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From:
Ian Pojman
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Date:
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 08:20:15 -0500
Subject:
RE: [idm] music 101
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quoted 5 lines Also, concerning the enharmonic spelling statement...no, there is a big>>Also, concerning the enharmonic spelling statement...no, there is a big >>difference between C# and Db. C# major has six sharps and Db major has >>five flats. You must not play much written music on an instrument, because >>if you ask any player if there is a difference between those two keys, the >>answer will be yes. I'm not even going to get into the equal
tempermenttuning system as a >>compromise allowing for chromaticism. I'm not even going to get into the equal tempermenttuning system as a compromise allowing for chromaticism. <--- please tell me what the f@$# this is?
quoted 1 line but the difference is conceptual, a matter of assigning the same sounds>but the difference is conceptual, a matter of assigning the same sounds
different names.
quoted 1 line Certainly on equal temperment instruments there's no difference between> Certainly on equal temperment instruments there's no difference between
the sound of the >two scales. \>The reason why you'd choose to write something in "C#" instead of "Dd" often has to do
quoted 1 line with making clear the harmonic structure of the music. (Like if the music>with making clear the harmonic structure of the music. (Like if the music
started in F# and >modulated to the dominant, you'd make it more apparent by calling it C#.) right, you stay in key during modulation - er use the note from the scale for the dominant
quoted 1 line am I wrong? If you were playing with a string ensemble, would your tuning>am I wrong? If you were playing with a string ensemble, would your tuning
really be
quoted 1 line different if a piece were notated in C# rather than Dd?>different if a piece were notated in C# rather than Dd?
NOPE! but some classical composers did make a difference in between the two, that was part of my whole argument.
quoted 1 line just got the Kompakt compilation "Total 2". Has some nice things on it.>just got the Kompakt compilation "Total 2". Has some nice things on it.
actually has a
quoted 1 line bunch of vocals on the album, somewhat beaten into submission with>bunch of vocals on the album, somewhat beaten into submission with
sampling, but not what I >would have expected from Kompact. I'm oddly attracted to the cheeseball technopop-ish >"Amanda" by M. Mayer (whoever that is). --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org