Bob Draper wrote concerning Haydn: >He was the first person to write operas with accelerated finales... That's probably because he knew that the audience wanted to get out of there already and go home. >I predict that by the Haydn bicentenary 2009 we will witness a new >world CM order. That could well happen. But, I doubt that either Mozart or Haydn will hold a high place in that new order. My money's on Tan Dun, and that's a sad commentary to reflect on. Actually, I forsee a world order controlled by global corporations with Tan Dun as the "corporate" music man. I don't blame the corporate world. So-called representative government hasn't done its job and will eventually abdicate control. I think the corporations are salivating in anticipation. Don Satz [log in to unmask]