John Dalmas replies to me:

>>The one success that eluded [Morton] Gould was Broadway and pop song.
>
>I would say that success eluded Gould generally.

Actually, he was one composer who could live off his royalties.  That
argues strongly for success.

>>Gould is one of those American interwar and postwar musicians - along
>>with Piston, Diamond, Schuman, Sessions, Mennin, Fine, Talma, Hanson,
>>Foss, Blitzstein, Lees, Bergsma, Shapero, and Thomson - too good to lose.
>
>I find this an example of extravagance by association.

Really?  Why?  Who's on the losing end?

Steve Schwartz