Ed Zubrow:

>Many thanks to Steve for a clear explanation of the endless melody
>distinction between Verdi and Wagner.  I'm still a little clueless about
>how Stravinsky fits into the equation: wouldn't he lie closer to Wagner
>on this continuum?

It turns out that Stravinsky was an ardent anti-Wagnerian.  Mozart was one
of his gods (at least, he stole from Mozart a lot).  Listen to Stravinsky's
operas, particularly The Rake's Progress:  separate numbers, rather than
continuous melody.

Steve Schwartz