andrew@inmet.UUCP (05/18/84)
#R:uwvax:-24700:inmet:23400004:177600:345 inmet!andrew May 16 15:43:00 1984 > Well, I will break off now, and go and listen to Pachibel's D MINOR > CANON or Vivaldi's SPRING to soothe myself. Please tell me where this D Minor Canon is available...I'm really getting tired of hearing the one in D Major! Is Pachibel any relation to Pachelbel? Andrew W. Rogers, Intermetrics ...{harpo|ihnp4|ima|esquire}!inmet!andrew
jlp@inmet.UUCP (05/23/84)
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inmet!jlp May 22 09:38:00 1984
For gospel music, Db is relatively easier to play in than C. When I first
started hacking at keyboards, I played only in C. This was great as long
as I was using only 1,4,5. Since most western music beyond ditties and the
most straight-laced hymns is more interesting than that, I had to start
using those black keys.
My grandmother, who is also an organist, mentioned once that Db was pretty easy
for her. My sister, who plays everything but strings, found Eb her easiest
keyboard key. Armed with new curiosity, and the problem that in the mid 70's NO
recorded gospel was pitched in C, I began to stretch out.
By the time I was pressed into serious service, my first choir was singing
primarily in Ab, Bb, Db, and G. I began picking up the Ab first, for technical
reasons. Bb soon followed, but then I was confronted with Db. I had to work
through years of fear about Db, reservations which proved to be unfounded.
At the same time that I became more familiar with it, though, gospel relied
more heavily on the use of 2 and 6 chords. Add that to 1, 4, 5, and you have
all black keys in Db. Voila! Simplicity in play was achieved.
The Organ Keyboard of
Jerryl Payne
{ihnp4,esquire,harpo}!inmet!jlpbenk@inmet.UUCP (06/22/84)
#R:ihuxn:-70100:inmet:23400013:177600:183 inmet!benk Jun 20 11:08:00 1984 Someone, a few responses back, said "Did music reach its apex in the ninteenth century?" -- or something like that. Close, but no cigar; it reached its apex in the *18th* century.
benk@inmet.UUCP (03/02/85)
For the first part of my follow-up:
Domenico Scarlatti was born on October 26, 1685.
Ben Krepp
{ihnp4,harpo,ima}!inmet!benktw@hpisla.UUCP (Tw Cook) (03/20/85)
I heartily agree with Paul in his recommendation of American Record Guide.
It is about the only such publication I've found that actually tries to give
honest reviews.
Tw Cook {hplabs, hp-pcd, hpfcla}!hpisla!tw or twc@hplabs.CSNET
(303) 667-5000x3724 HP Instrument Systems Lab, Loveland, COfritz@hpfclp.UUCP (fritz) (07/17/85)
> /***** hpfclp:net.music.clas / ucf-cs!notes / 9:14 pm Jul 6, 1985*/ > I am interested in getting your opinions about excellent recordings > of Beethoven's Ninth. I have purchased two in the past two years, > both on compact disc, that I consider very good, but I guess I'm > in search of perfection (which I need your help to define, since > my musical knowledge is about fifth grade level). The two I enjoy > are: > Cleveland Orchestra, Maazel, 1979, > ... > > New York Philharmonic, Mehta, 1983, > ... > > /*-----------/* I have not yet heard any 9th's on CD, but Fanfare gave VERY high marks to the following: Dresdener Philharmoniker, Kegel (Capriccio/ProArte 100 001-007) (Actually, they gushed over the entire cycle of symphonies. One major complaint was that they split the 9th over two discs!! Argh!) Berliner Philharmoniker, von Karajan (DG 410 987-2) I haven't heard this one yet, but plan to soon. Let us know of any particularly incredible performances you find! Gary Fritz Hewlett Packard Ft Collins, CO {ihnp4,hplabs}!hpfcla!fritz