Ed Zubrow:
>Many thanks to Steve for a clear explanation of the endless melody
>distinction between Verdi and Wagner. I'm still a little clueless about
>how Stravinsky fits into the equation: wouldn't he lie closer to Wagner
>on this continuum?
It turns out that Stravinsky was an ardent anti-Wagnerian. Mozart was one
of his gods (at least, he stole from Mozart a lot). Listen to Stravinsky's
operas, particularly The Rake's Progress: separate numbers, rather than
continuous melody.
Steve Schwartz