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From: "Mats Öljare" <oljare@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: beats, barbershop quartets and organs
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 23:55:29 GMT
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com>The other day I heard a barbershop quartet practicing, and I heard beats,
>would it be possible to have the beats going in a certain frequency range as
>to sound an incredibly low note, or would it be to quiet to hear if they
>did?Sure it is.String players do that all the time.
>If you whistle and hum at the same time, which is quite possible, can
>you
>create beats and sound an insanely low note?I don´t know,i can´t whistle.
>Are there contrabass bagpipes?
Actually not,it´s a good idea but it´s problematic because of the amount of
air involved(especially if you´re going to add suitable sized drones,since i
suppose you want a low pitched chanter).>What is a rothophone?
Another kind of sarrusophone,with slightly wider/more conical bore i think.
>Does anyone have any orchestration tips, I made a bet with my friend
>that I
>could write a 100 part piece of chamber music called "The Senate."There´s no such things as orchestration,there´s just what every instrument
plays.Mats Öljare
Eskilstuna,Sweden
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---------------------------------------------------------From: Heliconman@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 19:29:47 EST
Subject: Re: beats, barbershop quartets and organs
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comIn a message dated 12/07/1999 2:14:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
John.Howell@vt.edu writes:<< Gurney Bell of the Sportsman Quartet (on the
Jack Benny radio and TV shows, for those old enough to remember) would warm
up vocalizing down to contra A so that when he hit his great C at the end
of "16 tons" it sounded like the middle of his range! >>Did Gurney also do a version of 16 Tons?! I'd love to hear that1 I've only
heard Tennessee Earny Ford's recording (one of my faves!) Another favorite
bass singer,
Thurl Ravenscroft sang bass for the Sportsmen for a while, including some
stuff with Jack Benny. Thurl is best known as the voice of Tony the Tiger and
he also worked for Disney, sang backup for Elvis, Rosemary Clooney, Jim
Nabors and others (as a member of the Mellowmen) as well as singing the song
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in the animated feature by Dr. Seuss. He also
did a number of commercials including Gillette's "Look Sharp" spots and that
famous line "but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee". Best I know, he still lives
in California. His version of Asleep in the Deep is a verrrrry low one! There
are a couple of websites on him to be found with lots of sound files.
---------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 05:01:01 +0000 (GMT)
From: Barrister@slavedriver.co.uk
Subject: Contrabass Singers
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comI believe that the Moscow Synagogue (the world's largest) boasts a full choir with contrabass singers which includes the lowest-pitched male singer alive, although I don't know his name.
Some Mozart piece, although I forget which one it is, requires a low D to be held, which is in the Guinness Book for the lowest note in any musical work sung by the human voice.
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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 00:15:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Contrabass Singers
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com
I believe that the Moscow Synagogue (the world's largest) boasts a full choir with contrabass singers which includes the lowest-pitched male singer alive, although I don't know his name.
Some Mozart piece, although I forget which one it is, requires a low D to be held, which is in the Guinness Book for the lowest note in any musical work sung by the human voice.
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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:58:26 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
Subject: Saxophones in China
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comThe following forwarded message is *for real*:
**********************************************************
The Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra have been invited by the China
Performing Arts Agency to organize a concert of 1000 saxophone
players on the Great Wall of China for the opening ceremonies of the
New Millennium Gala in Beijing. The New Millennium Gala will be a
major, month-long international arts festival. The idea is to have
two days of workshops and rehearsals and then the grand event. We
are aiming for around 500 Chinese sax players and 500 from the US and
other countries. The event will be broadcast live in China and the
internet and we plan to have a documentary film made of the event.So, when you think about it, the Great Wall event is coming right up.
We want to find out if we can get enough players from the US to make
the whole thing work. The cost estimate for each player is around
$1200 per person for a one week trip, depending slightly on your
departure point. The cost includes airfare and sharing a room with
one other person at a 4* hotel for 7 nights. If you want your own
room, the cost will be around $150-$200 extra. Good food is
inexpensive in Beijing and you can eat well for $10 to $20 per day.
You may also extend your trip if you wish to. The date of departure
from the US will be April 26 or 27, 2000. Workshops and rehearsals
will be on April 29 and 30, and the concert will be on May 1. Return
date can be flexible (and remember, if you leave Beijing on May 3rd
you will get home the same day!).If you might be interested, please fill out the form below and send
to Don Stevens <stevens@cruzio.com>. And please tell anyone you know
who might be interested (you can disseminate using "send again"
instead of "forward" to avoid extra typographical clutter).The more players we have, the more spectacular the event--and we hope
that players from a broad age span, from good high school players on
up, will apply. By the end of January we will tally the numbers and
see if we have critical mass. Our Prez is non-commital so far, but
will check his schedule.Also, let us know if you, your business or school might be willing to
sponsor scholarships for this trip.If you are a professional player and would like to participate as a
workshop leader, please let me know.Name____________________________
Address___________________________
City___________ State_____ Zip________
email address_________________________
Telephone___________________________
Age_______
Instrument__________________________
Playing Experience____________________
***********************************************************Anyone game?
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Grant Green gdgreen@contrabass.com
http://www.contrabass.com
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---------------------------------------------------------From: LeliaLoban@aol.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 17:41:47 EST
Subject: Re: beats, barbershop quartets and organs
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.com
John Howell wrote,
>Are you familiar with Charles Ives' music? Give every player something
>totally different to play, with each of them starting and stopping at
>random. Sounds like the Senate to me!!! (The percussionists should all
>have gavels, of course!)Grant Green wrote,
>>Oh, this I like! Woodwinds vs. brass makes a natural party division. Voice
votes are tuttis, in contrasting keys. And long solos should all be labeled
"filibuster"...>>Love it! Congress needs some staff people and lobbyists, too. How about
using the tubas and contrabass clarinets for the support staff people,
according to the natural party division as above, with organ for counsel to
the majority and bagpipes for counsel to the minority? Bull fiddles for
lobbyists, of course. Maybe violas could play the much-abused, overworked,
under-appreciated and of course *shapely* pages.Lelia
---------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:54:08 -0700
From: Grant Green <gdgreen@contrabass.com>
Subject: New CD...
Reply-To: contrabass@contrabass.comThe last SJWS + Nuclear Whales concert is now out on CD. Recorded
November 21, 1999 (while I was in Paris), it features Craig Bohmler's
"Elegy and Wild Ride", commissioned by the SJWS and featuring the
Nuclear Whales.The tracks are:
-Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Sousa)
-Pastorale (Clifton Williams)
+-Elegy and Wild Ride (Bohmler)
-Fete-Dieu a Seville (Albeniz, arr. Calliet)
-Carousel Waltz (Rogers)
*-Whaletown Strutter's Ball (Brooks)
*-Summer Time (Gershwin)
*-The Blue Danube Waltz (Straus)
*-Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie/Pinkard/Casey)
+-Sangoma (Springs)
-Dance of the Comedians (Smetana)
-76 Trombones (Willson, arr. Naohiro Iwai)("*" is NW alone, "+" is NW + SJWS)
The contrabass wasn't used on E&WR, but is well in evidence in
Sangoma and other works. Our concerts are all recorded digitally by
Johnson Digital Audio. We typically sell CDs at our concerts, but I
*think* we'll also ship, if anyone is interested. Contact me for
details.Enjoy!
Grant
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Grant Green gdgreen@contrabass.com
http://www.contrabass.com
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