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Forum: Classical 06-03-2015, 04:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,620
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Western tonal music uses alternating dissonance...

Western tonal music uses alternating dissonance and consonance to create forward motion. There are certain chords in the Chopin prelude that are dissonant, but they are counterbalanced with consonant...
Forum: Talk Instruments 05-01-2015, 02:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 825
Posted By Quality Cucumber
I bought my MiniBrute, the MicroBrute's big...

I bought my MiniBrute, the MicroBrute's big brother, for $350. It's a beast. However, you gotta know what you're getting into: both the Mini and the Micro are analog mono synths. They have MIDI...
Forum: Talk Instruments 04-28-2015, 01:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,526
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Fourths, not fifths.

Fourths, not fifths.
Forum: Classical 04-24-2015, 03:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,175
Posted By Quality Cucumber
33veränderungen, you probably heard two different...

33veränderungen, you probably heard two different performances of the same piece. Unlike in pop music, classical and folk music are constantly being reinterpreted, so you will be able to find many,...
Forum: Talk Instruments 04-23-2015, 12:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,526
Posted By Quality Cucumber
In common parlance, a pitch is higher if it is...

In common parlance, a pitch is higher if it is more cycles per second (measured in Hertz) than another. Therefore, 256Hz is higher than 100Hz. A higher pitched string is typically thinner, to deal...
Forum: Classical 04-12-2015, 05:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,732
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Listen to Wagner. It doesn't get much more epic...

Listen to Wagner. It doesn't get much more epic than sixteen hours of opera about Norse gods and giants killing each other over a cursed gold ring, inevitably leading to the destruction of Valhalla....
Forum: Classical 04-08-2015, 10:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,323
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Your vision and self-motivation are admirable....

Your vision and self-motivation are admirable. Conservatory would be good for somebody like you. You could also look into taking private lessons with somebody on the guitar faculty at the...
Forum: Media 03-30-2015, 02:07 PM
Replies: 13,099
Views: 840,285
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Currently playing Final Fantasy 1 and Final...

Currently playing Final Fantasy 1 and Final Fantasy 7. I'm attempting to play all of the Final Fantasy games up to 10, because I never really got the hype. I've already completed 8 (which, in my...
Forum: Stereo & Production Equipment 03-28-2015, 11:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,086
Posted By Quality Cucumber
I've seen players using iPads to read a PDF of...

I've seen players using iPads to read a PDF of the sheet music, but nothing like what you're talking about. I think that players might get upset if the conductor starts flipping pages for them....
Forum: Classical 03-28-2015, 06:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,116
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Almost forgot. Johannes Kreidler's work deals...

Almost forgot. Johannes Kreidler's work deals with current issues. For example...

Outsourcing:

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Copyright law in the digital age:

Product Placements
Forum: Classical 03-28-2015, 09:52 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,116
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Mario Davidovsky - Synchronism No.6 mgoVblsK3SA...

Mario Davidovsky - Synchronism No.6
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Béla Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin
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^ Perhaps a bit dated now. This was written between 1918 and 1924. The hustle and bustle at...
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-20-2015, 10:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,121
Posted By Quality Cucumber
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Forum: Prog & Psychedelic Rock 03-20-2015, 03:24 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 699
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Bachdenkel - Lemmings

A really cool psychedelic album.

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Forum: Talk Instruments 03-19-2015, 03:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,928
Posted By Quality Cucumber
That's the question, huh? Composition is not an...

That's the question, huh? Composition is not an easy thing to do, nor is there one single way to approach it. Some people do melody first and then write the harmony, some people write the harmony and...
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-18-2015, 05:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 553
Posted By Quality Cucumber
The four triads: Major, minor, diminished,...

The four triads: Major, minor, diminished, augmented.

The seventh chords: Major seventh, dominant seventh, minor seventh, half diminished seventh, fully diminished seventh, and the weird ones,...
Forum: Introductions 03-18-2015, 01:49 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,762
Posted By Quality Cucumber
That explains it.

That explains it.
Forum: Introductions 03-18-2015, 09:58 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,762
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Welcome. I think you'll enjoy this forum. You...

Welcome. I think you'll enjoy this forum. You sound like an eclectic dude, Mr. Sir. Your English could put some of my English monoglot friends to shame. What is your native language?
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 03-16-2015, 05:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,375
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Selda Bağcan

Discovered this Turkish singer not too long ago. She did a bunch of political songs in the 70's, was imprisoned by the Turkish government in the 80's. Interesting stuff.

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Forum: Classical 03-13-2015, 05:57 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,564
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Hamelin playing Alkan. :hphones: s9RthqXGZmU...

Hamelin playing Alkan. :hphones:

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Beautiful composition, too.

Speaking of Marc-André Hamelin, Circus Galop would be up there if it was written for people to play.

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Forum: Talk Instruments 03-13-2015, 03:32 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,928
Posted By Quality Cucumber
I'll point you toward this book for your theory...

I'll point you toward this book for your theory needs, because it is cheap, practical, and relatively easy to understand: Hal Leonard Pocket Music Theory: A Comprehensive and Convenient Source for...
Forum: Media 03-02-2015, 07:21 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,514
Posted By Quality Cucumber
I met David Decoteau at a convention in January....

I met David Decoteau at a convention in January. Really nice guy, and he takes care of his talent from what I could see. He claims to have made A Talking Cat!?! as a joke (Quoth Mr. Decoteau as we...
Forum: Classical 03-02-2015, 02:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,175
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Nobody said it was going to be easy. :cool: ...

Nobody said it was going to be easy. :cool:

Fugues are generally challenging, and Beethoven's Große Fuge is definitely in the category of "freakshow" fugues. Sharing that distinction are the...
Forum: The Lounge 03-02-2015, 02:43 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 4,289
Posted By Quality Cucumber
Group cohesion and exclusivity is one of the...

Group cohesion and exclusivity is one of the anthropological functions of music. If the forumgoers here weren't snobs, I'd say they were doing it wrong.
Forum: Prog & Psychedelic Rock 03-02-2015, 02:37 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,376
Posted By Quality Cucumber
18. Hatfield And The North - The Rotters' Club ...

18. Hatfield And The North - The Rotters' Club

http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/147/cover_53786122009.jpg

Top notch Canterbury scene prog. As with many Canterbury...
Forum: Media 03-01-2015, 03:07 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,514
Posted By Quality Cucumber
I spent all of last year working my way through...

I spent all of last year working my way through the filmography of David Decoteau (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0213983/). By chance, I purchased A Talking Cat!?! on DVD from a Blockbuster during a...
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