Desribing a ballet danced to Shostakovich, Janos Gereben writes:

>From the utterly simple and powerful choreography, attention is
>logically channelled to the music -- and there was the glorious discovery,
>that "first-time" listening -- a Bach-like quiet, serene, grieving and
>accepting flow.  Fabulous, fantastic music from the young master,

Serene? Grieving? Accepting? Sounds like emotions to me!!!  And haven't
some of the Best and the Brightest declared that music cannot express
anything? Get a grip, Janos!!!!  As for me I intend to install one of
them chips that filter out wrong thinking!!!!

Professor Bernard Chasan
Physics Department, Boston University