Bernard Chasan writes:

>This leaves out a host of great seventeenth century composers at the
>very least, and seems to me profoundly arbitrary.  There are Monteverdi,
>Schuetz, the Gabrielis, Palestrina, Byrd, just to name a few great
>composers in the great tradition of western music.

You know what I mean, I'm trying hard over here.  I mess up my facts a lot,
so thanks for correcting me.  About Byrd, his Keyboard pieces, are great,
so I'm kinda embarrased I forgot him and the aforementioned.

Sheepishly,
Joseph Sowa
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