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
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