Bernard Chasen answers Richard Pennycuick's query about "Billy the Kind"
with his usual grace and knowledge.  However, I had the strong feeling
that Richard's tongue was planted firmly in his cheek at the typo which
produced "Billy the Kind."

Bernard's response:

>Billy the Kid was an outlaw in the old west, whose exploits became the
>subject of a ballet by Copland.  I am surprised that this is considered
>a rarity- I think that it is one of the more familiar Copland works in
>the USA."

Jane Erb
Aspen, Colorado
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