[stormingheaven] ebonics?

[Rkmickey at aol.com]

john mage wrote:
>how many english speaking composers have written italian opera? or is
>italian somehow "superior" to english due to a causal connection with the
>ability to write music? after all, prima la musica poi le parole (salieri, 
1786)

The most prolific English-speaking composer of Italian opera was  George 
Frideric Handel, who spoke English with a pronounced German accent.

K.M.