Bill Pirkle asks:
>Having written software that composes classical music, I am wondering
>if such music will ever be acceptable to CM types. I was wondering what
>about CM makes it appealing to people and have determined the following
>possibilities: ...
>
>Interested persons might reply like this:
>
>Historical - 5%
>Composer - 40%
>Musical merit - 50%
>Performer - 5%
Ideally:
Historical - 0%
Composer - 0%
Musical merit - 100%
Performer - 0%
In my practice, most likely:
Historical - 1%
Composer - 5%
Musical merit - 89%
Performer - 5%
However, "musical merit" may simply be a category I use to flatter myself.
Steve Schwartz