On Feb 9, 2005, at 1:01 PM, Owain Sutton wrote:
For composers of "age of 150", the limiting date is 1855. So your description actually focuses on a few decades of composition, and on those composers' current reputation. It neither proves nor demonstrates anything.
How do you figure only "a few decades"? As I understand it, he is saying:
- Any composer born in 1630 who was considered great in 1780 maintained his reputation 1780-2005.
- Any composer born in 1650 who was considered great in 1800 maintained his reputation 1800-2005.
- Any composer born in 1700 who was considered great in 1850 maintained his reputation 1850-2005.
- Any composer born in 1750 who was considered great in 1900 maintained his reputation 1900-2005.
- Any composer born in 1800 who was considered great in 1950 maintained his reputation 1950-2005.
- etc.
Based on that pattern, he feels safe in asserting that Janacek, who was born in 1854 and considered great in 2004, will maintain his reputation.
If Andrew's claim is true -- and so far no one has suggested a counterexample -- then it looks like a pretty significant trend to me.
mdl
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