Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Phil Daley
At 5/3/2007 03:00 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I mean, whatever you might think of, oh I don't know -- John Cage, let's say -- it would be idiotic to say that he was barely into composing. I would say John Cage knew nothing about composing. Survey 100 people on the street. At least 99 would

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread dhbailey
Phil Daley wrote: At 5/3/2007 03:00 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I mean, whatever you might think of, oh I don't know -- John Cage, let's say -- it would be idiotic to say that he was barely into composing. I would say John Cage knew nothing about composing. Survey 100 people on the

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Phil Daley
At 5/4/2007 06:48 AM, dhbailey wrote: Yes, but that would also be true of John Adams Wasn't he a president? 95 out of 100 would know him. and Joan Tower and Corigliano Who? Those would get 1 out of 10,000 at most. Phil Daley AutoDesk http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Christopher Smith
On 4-May-07, at 6:38 AM, Phil Daley wrote: I would say John Cage knew nothing about composing. I'm sorry to be so blunt, but you are just wrong here. Even if you confine your definition to traditional music, or music that YOU like, his works for percussion are brilliant examples, ripe

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Christopher Smith
On 4-May-07, at 7:06 AM, Phil Daley wrote: At 5/4/2007 06:48 AM, dhbailey wrote: Yes, but that would also be true of John Adams Wasn't he a president? 95 out of 100 would know him. and Joan Tower and Corigliano Who? Those would get 1 out of 10,000 at most. You are not addressing the

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread dhbailey
Phil Daley wrote: At 5/4/2007 06:48 AM, dhbailey wrote: Yes, but that would also be true of John Adams Wasn't he a president? 95 out of 100 would know him. and Joan Tower and Corigliano Who? Those would get 1 out of 10,000 at most. That was my point -- public anonymity doesn't have

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Gerald Berg
So be an ass. Take it personally. Cheers, Gerald Berg On 3-May-07, at 6:21 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: For what, exactly? You took an ignorant cheap shot at a musician you don't, apparently, know much about, and I corrected you. And you haven't offered a substantial rebuttal to any of my

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Gerald Berg
Ever missing the point. You told me not to be asinine for expressing an informed opinion -- informed I stress. Yes, I did take it personally -- you meant for me to take it personally. Otherwise, why word it that way? Me calling you an ass I meant personally. Ergo even. Twitter twitter.

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Brennon Bortz
On May 4, 2007, at 4:06 AM, Phil Daley wrote: At 5/4/2007 06:48 AM, dhbailey wrote: Yes, but that would also be true of John Adams Wasn't he a president? 95 out of 100 would know him. 95 out of 100 would know John Adams the composer? Hardly. and Joan Tower and Corigliano Who? Those

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Brennon Bortz
On May 4, 2007, at 3:48 AM, dhbailey wrote: Phil Daley wrote: At 5/3/2007 03:00 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I mean, whatever you might think of, oh I don't know -- John Cage, let's say -- it would be idiotic to say that he was barely into composing. I would say John Cage knew nothing

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
On May 4, 2007, at 3:48 AM, dhbailey wrote: Hear, hear! Say whatever you want about John Cage's knowledge of composing, these days nobody can argue about his skill as an expert on decomposing. ;-) And, on mushrooms, to be sure. Dean -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Amen, and nothing more needs to be averred about the importance of training, beginning in the very early years, in solfege, movement, and playing of instruments as we find in Kodaly and Orff. That's the sort of background which not only produces exceptional musicianship on a broad level,

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread dhbailey
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Amen, and nothing more needs to be averred about the importance of training, beginning in the very early years, in solfege, movement, and playing of instruments as we find in Kodaly and Orff. That's the sort of background which not only produces exceptional

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Well, I hear your point, and can't rebut it, except to aver that I have a strong belief that a solid basic education in the arts, esp. music and moving to music does all the things I mentioned. Obviously, there are plenty of adverse forces in the world which create the sort of chaos you

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread dhbailey
I didn't quite word things as I meant to in my first paragraph -- I do realize that there are many millions of wonderfully warm, well-rounded human beings in the eastern European countries of the former Soviet bloc. But there were certainly the antitheses as well, who probably had the same

