> "Originality" has not always been held in such high > regard, particularly during the time that the lute was > so very much a part of mainstream western music, > The cult of originality is really an invention > of the Romantics, taking Beethoven as their model. > Music became a means for individualized personal expression, > using a distinctively personal musical style.. Arthur, we finally have somethinf to disagree on. Originality as an ideal certainly predated Romanticism by at least 100 years (and a lot more than that in arts other than music), and was unequivocally practiced by JSB's children and students. Romanticism simply abolished other modi operandi. RT
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