tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.comments2023-03-28T05:41:27.305-07:00Erling WoldErling Woldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-27528457370931123282021-03-15T13:26:06.876-07:002021-03-15T13:26:06.876-07:00Beautiful work, Erling!Beautiful work, Erling!Tod Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243236229508341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-20702914025280562002020-10-09T13:35:27.235-07:002020-10-09T13:35:27.235-07:00(((( enthusiastic applause ))))(((( enthusiastic applause ))))Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-88563700946784281912013-03-31T18:47:26.205-07:002013-03-31T18:47:26.205-07:00Interesting, Erling. Something to chew on. I wil...Interesting, Erling. Something to chew on. I will. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615566560559216560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-31532322583392530732013-03-31T14:50:54.399-07:002013-03-31T14:50:54.399-07:00Closer than some pursuits, yes, true. Closer than some pursuits, yes, true. Erling Woldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-91062662124189761302013-03-31T14:00:37.089-07:002013-03-31T14:00:37.089-07:00I think that its more a matter of musical thinking...I think that its more a matter of musical thinking perhaps resembling mathematical thinking in some regards. Both are outside languange in the sense of significance - if I mentally rotate a musical phrase it is a more similar to when I mentally "picture" a subgroup than it is similar to when I yell "fuck you" at a car that comes too close to my bike.<br /><br />of course some musical utterances are a lot like yelling fuck you to someone who comes too close to your bike but still...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336887472077129297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-4677122020385310172013-02-10T18:26:39.144-08:002013-02-10T18:26:39.144-08:00Sounds like a scene in the Call of Duty game you k...Sounds like a scene in the Call of Duty game you keep playing.Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-30143322451375833152012-11-11T19:11:01.241-08:002012-11-11T19:11:01.241-08:00Thanks for the comment. You are correct about the...Thanks for the comment. You are correct about the ease of tuning JI intervals by ear. And I agree that ET is dulled by its uniformity. However, there are plenty of non-JI tunings that don't suffer from ET's faults. Erling Woldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-60452014956957207952012-11-10T21:10:28.444-08:002012-11-10T21:10:28.444-08:00Here are a few. you can tune JI directly by ear. e...Here are a few. you can tune JI directly by ear. even intervals you haven't heard before. It also can give a scale with more different size intervals than an ET. This is great for scales with less than 12 where you can get the most variety with less tones (we see this throughout the world and why they avoid equal scales). Each key can sound different which is the point of changing keys I thought. If all you tunings are in JI it is easy to have them overlap and have common points that meet. with different ETs you have one tone in common. It tends to interact with rooms in interesting ways exploiting resonances. I like beating but i like to tune them too.<br />What are the great advantages with ET except all keys sound the same?Kraig Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234783065045199904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-67620219700129360072012-06-24T08:25:07.873-07:002012-06-24T08:25:07.873-07:00mmmmmm, cheesesteakmmmmmm, cheesesteakLynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-67619189397026180962012-05-05T09:53:00.377-07:002012-05-05T09:53:00.377-07:00I am thinking of having this tattooed around my ne...I am thinking of having this tattooed around my neck:<br />Insanam uatem aspicies, quae rupe sub ima<br />fata canit foliisque notas et nomina mandat.<br />quaecumque in foliis descripsit carmina uirgo<br />digerit in numerum atque antro seclusa relinquit:<br />illa manent immota locis neque ab ordine cedunt.<br />uerum eadem, uerso tenuis cum cardine uentus<br />impulit et teneras turbauit ianua frondes,<br />numquam deinde cauo uolitantia prendere saxo<br />nec reuocare situs aut iungere carmina curat:an <br />inconsulti abeunt sedemque odere Sibyllae.<br />Perhaps you could write a little song to celibrate the event.igorfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702650494592718997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-72033431675363720112012-02-25T20:04:49.561-08:002012-02-25T20:04:49.561-08:00oh SNAP!oh SNAP!Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-53371452034280376882012-02-18T09:46:26.084-08:002012-02-18T09:46:26.084-08:00You have the sexiest working vocabulary of all the...You have the sexiest working vocabulary of all the boys. "Lush contretemps..." I'm still rolling that around in my mouthHot Damnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14501476755047989331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-57544438828046197442012-02-18T09:40:30.695-08:002012-02-18T09:40:30.695-08:00Authenticity is the key. Non-consensus realities, ...Authenticity is the key. Non-consensus realities, no matter how implausible, have that "ring of truth" to those who believe.Hot Damnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14501476755047989331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-48375944466849300872011-12-31T15:05:22.071-08:002011-12-31T15:05:22.071-08:00sweetums, I got us some tickets to Turandot. I hea...sweetums, I got us some tickets to Turandot. I hear it's going to be quite fresh and new.Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-87444616564133575252011-11-29T12:37:07.119-08:002011-11-29T12:37:07.119-08:00As a matter of fact, Candy and I did get together ...As a matter of fact, Candy and I did get together in Berlin to do a live performance of the letter. Not quite an opera, but there was some singing at least, and I did dress up in a boa and fishnets.Erling Woldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-45140469212288165912011-11-29T06:59:38.459-08:002011-11-29T06:59:38.459-08:00I think you should stage an opera using this lette...I think you should stage an opera using this letter as the plot.Anna L. Contihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636304182118944226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-34208817425991845812011-11-21T12:57:26.856-08:002011-11-21T12:57:26.856-08:00Yes, you are right, and no doubt about it, the hea...Yes, you are right, and no doubt about it, the heart and mind have to work together in performing and I think in composition too. I love those rhythms and they thrill my right and left brain equally.Erling Woldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-81250088334349531532011-11-21T12:38:25.482-08:002011-11-21T12:38:25.482-08:00Maybe this is a side comment. But, I think there&#...Maybe this is a side comment. But, I think there's a difference between composition and performance. When I was in Music 148, the African drumming group at Cal, all the really good drummers were either math, engineering, or hard science majors. My theory was that in order to correctly play those complex polyrhythms you needed to be able to both feel them (with the heart) and understand them (with the mind). Thus, a mathematical mind was a requisite just as much as a musical soul.<br /><br />Singers, and dancer though, didn't need the math brain quite so much. Just my observation.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376545591438584370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-80389551137864369472011-11-07T08:30:18.168-08:002011-11-07T08:30:18.168-08:00Thanks for the link. It's wonderful to have a ...Thanks for the link. It's wonderful to have a metaphor that allows one to approach the blank page, and whatever approach one takes to their musical adventure is fine with me. Whether it is a Truth is another question however. As you mention, a balcony that falls is a clear failure, but fortunately there is no such clarity of judgement in music. How does one test a musical theory? If this were science, it would be simple: (1) formulate the theory clearly, (2) make predictions from it, (3) test those predictions. In music, it's hard to follow any of those steps, and if #3 is something like "does it sound good?" or "do people like it?", we are quickly in hopelessly subjective waters. A good #3 is of course "do i like it?" in which case we are all happy.Erling Woldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-86906783744634821902011-11-07T07:38:18.594-08:002011-11-07T07:38:18.594-08:00Interesting, but have you read my article: ...Interesting, but have you read my article: http://21st-centurymusic.blogspot.com/2011/04/comment-cantilever-of-chords-lisa-scola.htmllisa scola prosekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854319406808634415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-56212802961636259302011-11-07T06:05:09.011-08:002011-11-07T06:05:09.011-08:00An enjoyable, lozengy post. This could only be imp...An enjoyable, lozengy post. This could only be improved by a setting of burnt orange and signage in Esperanto.zmjezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385280690029602212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-20014804454788847252011-11-06T20:18:23.301-08:002011-11-06T20:18:23.301-08:00it all adds up to me xxxxit all adds up to me xxxxLynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-51613731996343739412011-08-25T06:04:23.380-07:002011-08-25T06:04:23.380-07:00Last year's winners? http://www.youtube.com/w...Last year's winners? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpJ6anurfuwjschrempphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303671071613779780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-67911945832565311692011-08-24T13:08:19.538-07:002011-08-24T13:08:19.538-07:00"And now is the time on Sprockets when we dan..."And now is the time on Sprockets when we dance."Amanda Moodyhttp://www.amandamoody.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517691985116316200.post-1881010016888476832011-08-24T00:01:50.881-07:002011-08-24T00:01:50.881-07:00pure genius. i can't wait to see the movie.pure genius. i can't wait to see the movie.Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.com