Well, yes, actually, because this is his explanation:
"Essentially, I found that certain composers' stories worked better than others in advancing the principal theme, which is music's relationship with surrounding historical events."
In other words, they don't fit the kind of cultural analysis he wants to make.
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Date: 2009-04-23 02:43 pm (UTC)"Essentially, I found that certain composers' stories worked better than others in advancing the principal theme, which is music's relationship with surrounding historical events."
In other words, they don't fit the kind of cultural analysis he wants to make.