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It's not that people don't believe in objectivity in general, the pervasive nature of scientism proves that. Science supposedly deals with the objective, and so it has taken the place of religion for many today. You see this every day now to the point it's a meme: A guy in a labcoat or someone with a degree on TV can say literally the most insane things, and people believe it because of the objectivity of "science". What this leads people to believe is that no objective value judgement can exist, because everything is just brain chemicals and neurons firing, and so none of this really matters; the consequence of viewing everything as a mechanics of nature is a complete lack of standards and even morality. Don't feed your kids because you want to just play video games? Perfectly valid choice, because nothing really matters and it's just biology that makes most people value kids more. Paint some lines and shapes in a random pattern with period blood? Just as good as anything else, because our reactions are all in the mind and so none of it is really real anyway. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9637619/young-brits-life-lacks-purpose/ That is ultimately what feeds this idea of "there is no good or bad" and art and music are made to reflect that as well now, because aspiring to high standards and the aesthetics of the past civilizations tends to pull one out of that nihilism and appeals to people's higher spirits and idealism. and that's the last thing the corporate elite want you to have, because people with a sense of pride and seeking something more and better don't make for good consumerist worker drones.

SUMMARY: For those of you trying to follow along with this thread but hesitant to jump in with your opinions, I thought perhaps a summary post might encourage participation from those who haven't yet chimed in. The original question was exploring the role of contemporary (modern) classical music in our society. By necessary extension, this has expanded to mean art in general. At this point in the thread, the major theme appears to be that of modern vs. traditional standards of art. Traditionally, all artwork was held to a societal standard; if a piece didn't meet such standards, it was disregarded as subpar or ugly or shocking—in other words, as non-art. However, the modern view is that art has no objective standards—beauty is in the eye of the beholder—and any artwork that exemplifies this mindset is considered "good" or "acceptable" art. This has led, for example, to the classification of such pieces as menstrual blood paintings and jars of human excrement as actual works of art. It isn't difficult to translate these effects into the realm of music. So, what does everyone think about avant garde music? Is it real music? Is it true artwork? And, ultimately, what is its role in society?

Thanks for your feedback! I wanted to use an irish flute at first, but i have a draft for another score with this instrument, and i don't want to overuse it. But a solo violine, that's a good idea. I had one at the beginning, but only to give a little clue for the main theme. I have to admit that the ending was like: "ok let's get this over with". Shame on me. 😉 Thank you for your comment. 🙂

I am feeling really fortunate to be European / Dutch and having roots from Indonesia. The Dutch school system stimulates and allows for every pre-university student to study Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese. Some go further to Swedish, Russian. All this for trade and international business. It is I believe one of the best systems for learning a European language. Dutch in itself can vary per 30km. I can tell if somebody is from Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht and any other part. Fascinating at least. Discussions do not need to result in a concensus. Often, discussions are much more valuable when discussing the topic itself rather than convincing or seeking for an agreement. In this case I am in fact not trying to convince anybody about my thoughts. I am showcasing and explaining them in the hope that others start thinking about them. Whether they take over and agree or go against and disagree on these things does not matter. It is the discussion that matters. 🙂

Atonality is not my favourite genre, but I found the development — especially in the left hand — interesting and refreshing.

The harmony could do with some slight variation. But the melody, it has enough variation that despite the repetition, the melody itself doesn't feel too repetitive. As for varying the harmony, that could be anything from adding chords in between the chords of your loop(Em -> C -> G -> Am is your loop, right?) to adding extensions like sevenths and ninths to some of the chords.

Bach would give a like

Bravo very well written!. Just my personal opinion the third entry feels a bit rushed, not sure why perhaps the key was not certainly decided. however the ideas are developed well and there is good contrapuntal fluency throughout. The ending would really serve to have a tierce di picardie (basically an F sharp major chord to add extra finality. Overall very good looking forward to the next piece

Pretty nice.

Nice fugue, to my ears the (New Soundfont) sounds better.