Subject: Re: Perfect harmony: A mathematical analysis of four historical From: Pierre Divenyi <pdivenyi(at)EBIRE.ORG> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:09:26 -0700Ageism? If one thinks about pre-20th century composers, one has to take into account life expectancy -- people lived shorter lives and got to the point earlier. But, as a counterpoint to Mozart, there is Verdi who composed (to me his best opera) Falstaff past his 80th. Current composers also tend to live longer and stay active throughout. As an example, Ligeti is 80 and is still composing some arresting music. Pierre Divenyi