Karl Miller writes:

>but I do believe that a play, without any music, well done, can keep our
>attention.  I wonder why this is so and why film seems to "need" music.

Ah.  And with all that "incidental" music out there, from "Peer Gynt"
through "Midsummer Night's Dream", "L'Arlesienne", "The Tempest", and
others.  Might be interesting to have "incidental music" to "Death of
a Salesman" or "Waiting for Godot".

Mark
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