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Comment author: komponisto 24 November 2010 09:36:44PM *  4 points [-]

Major record companies played the role of patron in pop music

Not what we're talking about. Vassar mentioned Beethoven.

(I used to be a music journalist. This is a specialist subject of mine.)

I'm a composer (that's what "komponisto" means). Of the type you just called "culturally irrelevant". It won't suprise you to learn that I have approximately the same high regard for music journalists as you do for composers like me, and your "specialist" opinion carries little weight in influencing my view of these matters.

Comment author: Jack 03 December 2010 10:05:47PM 2 points [-]

Have you composed a Bayesian inspired opera about the Amanda Knox trial? Because you should.

Comment author: komponisto 04 December 2010 05:14:53AM *  11 points [-]

Don't think I haven't thought about it....

Obvious title: Night Is To Be Loved (in Latin: amanda nox).

Edit: Another piece I've contemplated writing: Paperclip Maximizer for contrabass clarinet.

Comment author: David_Gerard 05 December 2010 03:41:43PM 0 points [-]

And, y'know, I thought "that picture reminds me of MS Office Clippy" before I got to the word they used for it and laughed loudly and embarrassingly.

Comment author: David_Gerard 03 December 2010 10:42:44PM -1 points [-]

I'll render it as '80s synth pop. (LMMS! Cheaper than a red sports car or a trophy girlfriend!) Lloyd Webber's days are numbered.

Next: THE SEQUENCES CYCLE.

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