Stewie, the attribution of a song on a CD or in a book as "traditional" very well could be wrong, as you say. One example I've seen several times is the song "Silent Night" listed as "traditional."

O, I agree there are several contemporary composers who can capture the feel of an older period. One example here is our own Jed Marum's song Letter From Lilac Acres in the Mudcat CD Orchid: Liner Notes PermaThread
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