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The question has come up many times here as to what is music. Isn't that questioned answered by what you compose? Isn't what you write a reflection of what you believe music is and/or should be. Or are you merely imitating the efforts and precedents established by others. This is not to suggest that imitation and following an established form is a bad thing. Compared to the number of composers, r…