I find only one thing interesting about this thread, and that is the lack of definition of terms. What constitutes "better music"? (Don's original phrase). What makes one composer "greater" than another? (the debate seems to have shifted ground to this) Can a "lesser" composer write "better" music than a "greater" one? And many similar questions. Unless there is some area of clear agreement on these things the discussion is not likely to be very constructive, IMHO. Ian Crisp [log in to unmask]