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== Plagiarism ==
== Plagiarism ==
Richard Halley no doubt heard that certain popular "composers," who actually were not worthy of the name, [[plagiarism|stole]] some of his ''motifs'' from his fourth concerto and used them, without attribution, in their work, usually for [[motion picture]] scores. But he gave no indication of caring about that, probably because John Galt gave him every reason to believe that those plagiarists would lose everything in the coming collapse of the "outside" society.
Richard Halley no doubt heard that certain popular "composers," who actually were not worthy of the name, [[plagiarism|stole]] some of his ''motifs'' from his fourth concerto and used them, without attribution, in their work, usually for [[motion picture]] scores. But he gave no indication of caring about that, probably because John Galt gave him every reason to believe that those plagiarists would lose everything in the coming collapse of the "outside" society.
== Dagny Taggart ==
In the twelfth year of the strike, [[Dagny Taggart]] dropped in—literally, from a height of 8700 feet—for a visit. Halley had heard often from John Galt that Miss Taggart loved his music more than anything else except the great railroad she ran. He granted her a privilege that he had offered to few people in the valley: a private concert, during which he played his Fifth Concerto.
Like all the other prominent men of Galt's Gulch, Halley was disappointed to see Dagny Taggart depart the valley at the end of June, 1945. He little guessed when she would be back, nor under what circumstances.
== Settlement ==
== Settlement ==
Whether Halley was part of [[Ragnar Danneskjold]]'s hastily organized [[militia]] that rescued John Galt from his torturers at the [[State Science Institute]], the novel never makes clear. With that rescue came the final collapse of the "looters'" society. In the next spring, John Galt announced that the strike was settled by default and that the men of the mind could return to the world. Presumably Halley appeared on a re-established concert circuit with a world premiere of his fifth concerto for piano and orchestra.
Whether Halley was part of [[Ragnar Danneskjold]]'s hastily organized [[militia]] that rescued John Galt from his torturers at the [[State Science Institute]], the novel never makes clear. With that rescue came the final collapse of the "looters'" society. In the next spring, John Galt announced that the strike was settled by default and that the men of the mind could return to the world. Presumably Halley appeared on a re-established concert circuit with a world premiere of his fifth concerto for piano and orchestra, and yet another revival of the opera ''Phaethon''.
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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 [[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.
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.