it does take that long, the speed downloading this programme is between 7700 - 7800 b/s, I just checked. 1h 40 min still remaining. :-)))
And I am on broadband: highest available speed in this country (speed also depends on the area and type of line). We have winter here: the heating switched itself on today :-((( Good night Christa On 22/08/07, Graham Whyte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It shouldn't take that long > > Even at the slowest broadband (DSL) of 500kbs 85mb should take 28 minutes > 500kbs/sec is around 50k bytes per second > 85mb = 85000 kbytes > Divide that by 50 you get 28.3 minutes > > I just tried it, it took me 90 seconds > 4 hours for 85mb equates to a download speed of 60kb/s > No broadband (DSL) is that slow > > A couple of days ago I downloaded an 988mb file in 20 minutes > > I don't understand why anyone struggles on with dial-up > Broadband is the same price or cheaper than dial-up with no call charges > And your phone line stays free > > Graham > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of *Christa Muths > *Sent:* 22 August 2007 19:24 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [HG] Galician and Asturian Music > > Thanks Colin, > > I am on broadband and the download time takes 4 hours as it is 85MB. I > hope it will work. > > Christa > > > On 22/08/07, Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I used a link from the linked page (if you follow) - first the picture > > of > > men in white shirts (a band?) marked "Festival folk etc". Then on the > > page > > that opens, there are two zip files (both "concionero" in their titles). > > Alas my PC crashed overnight so I haven't downloaded them but, I > > presume, > > one of them is what you want. > > > > http://www.fbarrie.org/fundacion/descarga/294/Cancionero_Musical_de_Galicia.zip > > > > http://www.fbarrie.org/fundacion/descarga/294/Cancionero_Gallego.zip > > > > I am hoping the first one is the one we want (judging by the size). I'll > > try > > the download tonight. > > If anyone knows for certain, please post for us poor dial-ups. > > Oh, I recommend the Midi files. > > Colin > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christa Muths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:18 PM > > Subject: Re: [HG] Galician and Asturian Music > > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > I checked all the links but most for them had books for sale, one linkt > > couldn't find any of the files "*X:1 not found in > > http://thesession.org/tunes/display/6961";, *the* *Galician link operates > > in > > 3 languages including English, but I could not find a download button. > > So > > what am I missing? Which link allows downloading files? > > > > Christa > > > > > > On 21/08/07, Colin Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I take it that you are on dial-up? > > > You best choice is to get a download manager like Flashget (that's > > what I > > > use) which will re-establish contact with the site and resume > > downloads. > > > The file is 84mb so it's quite large for dial-up (especially if, like > > me, > > > your server only allows a certain connection time such as 2 hours per > > > session). > > > Flashget will download it overnight for you or you can just switch it > > on > > > when you are on the PC and it will resume the download. > > > http://www.flashget.com/en/download.htm for IE or Firefox has FlashGOT > > > which > > > does the same (I think you still need Flashget though, this just links > > the > > > two). > > > I hope I'm trying to download the right one (not speaking the > > language) > > > but > > > I'm doing it tonight so should be there for me in the morning. > > > Colin Hill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Pat Wright" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:37 PM > > > Subject: Re: [HG] Galician and Asturian Music > > > > > > > > > > I would love to download those tunes but it says that it would take > > 7 > > > hours! Can someone give me a hint on how to get the tunes on my > > computer! > > > > > > > > Pat > > > > > > > > ivan ad < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm from Galicia... > > > > to get galician tunes, if you use emule, you can download > > > > a few files with a lot of tunes in encore format. (see gaita, > > > galicia...) > > > > Now, you have one fantastic chance too, > > > > because the Barrie de la maza fundation published a few > > "cancioneiros" > > > (tune collection) > > > > and they made available to download two of these cancioneiros two > > > weeks > > > ago... > > > > (these cancioneiros contains music from the end of XIX..., look in > > > cancioneiros) > > > > http://www.fbarrie.org/fundacion/gallego/home.htm > > > > > > > > by the way, the fundation mades a project to recover the portico > > de la > > > gloria's instruments.. > > > > (organistrum included..., you can see in the same page...) > > > > > > > > (sorry if i made some mistake, my english is not very good...) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Mensaje original ---- > > > > De: R.T. Taylor < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Para: [email protected] > > > > Enviado: martes, 21 de agosto, 2007 2:59:00 > > > > Asunto: Re: [HG] Galician and Asturian Music > > > > > > > > body{font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, > > > sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;} Just > > a > > > quick reply to get you going. > > > > > > > > Asturias ****************************** > > > > > > > > For sheet music click on Partituas > > > > And lots of midi files that can be converted to sheet music too. > > > > http://www.asturies.org/viesca/gaita/partitu.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > Galician ******************************** > > > > > > > > Not on line but worth it..... > > > > Books > > > > Galician Method in English 25 Euro > > > > The Secrets of the Galician Bagpipe - English Edition - Xosé Lois > > Foxo > > > > http://www.partitura.be/Data/bagpipe/bagpipe_songbooks.html > > > > > > > > > > > > OS SEGREDOS DA GAITA > > > > http://www.realbanda.com/gal/pub_metodo4.htm > > > > > > > > 20 Euros here http://www.limiarlibros.com/webgaliza/segredosgaita.php > > > > > > or here > > > > http://www.andelvirtual.com/tev/catalogo/ver.php?pid=7588 > > > > > > > > and lots of other books http://www.limiarlibros.com/nosamusica.htm > > > > > > > > .................... > > > > > > > > Galician tunes ...... > > > > > > > > Here is something quick. Hey lets call Muineira's Jigs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.thesession.org/tunes/index/search?name=galician&type_id=&mode_id= > > > > > > > > > > > > Tunes in ABC, Midi, or Sheet music > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tunefind?P=galician&find=FIND&m=title&W=wide&limit=1000&thresh=5 > > > > > > > > > > > > I have the following tunes as PDF files which I can forward to you. > > > > Some are easy and some are ......... well lets just say they are > > not for > > > beginers. > > > > A few have 2 voices > > > > > > > > A Volta da Festa (Pasodobre) > > > > A Farruquina (Polka) > > > > Buxos Verdes (Muineira) > > > > A Carrasqueira (Polka) > > > > Danza das Patelas > > > > Eicho de dar Queridina > > > > Foliada de Luxan > > > > Fandango de Pontevedra > > > > Fuliada de Tenorio > > > > Muineira de Chantada > > > > Muineira de Lugo > > > > Pasodobre do Berbes > > > > Pasacorreidoiras de Arnoia > > > > Repinicoque na Pedra (Muineira) > > > > Ribeirana de Pontevedra > > > > > > > > Good luck > > > > r.t. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jon Redpath > > > > Sent: Aug 20, 2007 4:05 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: [HG] Galician and Asturian Music > > > > > > > > > > > > Galician and Asturian music. 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