Why don't they compose music like Bach any more?

Re:Why don't they compose music like Bach any more? by roenxi on Friday July 19, 2024 @08:33AM (#41005790)

I'd suggest the obvious elephant in the room here is that the market Bach is targeted at is quite small - people who understand and appreciate technically good music (that doesn't include me). Most people have music they'd rather listen to that is not composed by Bach. The market has completely changed. Ordinary people listen to music regularly nowadays. Possibly daily. That was never a crowd that Bach did well with.

So we probably still have Bach-style compositions but most people neither know nor care.

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Re:Why don't they compose music like Bach any more? by enthulhusiastic on Friday July 19, 2024 @08:44AM (#41005912)

Lots of people appreciate “technically good”.

Personally I can’t stand all but a few guitar solos. “Technically good”

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Re:Why don't they compose music like Bach any more? by aworks on Friday July 19, 2024 @11:05AM (#41007254)

I subscribe to Fanfare Magazine, "The Magazine for Serious Record Collectors" i.e. classical. It comes out 6 times a year. The current issue is 512 pages and has about 10 reviews of new or re-released Bach recordings. I'd guess there are modern Bach-style compositions mentioned a couple of times a year.

Note that the magazine only has 1102 paid subscriptions!

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