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