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Jocelyn Wang wrote:
>All the critics combined have not contributed to music as much as even
>a single, semi-talented composer.
Berlioz, maybe?
But to the point of the thread, here's a revolutionary thought: If
"Mozart Were Alive Today" and he wrote the same music, same works, with
the equivalent promotion and hustle that Pops and publisher employed (today
it would be major-network advertising and tee-shirts) I belive he would
be enormously famous. His music is of such genius that it works no matter
what. Sure, perhaps some would poo-poo it for being old-fashioned, but
on the other hand today there are lots of composers writing old-fashioned
music. The Return Of Tonality. Composers are finding niches writing
tonal, non-squeaky music, and most of it is absolute boring rubbish. A
truly talented composer writing tonal music of the quality and quantity of
Mozart would be popular beyond the wildest dreams of today's pseudo-tonal
composers.
Dave Runnion
Mallorca, Spain
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