Delegitimizing classic composers that have earned their ubiquity by standing the test of time won’t make modern composers any more worthy of praise and accolades. It just undermines the notion that timelessness can be achieved by way of qualitative measures.
All compositions aren’t equally worthy of consideration. All people aren’t equal in their talent or their output. Insisting that they are doesn’t make it so. Blaming racism or sexism on the disparity of outcomes doesn’t make it so.
If, in the fullness of time, future generations still listen to and study the work of a given black trans female composer, wonderful. They’ll have earned the ubiquity of a mononyn. And if not, they’ll have been found wanting, and we’ll continue to study and enjoy those that weren’t; those that actually earned their place in history.
I doubt people with these sort of views put much emphasis on technique or anything like that, valuing message and the identity of the composer. Given the choice to save the Mona Lisa or the words "Black Lives Matter" in fingerpaint, they'll choose the latter every time.
Delegitimizing classic composers that have earned their ubiquity by standing the test of time won’t make modern composers any more worthy of praise and accolades. It just undermines the notion that timelessness can be achieved by way of qualitative measures.
All compositions aren’t equally worthy of consideration. All people aren’t equal in their talent or their output. Insisting that they are doesn’t make it so. Blaming racism or sexism on the disparity of outcomes doesn’t make it so.
If, in the fullness of time, future generations still listen to and study the work of a given black trans female composer, wonderful. They’ll have earned the ubiquity of a mononyn. And if not, they’ll have been found wanting, and we’ll continue to study and enjoy those that weren’t; those that actually earned their place in history.
I doubt people with these sort of views put much emphasis on technique or anything like that, valuing message and the identity of the composer. Given the choice to save the Mona Lisa or the words "Black Lives Matter" in fingerpaint, they'll choose the latter every time.