Tim Mahon writes:

>3.  To say all of Beethoven is rubbish (or all of Stravisnky, or Brahms, or
>Mahler, or...) makes as much sense as the opinion "I'm a pacifist -- and if
>you don't agree with me, I'll kill you!"

I think that the pacifist example is pretty bad.  He would break his own
moral code.  I can't think of a moral code in music.  The closest you get
to a moral code is defending your favourite composer(s).

To say all of Beethoven is rubbish makes as much sense as the opinion that
all of Beethoven is brilliant. I would support the latter opinion, if any.

Mikael
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