August 11, 200520 yr Definitions vary from person to person about some words, whereas other words have a very definite meaning. I'd be interested in finding out opinions about the words 'modern' and 'contemporary' when put into context with 'performance' and 'composer/composition'. So: What is a contemporary composer (ie when are they from)? What is a modern composer? What is a contemporary composition? What is a modern composition? What is a contemporary performance? What is a modern performance? And any other iterations you can think of.
August 11, 200520 yr Ask not 'what,' but 'when.' *example* I dunno. I don't draw distinction between modern and contemporary. Modernist, maybe. *shrug*
August 11, 200520 yr Author I still ask 'what', because I think some people would say that a composer who write baroque style music now is not contemporary.
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