Is it the instrumentation that defines a masterpiece? No, because everything from a solo violin to a full orchestra with a choir are considered masterpieces. Is it the author of a work that influences a masterpiece? Well, in the case of Bach and Vermeer, it may be. But that really is not part of the selection or growth process of a masterpiece. If there was one defining characteristic, it has to be the effect the work has on the general populace.
Looking intently and for some duration at Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh, in the flesh so to speak, it is intense. It is so bright and clean it looks as if it was painted yesterday and not in It might be quite possible that a masterpiece is called that by humans based upon a critical assessment by other humans and not so much on its content. Like a painting, the choice of colours, the refinement, the balance, the harmony and the overall impression of a piece of music should decide what is a masterpiece or not.
And from my study, I find that this is correct. Plus, masterpieces are generally universally loved, known and respected. They are talked about by people in the know, such as academics, conductors, musicians and composers sometimes throughout their history. This forever masterpiece hangs on the walls of the best galleries in the world. It is played by the most known orchestras, conductors, and the greatest musicians on our planet. It is celebrated, rejoiced and universally loved by the majority.
However, if you are hearing a masterpiece for the first time, with little to no context, can you tell whether it is a masterpiece? Does it grab you as other music does? Things need context. To understand them they require a story, a background and a standing before knowing more about it is not a task or something you have to try hard to get to love. A masterpiece becomes a masterpiece through time.
It does not just automatically happen or quickly become one. Like the process of art itself, masterpieces take time, a lot of time, before they offer us their full and true potential and become a work of genius.
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