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
I totally agree, and in hindsight, think my first post was, perhaps, a tad panacean. I wish California educational powers at be could realize the validity of your statement. Here the party line is All children can succeed equally as well, hence the maniacal preoccupation with the testing

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Aaron Rabushka
] To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 At 5/3/2007 03:00 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: I mean, whatever you might think of, oh I don't know -- John Cage, let's say -- it would be idiotic to say that he was barely into composing. I would say

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Gerald Berg
I heard he was cream-ated. Yuk yuk Cream of mushroom...? Jerry Gerald Berg On 4-May-07, at 1:56 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: On May 4, 2007, at 3:48 AM, dhbailey wrote: Hear, hear! Say whatever you want about John Cage's knowledge of composing, these days nobody can argue about his

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Aaron Rabushka
Southeastern European folk music often yields lopsided meters when converted to Western notation--check out, e.g., the alla bulgarese movement in the Bartók (IIRC) 5th quartet. When my harp concerto was recorded in Moravia the musicians all took very well to extended sections in 5/4 and 7/4. When

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Aaron Rabushka
, 2007 7:06 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 At 5/4/2007 06:48 AM, dhbailey wrote: Yes, but that would also be true of John Adams Wasn't he a president? 95 out of 100 would know him. and Joan Tower and Corigliano Who? Those would get 1 out of 10,000 at most. Phil Daley

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Andrew Stiller
On May 3, 2007, at 4:24 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: Damn. I thought the bar before the Glorification de L'Elue in the Rite was thirteen, but I checked the score and it's in fact eleven. So maybe twelve is the absolute cut-off beyond which we can't conceive or perceive of non-emphasised

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Andrew Stiller
On 4-May-07, at 6:38 AM, Phil Daley wrote: Survey 100 people on the street. At least 99 would say, John who? To which you reply, You know: the guy Nicholas Cage named himself after. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://www.kallistimusic.com/

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Andrew Stiller
On May 4, 2007, at 8:51 AM, dhbailey wrote: Anonymity among the general public doesn't make anybody any less of a composer, and so has no bearing on any comment that Cage wasn't much into composing. Classical music by anyone, of any type, anywhere, anywhen, and of any culture, is by

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 04 May 2007, at 11:09 AM, Gerald Berg wrote: Ever missing the point. You told me not to be asinine for expressing an informed opinion -- informed I stress. Yes, I did take it personally -- you meant for me to take it personally. Otherwise, why word it that way? Me calling you an ass

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Aaron Rabushka
PROTECTED] To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 04 May 2007, at 11:09 AM, Gerald Berg wrote: Ever missing the point. You told me not to be asinine for expressing an informed opinion -- informed I stress. Yes, I did take

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-04 Thread Raymond Horton
5/4 and 7/4 giving pros problems in the US? Man, in the LO we drink the 5/8s and 7/16s like mother's milk - we've been playing that stuff since our first day in the band. You've just got a grouchy bunch of pros! Ray Horton Bass Trombone, Louisville Orchestra Aaron Rabushka wrote:

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Owain Sutton
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: 02 May 2007 22:43 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew Stiller wrote: On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 02:10 AM 5/3/2007, Owain Sutton wrote: Damn. I thought the bar before the Glorifcation de L'Eule in the Rite was thirteen, but I checked the score and it's in fact eleven.  Of course: I-GOR STRA-VIN-SKY IS A SON OF A B is how we learned it. g Aaron.

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: 02 May 2007 22:43 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew Stiller wrote: On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I don't believe there is such a meter as 12 8ths to the measure. We have

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Richard Willis
Don Ellis? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean M. Estabrook Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:15 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 Who was that jazz tpt. player, prominent back in the late sixties, who used

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Stan Lord
: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: 02 May 2007 22:43 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew Stiller wrote: On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Chuck Israels
: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: 02 May 2007 22:43 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew Stiller wrote: On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Gerald Berg
was Don . Dean On May 2, 2007, at 11:10 PM, Owain Sutton wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: 02 May 2007 22:43 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Stu McIntire
Don Cherry, I think Stu Who was that jazz tpt. player, prominent back in the late sixties, who used to do charts with meters like 87/4, etc? I think his first name was Don . ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Dick Hauser
I would guess that you're talking about Don Ellis Dick H On May 3, 2007, at 8:14 AM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Who was that jazz tpt. player, prominent back in the late sixties, who used to do charts with meters like 87/4, etc? I think his first name was Don .

