Re: Best American Composer.

mellow mike (mbowen@panix.com)
Mon, 15 May 1995 18:22:01 -0500

In article <strnlght-1405951805480001@192.0.2.1>,
strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) wrote:

>There have been only two near-great American composers: Aaron Copland and
>Roy Harris. There have been several good ones, including Charles Ives,
>Leonard Bernstein, and Alan Hovhanness. There's also a long list of fairly
>good ones who don't rise to the level of good, and quite a few who rate
>"fair" though their work may be considered ear candy rather than good
>music.

excuse me. william kennedy ellington. excuse me.