> The concept that artist should come up with new ideas and create something new is narrow. Seeking perfection in somee restricted style and going deeper instea

> The concept that artist should come up with new ideas and create something new is narrow. Seeking perfection in somee restricted style and going deeper instead of different is also creativity. Very true. Indeed, all of these most creative, "genius" composers were very much standing on the shoulders of giants: Bach draws plenty from e.g. Corelli, A.Scarlatti and Vivaldi, while Mozart, Haydn (why forget him?) and Beethoven were in turn perfecting the "modern" style that much music of the 18th century had been written in throughout Europe.