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Gerald Berg
No he played with Ornette Coleman. They weren't into meter at all. He was barely into trumpet playing. Jerry Gerald Berg On 3-May-07, at 12:18 PM, Stu McIntire wrote: Don Cherry, I think Stu Who was that jazz tpt. player, prominent back in the late sixties, who used to do charts with

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Don't be asinine. The classic Ornette Coleman quartet wasn't into meter? Somebody should have told Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden, and Ed Blackwell -- these are some of the greatest rhythm section players of all time. And while Don Cherry was not the person Dean was thinking of, he was a

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: 02 May 2007 22:43 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew Stiller wrote: On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I don't believe there is such a meter as 12 8ths to the measure. We have

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Phil Daley
Don Imus? ;-) At 5/3/2007 12:02 PM, Richard Willis wrote: Don Ellis? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean M. Estabrook Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:15 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 Who was that jazz

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Aaron Rabushka
Don Ellis, perhaps? Aaron J. Rabushka [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.waymark.net/arabushk - Original Message - From: Dean M. Estabrook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 Who was that jazz tpt. player

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 Better than a boor. Really uncouth. It was in jest but with some truth. You must be confusing them with Dave Brubeck. Gerald Berg On 3-May-07, at 12:58 PM, Darcy James

2007-05-03 Thread Gerald Berg
Better than a boor. Really uncouth. Twas in jest but with some truth. You must be confusing them with Dave Brubeck. Gerald Berg On 3-May-07, at 12:58 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Don't be asinine. The classic Ornette Coleman quartet wasn't into meter? Somebody should have told Billy

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Chuck Israels
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: 02 May 2007 22:43 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew Stiller wrote: On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I don't believe

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread dhbailey
Darcy James Argue wrote: Don't be asinine. The classic Ornette Coleman quartet wasn't into meter? Somebody should have told Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden, and Ed Blackwell -- these are some of the greatest rhythm section players of all time. And while Don Cherry was not the person Dean was

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread dhbailey
Gerald Berg wrote: No he played with Ornette Coleman. They weren't into meter at all. He was barely into trumpet playing. I saw him in concert at Dartmouth college in Spring of 1970, and was dumbfounded at how horrible it was. Just him on pocket trumpet, Okay Tamiz (never heard of him

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Gerald Berg
Oops. This works. Gerald Berg On 3-May-07, at 2:34 PM, Gerald Berg wrote: Better than a boor. Really uncouth. Twas in jest but with some truth. You must be confusing them with Dave Brubeck. Gerald Berg On 3-May-07, at 12:58 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Don't be asinine. The classic

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Gerald Berg
@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew Stiller wrote: On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I don't believe there is such a meter as 12 8ths to the measure. We have a meter called 12/8, but it's in 4, and notating in that meter implies

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Yeah -- anyone who plays jazz without a predetermined set of chord changes must perforce be a total charlatan. Never heard *that* one before -- it's a real knee-slapper. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 03 May 2007, at 2:34 PM, Gerald Berg wrote: Twas in jest

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Substantial, specific criticism is not the same as knee-jerk dismissal. Don devoted his life to playing uncompromising and person music in the face of considerable hostility and hardship. Whether you like his music or not, he's an influential figure in the evolution of the music and

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Don devoted his life to playing uncompromising and person music Erg. Should be personal music, not person music. - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Gerald Berg
Thanks David Darcy is obviously not into reading carefully and into responding emotionally. There must be a hounding of tastes. I think Eddie Blackwell a magnificent musician. No one like him. I love him. And yes he could play both rhythm and meter. And he doesn't require this type of

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Hans Arktoft
That was Okay Temiz and Johnny Dyani. Temiz, a turkish born drummer, was (and is) rather well-known for his early explorations of incorporating odd metered rhythms as well as ethno elements into jazz. Hans Stockholm, Sweden dhbailey wrote: I saw him in concert at Dartmouth college in

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Randolph Peters
Darcy James Argue wrote: ...And while Don Cherry was not the person Dean was thinking of, he was a brilliant musician who did actually *did* do a lot of mixed-meter stuff in the 1970's. Dave Holland -- whose current band seems to play in every meter imaginable except 4/4 -- says he learned to

