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Bob Draper wrote:
>I went to a concert with my sister who knows nothing of music at all.
>There was a Mozart violin concerto and a Haydn Horn concerto in the
>first half. During the interval she said to me unprompted re the
>Mozart work "you always know what's coming next don't you". I agree.
I'll say one thing for Bob; he sure is persistent. Now he's bringing out
the heavy hitters - original nuclear family members. I don't know if I can
adequately defend Mozart against the "relatives."
Actually, I have original relatives too. My dad, mom, and brother all
loved Mozart's music: my mom becasue of melody and entertainment, my dad
for much deeper reasons, and my brother because he wanted to be like dad.
The guy was always looking for our father's approval but never got it. I
cut out from that road when I was in elementary school; that was a good
decision. Sorry for the digression.
>So to spoil the party. I had to, the way some of you chaps are going on,
>one would think there was unanimity that Mozart is the greatest composer of
>all time. There isn't, as the above examples
>show. I can give you many more..
Please, spare me. Bob keeps using different avenues which all lead to the
same spot. WE GET THE POINT. What I find amusing about all this is that
there are only two highly revered composers of the classical era, Haydn and
Mozart. It appears that Bob would like to whittle this number down to "1"
with an honorable mention going to Mozart's son. It's all in fun, Bob, and
it warms my heart to see siblings in agreement on musical matters.
Don Satz
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