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== Typology ==

== Typology ==

Richard Halley is a [[Literary type#Allegorical types|type]] of any composing artist having a vision that goes beyond what most of the public might have a taste for. He seeks to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit, but the people in the society in which he lives don't consider the human spirit to be "triumphant" at all. Most artists in that position would simply create for the public whatever they or some "marketing expert" might say that the public wants. Yet such artists rarely, if ever, achieve any fame that endures beyond their particular era. Richard Halley sought to be another [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], or another [[Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], and create works that men would remember long after he had died, because those were uplifting works that celebrated the best that man could be.

Richard Halley is a [[Literary type#Allegorical types|type]] of any composing artist having a vision that goes beyond what most of the public might have a taste for. He seeks to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit, but the people in the society in which he lives don't consider the human spirit to be "triumphant" at all. Most artists in that position would simply create for the public whatever they or some "marketing expert" might say that the public wants. Yet such artists rarely, if ever, achieve any fame that endures beyond their particular era. Richard Halley sought to be another [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], or another [[Igor Stravinsky]], and create works that men would remember long after he had died, because those were uplifting works that celebrated the best that man could be.

Remarkably, Richard Halley survives, and even thrives, because he finds a wealthy patron, i.e., [[Midas Mulligan]]. Most classical composers had such a patron-client relationship, either with royalty or with nobility. Those who did not, very often lived and died poor. Yet their music endures despite that, and is no greater, nor less great, for having been written in a context of suffering.

Remarkably, Richard Halley survives, and even thrives, because he finds a wealthy patron, i.e., [[Midas Mulligan]]. Most classical composers had such a patron-client relationship, either with royalty or with nobility. Those who did not, very often lived and died poor. Yet their music endures despite that, and is no greater, nor less great, for having been written in a context of suffering.