 Modernism is, on the other hand, "a self-conscious break with the past and a search for new forms of expression" .The two concepts come together in what is called "historicist modernism", represented compositionally by Max Reger and Ferruccio Busoni.It is neither nostalgic nor conservative, but rather attempts to bridge perceived historical gaps without denying, collapsing, or attempting to retreat over them to return to the past.