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread David W. Fenton
On 3 May 2007 at 15:00, Darcy James Argue wrote: I mean, whatever you might think of, oh I don't know -- John Cage, let's say -- it would be idiotic to say that he was barely into composing. Um... -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Christopher Smith
On 3-May-07, at 11:14 AM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Who was that jazz tpt. player, prominent back in the late sixties, who used to do charts with meters like 87/4, etc? I think his first name was Don . Most of what I saw of his had denominators like 8 and 16, denoting changing

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. But look at what he actually did with his life -- not what he said he'd rather have done. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 03 May 2007, at 4:26 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 3 May 2007 at 15:00, Darcy James Argue wrote: I mean,

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread David W. Fenton
On 3 May 2007 at 7:10, Owain Sutton wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: 02 May 2007 22:43 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 [] But what was described in the post was 12

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Christopher Smith
On 3-May-07, at 2:31 PM, dhbailey wrote: Darcy James Argue wrote: I would have hoped that Ornette Coleman getting a well-deserved Pulitzer this year would finally put an end to ignorant, knee-jerk dismissals of him and his associates. I'm greatly disheartened to see that's not yet the

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread dhbailey
Darcy James Argue wrote: Substantial, specific criticism is not the same as knee-jerk dismissal. Don devoted his life to playing uncompromising and person music in the face of considerable hostility and hardship. Whether you like his music or not, he's an influential figure in the evolution

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Are you basing your opinion of Don's playing entirely on this one gig? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 03 May 2007, at 5:03 PM, dhbailey wrote: Darcy James Argue wrote: Substantial, specific criticism is not the same as knee-jerk dismissal. Don devoted his life to

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
The Giuffre trio records with Paul Bley and Steve Swallow are classic. Originally recorded for Verve, the first two were reissued by ECM as Jimmy Giuffre 3 1961. The other one is called Free Fall, on Columbia. Perhaps it was one of those you are thinking of? (There are several duo tracks,

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
Sorry, David -- I missed this sentence on first reading: And I've heard nothing of his on record which would change that assessment. So, uh, obviously not. My apologies. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 03 May 2007, at 5:15 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Are you

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread dhbailey
Darcy James Argue wrote: Are you basing your opinion of Don's playing entirely on this one gig? And recordings I heard of him at about that time. In light of Andrew's comment about a concert he heard Don Cherry and another comment of a more recent recording, I can easily admit that my

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread David W. Fenton
On 3 May 2007 at 16:46, Darcy James Argue wrote: On 03 May 2007, at 4:26 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 3 May 2007 at 15:00, Darcy James Argue wrote: I mean, whatever you might think of, oh I don't know -- John Cage, let's say -- it would be idiotic to say that he was barely into

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Christopher Smith
Yes, of course! I had heard first one of the duo tracks, so I based my impression of a duo album on that. Thanks for the reference. I will pick those up, as I loved what I heard. Christopher On 3-May-07, at 5:14 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: The Giuffre trio records with Paul Bley and

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Gerald Berg
See Darcy? Slow down. I'm still expecting an apology. Jerry Gerald Berg On 3-May-07, at 5:21 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Sorry, David -- I missed this sentence on first reading: And I've heard nothing of his on record which would change that assessment. So, uh, obviously not. My

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread Darcy James Argue
For what, exactly? You took an ignorant cheap shot at a musician you don't, apparently, know much about, and I corrected you. And you haven't offered a substantial rebuttal to any of my points, other than to assert that in your opinion, Don is ridiculous and could not play the trumpet.

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
I think Cage was more important as an influence than as a composer. That is not to diminish his importance at all. Cheers, Lawrence lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-03 Thread David W. Fenton
On 3 May 2007 at 18:39, Darcy James Argue wrote: On 03 May 2007, at 5:37 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 3 May 2007 at 16:46, Darcy James Argue wrote: On 03 May 2007, at 4:26 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 3 May 2007 at 15:00, Darcy James Argue wrote: I mean, whatever you might think

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-02 Thread David W. Fenton
On 1 May 2007 at 22:44, John Howell wrote: Did you miss the day in elementary school when they explained the placement of strong and weak beats in a measure? I must have missed the day where the measure with 12 8th-note beats was explained. What, exactly, is the accent pattern there? And,

