Jocelyn Wang wrote:

>It is possible for a piece of music to have either insufficient emotion,
>or exactly the right amount, but impossible for it to have too much.

This is a matter of personal taste.  I'm aware of many works which I
consider to have excessive emotional content.  That also goes for the pop
category when folks like Diana Ross and Whitney Houston are belting out a
song.  Again, identification with the emotions of a work is very important.

Don Satz
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