justifiable.

To answer the question, there really is no reason to compose other than for your own reasons. If you don't do it, someone else will come along later and do it. Music lives and breaths with or without us. There's always something unique to be heard that will be discovered, with or without you.

I have to go and finish this piece now. It's ringing in my ears and I can't even concentrate.

Originally Posted by Antiatonality

...there really is no reason to compose other than for your own reasons. If you don't do it, someone else will ...

I can think of one reason...

$$$

You gotta do what'cha gotta do!

Originally Posted by Antiatonality

...I wasn't trying to steer the whole thread off course (which I probably did, but it's good discussion to have).

By all means, start a thread. There's a few things I might poke at in your comments as well.

Hmmm.. I saw a video on the Oberlin website with one of their comp faculty members talking....

You guys' who are in for writing the beauty of music and that b/s should check it out.