Jeff Dunn wrote:

>4.  The "textbook" examples (Symphony of Psalms, Pierre Lunaire, etc.) Some
>of these pieces fit too easily in historians' patterns,

In what way?

> ... then the writers cite each other.  But are there many people who love
>hearing Pierre over and over again?

Oh dear, most certainly and emphatically yes!  If Pierrot is mentioned so
often it's not because it fits any pattern (it doesn't), but because it's
a splendid and beautiful work.  It's haunting, it's one of those works that
just force you to listen to it all over again and again.

-Margaret Mikulska