Hey, classical music is still alive.
Just because we haven't had a 'popular'' composer since Shostakovich died doesn't mean the genre went belly up...
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My knowledge of new classical music is sketchy at best, but it seems to me that no living classical composer is as good as any of the greats.
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No not even close in my opinion. I blame it on society, we do not educate our children in the fine arts and music like we should. We would rather have them stay occupied in entertainment like the tv and games.