Agreed, for the most part.

He obviously has talent, but to be a great artist one tends to need life experience (often of a darker nature) and that is something he doesn't have.

It should come with time though.

As for why we haven't seen a Mozart, etc. in hundreds of years, maybe its because the great artists of our time aren't composing classical music (which tends to cultivate the misbelief that it is somehow superior). Now, I'm a fan of classical music, but listen to While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Gimme Shelter, or All Along the Watchtower and tell me you don't feel as moved as when listening to Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, or The Marriage of Figaro.
>> ^TheFreak:

Bullshit.
Try listening to Jay Greenbergs Symphony no 5. It's horrible.
It's an unorganized cacophany. One moment it sounds every bit like an action movie score then immediately it swings the other way and you'd think you were listening to the music from a 30's cartoon. There's no rhyme or reason behind any of the sounds you hear, no progression, no building of emotion, no story being told, no subtlety or purpose...just great big sloppy swipes of an oversized lyrical paintbrush.
That 60 Minutes segment describes Jay's early and enduring interest in writing music. I believe that's about the only element of the story that's not pure hyperbole. From listening to his music you can tell that he has obviously learned a great deal at a young age about arranging orchestral music. He has knowledge. What he lacks is everything else necessary to create great music.
Boys his age do one thing with great expertise and skill....masturbate. And that's what "Blue Bird" is doing with his music...masturbating all up in your ear holes.
Jay Greenergs interest and dedication to study clasical music composition, as well as the encouragement he's received, has brought him a long way. The real shame is the uncritical feedback he's getting from the people around him. Without anyone to tell him that his music is ham fisted and clumsy there's every likelyhood that his narcisistic self appraisal will lead him to nothing.
Jay Greenberg has demonstrated an impressive ability to learn how to compose in a classical style. It remains to be seen if he can turn that technical skill into artistic achievement.

I went with the description at the channel page, which elaborates on what "more" includes: Welcome to the high culture channel where we rejoice in opera, classical music, ballet and musical theatre.

It would be good to see a channel for applauding a good effort in any category.>> ^ctrlaltbleach:

It said classical music and more. I interpreted that to being anything you would clap for in a live setting. We need that channel. >> ^messenger:
I didn't notice any classical music.
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It said classical music and more. I interpreted that to being anything you would clap for in a live setting. We need that channel. >> ^messenger:

I didn't notice any classical music.
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I didn't notice any classical music.

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>> ^Duckman33:
Sorry this isn't classical music. nochannel law femme wheels actionpack But it is pretty damn cool.

Forgive me, first sift. Still learning.


Not a problem. We all use incorrect channels from time to time.

>> ^Duckman33:

Sorry this isn't classical music. nochannel law femme wheels actionpack But it is pretty damn cool.


Forgive me, first sift. Still learning.

Sorry this isn't classical music. *nochannel *law *femme *wheels *actionpack But it is pretty damn cool.

*bravo for classical music

classical *music!

>> ^Shakesify:

Curses! You beat me to posting about this by an hour. This video has a shorter presentation, but for a slightly longer one with a bit of an explanation and one more cool trick not shown here (and classical music!) check this one out.
http://youtu.be/VyOtIsnG71U
This is really cool stuff!

Beat me by 8 minutes. Is your video really too similar to be another sift?

Curses! You beat me to posting about this by an hour. This video has a shorter presentation, but for a slightly longer one with a bit of an explanation and one more cool trick not shown here (and classical music!) check this one out.

http://youtu.be/VyOtIsnG71U

This is really cool stuff!

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(The classical music used here and in "A Clockwork Orange" is from "The Thieving Magpie" by Gioachino Rossini in 1817. Thank you Wikipedia.)

*bravo for the classical music.

"Let's play classical music and run around killing old ladies, that would be horrorshow!"

That might be the worst thing I've ever seen in modern classical music.