David Stewart asks: >>What makes a good tune? And Steve Schwartz replies >It's a mystery. There's no doubt a good deal of mystery to it, but also aspects that are obvious. Some symphonic tunes or operatic arias have become associated with certain occasions: Beethoven's great funeral marches with times of national mourning, Verdi's drinking songs with joyous occasions, and Mendelssohn's wedding march with better times. This association has brought them to the fore of one's musical memory, made them hummable. Schubert's chamber pieces play to the lazy chord, Rossini to the busy one. It's a matter for psychologists, really. Denis Fodor Internet:[log in to unmask]