Karl Miller wrote:

> Would Martin Denny have been such a success without the
> bird calls...

The story I recall is that Denny had an ordinary lounge band until one
night the guys started jiving around making bird noises.  So the answer
may be no.

> The Toccata and Fugue in d minor was a hit before Disney.  Does
>anyone know when it was first used in a horror film?

The first movement of Schubert's Unfinished was used over and over again
in horror movies in the 1930s.

> ...the Goldberg variations is a work of such great humanity and
>I would think it too profound for the rank and file...

That's what makes it a work of genius.  It is beautiful and a balm for
the spirit even for those of us who cannot fully appreciate it.  And
indeed who can fully appreciate the greatest masterpieces?  They are
proof that words like 'genius' and 'masterpiece' can easily be used too
freely.

Donald

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