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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:56:38 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@crl.com>
Subject: Mandy again...
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comI was just listening to Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion 25th
Anniversary Collection" on tape, and discovered the the fourth tape of the
set is entirely music from past shows. A couple of the tracks are *really
nice* old time jazz with lots of bass sax (played by Vince Giordano). One
is "Oh Sister, Ain't That Hot", and the other is "Mandy, Make Up Your
Mind". Yes, done on bass sax rather than sarrusophone, but still a great
piece. The show that aired Mandy is also available on the web (RealAudio
clips) at http://www.phc.mpr.org/performances/19990213/ (scroll down to
time 149:33 for that cut).Enjoy!
Grant
Grant Green
gdgreen@contrabass.com
http://www.contrabass.com
Just filling in on sarrusophone.......
---------------------------------------------------------Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:39:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: bj914@scn.org (John Micheal Bush)
Subject: Re: [Contra digest]
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com> Now, I'm not telling you what to do. Really, anything could be done
>music wise, and you could use African and Asian instruments in an
>orchestra. But the suggestion to disregard Western instruments and
>comprise our "Perfect Orchestra" is absurd, ludicrous, and illogical.
>That is because we on this list do not know so much about African and
>Asian instruments, and we don't know the respective sizes and
>categories of the instruments.I just happened to notice, y'know. I was wondering, firstly, if anyone
knows of anyone using a few Asian instruments in an orchestral work, sort
a "Ravi Shankar with the Symphony" sort of idea. And as everyone was
attempting practically every possible sort of sound covered, the fact
there weren't one or two instruments from outside Europe (though the gong
is pretty Turkish) seemed rather odd. Taking the observation a small bit
further, I am inclined to ask if anyone on the list has more than cursory
training in any Asian or African instruments. Thank you for your time.john bush
--
Imperial Space Cowboy
But, good Lord, what do I care about the laws of nature and arithmetic if
I have my own reasons for disliking them, including the one about two and
two making four! - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground
---------------------------------------------------------From: RBobo123@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:10 EDT
Subject: Formula for Hertz?
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comDoes anyone know the formula for converting a musical note into hertz. I
know that A above middle C is 440 hertz, but i can't find the formula for it.
Thanks in advance.
---------------------------------------------------------From: jamoore@mindspring.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:49:33 -0700
Subject: Re: Formula for Hertz?
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comAt 04:32 PM 6/18/99 EDT, you wrote:
>Does anyone know the formula for converting a musical note into hertz. I
>know that A above middle C is 440 hertz, but i can't find the formula for it.
> Thanks in advance.
>
All the semitiones differ in our tuning system by a factor of (2)^(1/12).
For example, the semitone above 440 Hz A is 440*(2)^(1/12) = 466.16 Hz (Bb
or A#). Of course, the 440 Hz designation for A is arbitrary and differs in
Europe. Hope this helps.Jim
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From: RBobo123@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:29:54 EDT
Subject: Re: Formula for Hertz?
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comThanks a lot, that was exactly what i was looking for
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