Stirling S Newberry wrote: >It should also be pointed out that Brahms' compositional methods are closer >to Mozart than Beethoven... In what ways??? I don't think I've *ever* heard that. I'd pin Brahms closer to Bach, if I had to pin him to anyone...(just look at the counterpoint in Brahms' music...doesn't look like [much] Mozart I've seen.) -Lindsey Orcutt [log in to unmask]