Don Satz provided us some interesting adjectives and terms to describe
what we like and dont like in music.  To an English as a Second Language
Student, it couldnt be better.  It reminded me that the other day I was
reading Stefan Zuckers review of Verdis Ernani (Bel Canto Society # 5011),
published in the Operas Fanatic Catalog, when I was surprised by what
follows:  "One thinks of Ernani as an 'oom-pah-pah' opera".  Oom-pah-pah
opera? Does anyone on the list know what he was talking about??

Regards,
Wilson Pereira.