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Chopin's style lacked variety.

His pieces are quite varied, though...

Originally Posted by jam

I always think that Beethoven is the greater composer. The greater human creation is his 9th. simphony. Nor "principia mathematica" by Newton, is geater.
Beethoven is the most important people in human history. He has had growing up human soul.

Madrid, huh?

You Spanish were never the best english speakers.

Originally Posted by Tigger

Chopin's style lacked variety.

Go study his Preludes and Etudes and you'll see that Chopin's stylistic breadth is actually much more varied than that of most of his contemporaries.

Originally Posted by gianluca

Go study his Preludes and Etudes and you'll see that Chopin's stylistic breadth is actually much more varied than that of most of his contemporaries.

which might say more about the time than anything else.

Course I haven't studied anything in depth, so I'm just starting shit.

at least chopin's name finally gets mentioned. >.>

i personally really like his music.

Bach's contrapuntal knowledge owns any other composer out there. 'Nuff said.

Eh...?

Well maybe...

But Mendelssohn's definitely up there, and his harmonic language/orchestration skills were pretty sweet too.

I'll say again:


Mahler!

I only meant that all of Chopin's pieces are quite clearly Chopin. The pieces themselves, and their personal style can very, but Chopin is Chopin. That isn't an insult, but praise of him. I really love Chopin's music...

I think I'll listen to some now...

Yay Chopin!!!