The Logic Off Topic list

>Even though I don't like most trance-ish music, I still can't fully 
>agree with you here.  True, melody and harmonic progression have been 
>sacrificed for soundscaping and rhythm, but somehow that _too_ is 
>composing, I think -- just with other means and a different focus 
>than we're used to.  Abstract painting is just as valid as landscape 
>painting -- it's just focusing on something different.

I say that that is ARRANGING rather than COMPOSING. My definition of a song, 
is a musical expression, when played on a simple guitar or piano is 
recognizable as being the same musical idea. 

There probaby are young Bachs out there - they are writing for film or 
teaching music and just composing for themselves.