Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Modern vs. postmodern thought

Despite the vast amount of knowledge displayed by the author, Forsyth's work has fallen to the thought process of the now approatching 21st century student of music. This work, however creditable in it's day, simply is far too outdated for the post modern academia.(First publication:1914!) I would recommend this book for the general research of musical practice in the early part of the 20th century. However it would be of no use for the progress of the comming music of future composers.