Pamela McElwain-Brown wrote: >Interesting point; the first few notes definitely qualify. The WC theme >seems more to me like ersatz Rachy; yet as a child I was enchanted, and >even now, though I acknowledge the entire piece is over-written and showy >and that's probably why it has not endured in terms of public interest, >it still holds a special magic.:-) Especially when you hear it in my favorite arrangement...done for chorus by Fred Waring! Karl