So I take it you wouldn't approve of my suggesting Steve Reich to our burgeoning list, then? After all, he does the same delicacies over and over and over again, and 100 more times for even more measures.
Oh hey, someone finally said it, so it is safe to say. I am going with Whitacre for best CHORAL composer alive. I know that he is a one-trick pony, but boy is he good at that trick.
I have decided (granted, with Yoda's famous words in mind) to 'try' a fandango, but I cannot promise that it will be very good. I'm not over familiar with common practice voice leading rules, so it will probably be riddled with errors. Nevertheless, I will give it a go and try to maintain proper baroque harmony.
That's too bad. I'm sure you've developed quite a bit since way back then. Didn't you say that, though hard to write, it expressed most, what you wanted to say? What happened to that notion? Grew out of it?