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-02 Thread David W. Fenton
On 1 May 2007 at 22:22, John Howell wrote: And do pay attention to David Fenton's comments. The meter chosen should fit the music. If it's in 12, then 12/8 is appropriate. If it's some kind of mixed meter, it might not be. Er, that isn't what I said! I don't believe there is such a meter

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-02 Thread Andrew Stiller
On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I don't believe there is such a meter as 12 8ths to the measure. We have a meter called 12/8, but it's in 4, and notating in that meter implies certain things about the music. If those implications are inappropriate for the music you're

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-02 Thread David W. Fenton
On 2 May 2007 at 17:04, Andrew Stiller wrote: On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I don't believe there is such a meter as 12 8ths to the measure. We have a meter called 12/8, but it's in 4, and notating in that meter implies certain things about the music. If those

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-02 Thread Owain Sutton
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Stiller Sent: 02 May 2007 22:05 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 On May 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: I don't believe

[Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread timothy.key.price
If there are some on this list who might offer some advice, I have a question: A section of amorphous music for stings is now in 12/8 time at 1/8-50 which is very slow and no beat is stressed. As each of the many voice lines moves on a different beat, the 12/8 allows for this type of

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread Christopher Smith
On 1-May-07, at 2:15 PM, timothy.key.price wrote: If there are some on this list who might offer some advice, I have a question: A section of amorphous music for stings is now in 12/8 time at 1/8-50 which is very slow and no beat is stressed. As each of the many voice lines moves on

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread David W. Fenton
On 1 May 2007 at 14:15, timothy.key.price wrote: Or should I rewrite it and absolutely choose another meter and increase the note value? Yes. If it's not in 12/8, don't notate it in 12/8. Putting it in 12/8 means that there *is* an emphasis on 4 beats of dotted quarter. If there

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread Michael Cook
12/8 is usually conducted in 4, or if it's extremely slow each beat is subdivided into three. The slow movement of Beethoven's 6th Symphony (Beethoven's MM being dotted quarter = 50) is conducted in 4. 12/8 is never conducted in 3 sets of 4/8: if the measures are rhythmically so divided,

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread Owain Sutton
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of timothy.key.price Sent: 01 May 2007 19:16 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 If there are some on this list who might offer some advice, I have a question: A section of amorphous music

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread Randolph Peters
timothy.key.price wrote: If there are some on this list who might offer some advice, I have a question: A section of amorphous music for stings is now in 12/8 time at 1/8-50 which is very slow and no beat is stressed. [snip] Or should I rewrite it and absolutely choose another

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread Christopher Smith
On 1-May-07, at 3:26 PM, Randolph Peters wrote: timothy.key.price wrote: If there are some on this list who might offer some advice, I have a question: A section of amorphous music for stings is now in 12/8 time at 1/8-50 which is very slow and no beat is stressed. [snip] Or

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread timothy.key.price
Thanks to everyone who replied. I have a very much clearer understanding of the issues so can resolve it with the better notation, now that I understand the alternatives. It was a new situation for me; it had evolved and hadn't really considered it much before. Thank you again, tim

RE: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread Guy Hayden
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Cook Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:59 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8 12/8 is usually conducted in 4, or if it's extremely slow each beat is subdivided into three. The slow movement

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread John Howell
At 2:15 PM -0400 5/1/07, timothy.key.price wrote: If there are some on this list who might offer some advice, I have a question: A section of amorphous music for stings is now in 12/8 time at 1/8-50 which is very slow and no beat is stressed. As each of the many voice lines moves on a

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread timothy.key.price
On May 1, 2007, at 10:22 PM, John Howell wrote: You've had some awfully good advice. I'd just like to ask why you're curious about how to conduct it? Any first-semester conducting student could answer the question. And do pay attention to David Fenton's comments. The meter chosen

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread Randolph Peters
Randolph Peters wrote: It's been my experience that conductors do not like long measures of slow tempo. John Howell wrote: OH? conductors do what is necessary to serve the music. I can't imagine what such a generalization could have grown out of. I'm talking about MY real world

Re: [Finale] Conducting in 12/8

2007-05-01 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 02 May 2007, at 12:54 AM, Randolph Peters wrote: [snipped in its entirety] Amen, Randolph. Great comments and insight. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu