In today's New York Times at:

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/022200sci-music-composers.html

an article that begins:

   "Anyone who plays Beethoven, Mozart or Bach faces issues that have
   plagued performers throughout the centuries:  namely, the composer's
   score provides scant guidance on how to approach many facets of the
   music.  Performers make educated guesses as to how loudly to play
   individual notes, for instance, or how to accent four consecutive
   quarter notes, but they remain guesses.

   Now Dr. Manfred Clynes, a neuroscientist and concert pianist who
   lives in Sonoma, Calif., has discovered what he says are clues as to
   how exactly the masters would have wanted their pieces performed."

 [full article available online at no charge - today only - after one-time
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Robert Gray <[log in to unmask]>