Originally posted by chris mood
Very true...If a modern composer wrote something in the style of the Romantic era it would be considered dated.

Just like if a rock musician wrote something in the style of the 5o's (aka Chuck Berry or Bill Haley) it could be just as good or authentic, but it would be dated and I don't think too many people would pay attention to it.

Yeah this what I meant by not having great classical composers spawning up today. I think it was the innovations that composers like Bach, Mozart, and Paganini made that made them so great. Like Jimi Hendrix on guitar, of course there are more sound players than him but no one has really changed the face of guitar music like him. Like those composers made the face of classical music what it is. Our society holds the innovators of art above the greatest of there practice. Another example is Punk music, take the Ramones. Not the greatest punk band but you can't think of punk without considering the Ramones. Hopefully I'm making sense in what I'm trying to say. :D

Goodnight all.