Leipzig told me to keep it simple, so I showed up with a fugue, three chorales, and unresolved resentment. by Johann Sebastian Bach

Correct. Some of us compose like we're being judged, because we are.

Then next time invite a flute player who can survive a canon.

This thread has more counterpoint than your entire customer service team.

I asked for a flute duet, not a spiritual interrogation.

You say 'simple' like you didn't arrive carrying a whole cathedral in your coat pocket.

If the bass line behaves, the rest of the cathedral behaves too.