Composing is a very conscious process to handle musical material. Basis is the abstraction of a concrete material. To abstract abstract material is absurd. But this happens since the development of the pure structural thinking after the Second Viennese School: the abstracted abstraction. On the other hand a misunderstood opening of the borders considers a frozen improvisation over musical material as composing. Both mentioned proceedings to record sounds, tones and noises have nothing to do with the process of "composing". "Composing" is a clearly defined process. Today it is important to articulate this definition very clearly to prevent its loss through a slow leveling out according to the spirit of the times. (Thomas Pernes)