On 25 Feb 2008 at 1:13, Ray Horton wrote:
As far as scordatura for winds
That phrase makes my head hurt.
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The Young Musicians Foundation orchestra in L.A, performed Il distratto
with Michael T. Thomas at the helm in the late '60s. I don't recall any
particular problems, though I was watching from the horn section.
Bruce Clausen
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At 5:54 PM + 2/23/08, Owain Sutton wrote:
And far far too many supposedly-knowledgeable people don't have a full
understanding of harmonics...
Very definitely including those who orchestrate or copy books for
Broadway shows!!!
John
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Sorry, been on vacation for a few days...
The update got pulled because some of the non-default palette graphics were
missing. Globe and Traditional still work, so that's why most everyone missed
it, and why some users were seeing it and others weren't.
Does anyone use
Chuck--
Have you tried deleting prefs since the update? You've been crashing quite a
bit.
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Subject: [Finale] 2008b still unstable
On Feb 25, 2008, at 5:27 AM, Fisher, Allen wrote:
Chuck--
Have you tried deleting prefs since the update? You've been crashing
quite a bit.
Hi Allen,
Thanks for the attention to this frustrating situation. Yes, I have
rebuilt the prefs since installing 2008b. I am having a hard time
At 1:13 AM -0500 2/25/08, Ray Horton wrote:
As far as listing unusual techniques and unusual instruments in the
auditions, it depends on how many players you want to eliminate from
considering the auditions.
That's what I sort of figured. (Of course the teaching jobs I've
held both here and
Well, there were the quarter-tone-flat-to-A-440 woodwinds in John Eaton's
operas years ago...
ajr
On 25 Feb 2008 at 1:13, Ray Horton wrote:
As far as scordatura for winds
That phrase makes my head hurt.
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Gee~
I was on the stage crew for a couple of those, especially Heracles, IIRC (at
least for the destruction of the sets). Between the rehearsal pianos tuned flat
(some of 'em anyway) and a set of confused singers who were making it up as
they went along, and the flat winds...what a circus!
The
Fisher, Allen wrote:
The update got pulled because some of the non-default palette
graphics were missing. Globe and Traditional still work, so that's
why most everyone missed it, and why some users were seeing it and
others weren't.
I didn't get a chance to pull down 2008b when it was
Well, low B isn't exactly a staple for trombones--not quite a pedal tone,
and not that versatile as a first harmonic. Esp for tenor 'bone. I've
always found it worthwhile to work around the challenges of instrumental
limitations to solve my problems--after, look at what Haydn pulled out of
the
And I was in the audience for one of those performances, and can't
say that all the trouble was actually worth it!!! Definitely not a
composer for the masses (I'm tempted to say definitely not a
composer, but that would be unkind), but hey, he married a gorgeous
woman with a breathtaking
This would play into my earlier points concerning relative power of
conductor and players, also value of instruments.
RBH
Bruce Clausen wrote:
The Young Musicians Foundation orchestra in L.A, performed Il
distratto with Michael T. Thomas at the helm in the late '60s. I
don't recall any
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OK - that's one reported pro Distratto performance! (No report on how
many, if any, of the fiddlers brought their alternate instruments.)
Trombone low B:
I teach my tenor trombone students to fake a low B - lipping down the C,
since most of them don't have an E pull anyway.
I have a
Hi Jim,
ErgoBone saved my career on bass trombone. I really need to send the
guy in Finland a testimonial.
I have a British euph and an American front-action, neither are really
comfortable for me.
RBH
Williams, Jim wrote:
Hi, Ray...
Nice to see another Ergo user!
The ErgoEuph works
On 25 Feb 2008 at 14:25, Ray Horton wrote:
This would play into my earlier points concerning relative power of
conductor and players, also value of instruments.
I'm certain I heard the Cleveland Orchestra do it back in the 80s
when I lived in Cleveland. And just a quick Google picks up a
On 25 Feb 2008, at 2:01 AM, Ray Horton wrote:
Darcy James Argue wrote:
Because the sound of an open string on cello -- especially that
scordatura B! -- is very different from the sound of a stopped bass
string. (When the basses divide, do the top ones at least play the
B without
On 25 Feb 2008 at 14:47, Ray Horton wrote:
OK - that's one reported pro Distratto performance! (No report on how
many, if any, of the fiddlers brought their alternate instruments.)
Some Googling turned up this:
Cleveland Orchestra, 2002
http://www.andante.com/article/article.cfm?id=18550
OK, you win!
I looked that one up again on Wikipedia:
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In Haydn's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn Symphony No. 60
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._60_%28Haydn%29 in C (/Il
Distratto/), the first and second violins start the finale of this
unusual six-movement symphony
I believe that needing perhaps some slight adjustment to bridge angle
in the middle of a piece, for the entire section of violins, is exactly
what we are discussing here as often impractical.
RBH
David W. Fenton wrote:
On 25 Feb 2008 at 14:25, Ray Horton wrote:
This would play into my
On 25 Feb 2008 at 17:59, Ray Horton wrote:
I believe that needing perhaps some slight adjustment to bridge angle
in the middle of a piece, for the entire section of violins, is exactly
what we are discussing here as often impractical.
Slight adjustments to the bridge are pretty much
I've never written music for solo percussionist before--do you guys do
percussion diagrams in Finale? is there a resource i can look to for advice
on how to do this?
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Adam Golding wrote:
I've never written music for solo percussionist before--do you guys do
percussion diagrams in Finale? is there a resource i can look to for advice
on how to do this?
Step 1: Talk to a good percussionist.
cd
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