Jeremey McMillan wrote: >Before that the pianist, who was usually the composer himself, would use >the cadenza almost like a showcase after the orchestra finish playing, >almost like the drummer will do take a solo towards the end of a song in >a jazz band concert. Impulse...Impulse...SPONTANEITY!!!!!! Well, LvB may have improvised his own, but he carefully wrote them out for all us other schmucks to play! Kevin