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Jonathan Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 23:31:00 +0100
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"William J. Karzas" wrote:

>The piano version [*not* a piano roll version] was the original composed by
>Mussorgsky. The piece has been orchestrated by many other composers; the
>most common transcription is that by Ravel.

Sorry, Bill, but it *is* the piano roll version.  It was made under the
direction of Stravinsky himself.  And I can't believe you're actually
saying that the Rite is by Mussorgsky, which we listen to in an orchestral
version by Ravel.  Or are you?

Jonathan

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