Jeff Dunn wrote a well-thought rebuttal to my summary; I'd only defend myself by clarifying that I wasn't referring to 'plagiarizing' in my specious syllogism ("composers copy Rochberg"), but rather 'following. Jeff also quoted the original article: >Reilly claims that Rochberg is "the pivot point around which American >music took a decisive turn away from Arnold Schoenberg's systematized >dissonance ... and back toward tonality. If it is now safe to return to >concert halls, it is largely because of him." Such hyperbole serves only >to alienate discriminate readers. And I still say that this statement is worse than hyperbole or exaggeration, it is simply false. William Copper [log in to unmask]