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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog
Actually it depends largely on social factors. Classical guitarists, who should only be second to Pianists in their ability to recreate compositions accurately are rarely remembers. I'm reading a book called "Practicing: A Musicians return to music" and he discusses how Fernando Sor and Marko Giulianni (spelled wrong I'm sure) were greats, and that the later sat at the head of Viennas Musical Society in 1808 with Beethoven and who among us has heard his music?
It depends on the music as well. Rock bands are still imitating and beholden to a movement that took place 40 years ago. Rap forgot who was #1 yesterday.
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Yeah there are classical composer who are forgotten definatly, but the vast majority who were famous are still famous. Bach got forgotten but Mendelssohn heard it and revived him. Every composer that was talked about back then even if you've never heard him has had his music played in the modern day and age. No music has lasted even close to the amount of time, and even now how many people do you see playing Louis Armstrong's music? A few of course, but something like Don Giovanni plays almost all the time. About the classical guitarist thing. They are never forgotten infact few are ever discovered. John Williams (differen guy then the great film score composer), Andres Segovia, Agustin Barrios are a few of the very few classical guitarists that ever really get heard. There's good reason too, while it requires great skill it usally doesn't sound as good as the actual piano or orchestra playing the same piece.