Thanks to all who tried to clear up PT for me.  Some of the comments were
very helpful.  I guess if you get popular you are doomed to be criticized
for being banal.

Steve Schwartz:

>And, of course, let's not forget that everything popular is, a priori,
>junk.

Somebody get a little Kant into the mix?

One last PT anecdote: I recently heard it said that Tchaikovsky wrote 3
symphonies, and called them "numbers 4, 5 & 6."

Bob K, thankful Kant didn't compose music