Edgar Beach writes, concerning my review, (thoughts), on Boulez' "Repons." >I think I would understand your review much better if you could clarify the >term "Explosante--fixe" Thank you Oh, how I would like to make jokes about the title, but I don't want you to get mad again! "Explosante--Fixe is Boulez' own title. The liner notes in 15 words or less: (I hope I'm understanding the composers intentions correctly) Boulez was interested in the dialog between "rule and imagination." *Fixed* music I assume is played as written, while *imaginatory* music would be subject to elaboration such as improvisation and computer transformation. The piece has some great sounds, though I started to experience listener fatigue after awhile. Not bad. John Smyth