Deryk Barker wrote:

>>In any case, I'm glad you have a soft spot for the Russian sound, but
>>doesn't the canon bother you--just a little-- in Tchaikovsky's 1812?
>
>Gee, I didn't realize Tchaikovsky utilized any counterpoint in that work!

Ha ha.  It took me awhile to get that.  Actually, I wrote that comment,
and what I meant was, does Olivier--as a Frenchman--find the canons in
1812 a little politically incorrect?

John Smyth
Sacramento, CA

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