In Aaron Copland’s essay, “How We Listen”, Copland discusses the difference between music that provides a new message each time it is listened to and music that grows dull over time as it expresses the same message with each listen. Within the essay, Copland compares the work of Tchaikovsky to Beethoven. He describes Tchaikovsky’s music as easier to understand and goes on to say that, “…every time you come back to a piece of his it almost always says the same thing to you, whereas with Beethoven it is often quite difficult to put your finger right on what he is saying” (Copland par. 12). This concept can be applied to contemporary music as well. Many artists release music with a message that offers little to no room for different interpretations.