Ed Zubrow wrote:
>I view the "Latin tradition" as a largely melodic one; certainly Verdi's
>music is full of memorable melody. And I can appreciate the assault on
>such a tradition from the harmonically dense music of Wagner. And I can
>see where Stravinsky would be coming from in his statement given the
>rhythmic emphasis and short units in his music. What I can't see is how
>they all fit together. Where am I wrong in my assumptions, or what am I
>missing?
I think it has more to do with phrases than melody (although the two are
closely related) "Latin" meaning perhaps "not Germanic or Wagnerian?" or
run-on like my sentence is.
Mimi