Re : Stravinsky: Firebird

David Beardsley wrote:

> The three great ballets are amazing. The Rite of Spring
> is a life long favorite. One of my favorite late works is
> Agon, a serial piece. His orchestrations are amazing.

David, Agon is one of my favourites as well. It contains many different
styles and in that way summarizes Stravinsky's vocabulary. To call it serial
is exagerated IMO. Towards the end one hears a melody in the pianopart which
might be a twelve ton row, but that's about it.

OK, no connection with tuning, but I simply wanted to mention this.

--Wim