Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lanl.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!jlg From: jlg@lanl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.music.classical Subject: Re: Favorite Composer Poll - Interim results Message-ID: <17960@lanl.ARPA> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 15:55:00 EST Article-I.D.: lanl.17960 Posted: Thu Dec 13 15:55:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Dec-84 06:51:44 EST References: <900@ihuxn.UUCP> <4214@tekecs.UUCP> Sender: newsreader@lanl.ARPA Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Lines: 14 How would you define 'favorite composer'? Is he the composer that wrote the piece which is you current favorite? Is he the composer of the music that is most represented in your record collection? I think I would have to define 'favorite composer' experimentally. Suppose that any composer in history could write just one more piece, which would you pick? (This would be biased against prolific composers whose works were similar.) Then, suppose two concerts were held the same night featuring the works of different composers, which would you attend? (You have to do this one pairwise for all composers.) I don't know. I'd have difficulty choosing, whichever definition was selected.