Hello everybody,  Currently I am studying at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague (NL) and by far the most discussed topic in the classes, breaks, meetings and even parties is originality.  In my opinion this is the most important question to all composers regardless the answers. That is why I would like to open a discussion on the following question: What defines originality? Are you writing (tonal) music in the style of... and is that original enough? Or is originality crea