Todd McComb responds to me:

>>It's simply "human" for a listener to be in awe of some of the
>>works of favorite composers.
>
>I disagree with this sentiment.  This seems to me to be a dehumanizing
>influence, causing a person to neglect their own talents.  I would hope
>that no one would be in any long-term awe of the work of another human
>since after all it is quite conceivable (in the literal sense) that they
>could produce the same.

My basic response is that every person does not possess the potential
to accomplish every thing.  I also think that nothing about this issue
involves aspects of "dehumanization" excepting perhaps for Todd's apparent
view that that humans are capable of everything; that's the superman theory
and not viable.

Don Satz
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