David Stewart writes:

>I remember reading my 'Junior Music Dictionary' an entry about the Beatles
>which claimed something along the lines of: 'By any reasonable musical
>standards, their music is highly imaginitive.' I have yet to hear any
>evidence of that, though I maybe have not listened to their best stuff.

As far as I'm concerned, their best stuff is from Rubber Soul on, although
I don't slight the earlier work.  To each his own, one man's meat, etc.
On the other hand, several classical composers have said roughly the same
thing of the Beatles - Bernstein, Rorem, and Larsen among them.  I know at
least one local composer who studies a book of the original George Martin
arrangements.

>I suspect that the person who wrote that is probably a Beatles fan.

Well, of course.

>On the other hand if I had to ask myself whether I would sacrifice all of
>Rock Music for one of the Brandenburgs or a Mahler Symphony, I wouldn't
>have to think for too long.

I suspect that the person who wrote the above is a Bach and Mahler fan.
Fortunately, no one has asked you to make the sacrifice.

Steve Schwartz, just messing around