Re: [abcusers] [OT] The Scottish schottische

2004-08-16 Thread Frank Nordberg
/ A must for anybody insterested in Scottish traditional music. Cheers Frank Nordberg To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] [OT] The Scottish schottische

2004-07-30 Thread Frank Nordberg
the dance at some point make it to its assumed home country? Or does the schottische actually have some genuine roots in the highlands? And since I'm bothering you all anyway: is there any difference between a strathspey and a highland reel? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http

Re: [abcusers] somebody on this list has a virus

2004-03-30 Thread Frank Nordberg
protection that came with your computer or with your internet subscription. Go out and get something more effective (and possibly something that doesn't slow your computer down to a crawl as well. ;-) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.tablatvre.com http://www.mandolin-player.com

[abcusers] DCU

2004-03-19 Thread Frank Nordberg
Does anybody know what happened to the DCU (Dublin City University) Tradtitional Music Soceiety web site? There used to be a nice collection of abc tunes and abc resources there, but now it's just an empty front page. :-( Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.tablatvre.com http

Re: [abcusers] DCU

2004-03-19 Thread Frank Nordberg
on the format it was in, try archive.org - this can be *very* handy for finding ex-web pages. Only thing is, it doesn't cope very well with scripted sites, like, say, JC's tune finder. Cheers, Calum On Friday 19 March 2004 09:40, Frank Nordberg wrote: Does anybody know what happened to the DCU

Re: [abcusers] Blow, blow, thou winter wind

2004-02-18 Thread Frank Nordberg
Steve Mansfield wrote: Come to the open air theatre season at Gawsworth Hall near Macclesfield, England, 22-26th June, to find out what we come up with :-) Would love to, but I guess a trip corss the NOrth Sea is out of question for me this year. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http

Re: [abcusers] Blow, blow, thou winter wind

2004-02-17 Thread Frank Nordberg
when objetivity was a virtue virtually unkown among musicologists, but Naylor was unique - with a understanding and *respect* for his sources decades ahead of his contemporaries. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.irish-banjo.com http://www.blues-banjo.com To subscribe

Re: [abcusers] name that mazurka

2004-01-08 Thread Frank Nordberg
at a school where I used to work. X:1 T:A Donegal mazurka C:anon. O:Ireland A:Ulster?? R:Mazurka M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=190 K:G D GA|:GB2BA GE|GDB, D2DD|CECE2EE|GDB, DD GA| GB2BA GE|GDB,D2DD|DE2F2D2|GG2GSD GA:| |:GB2B2dB|D7cBc2DF|D7A2A2dc|GBG BD GA| GB2B2dB|D7cBc2DF|D7A2Ad cA|[1GG2GSD GA:|[2GG2G|] Frank

Re: [abcusers] abcm2ps questions

2004-01-02 Thread Frank Nordberg
Cheers Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.irish-banjo.com http://wwwblues-banjo.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] abcm2ps questions

2004-01-02 Thread Frank Nordberg
this discussion has led me to the conclusion that I'm not gonna waste more time on that anymore. From now on all PDF files produced for Musica Viva will be optimalized for A4 prints. If users want to print on some local/personal paper size, it's their problem, not mine.) Frank Nordberg http

Re: [abcusers] Drone notes

2003-10-25 Thread Frank Nordberg
on a single staff. Here's an example how you can do it with BarFly. Maybe some abcm2ps user here can give the syntax for abcm2ps. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com X:4249 T:Ungarescha C:anon. O:Hungary/Italy B:Giorgio Mainerio: Il primo libro de balli (1578) N:Repeats written out in full

Re: [abcusers] ABC sites

2003-10-17 Thread Frank Nordberg
Forgeot Eric wrote: I've updated the Free Sheet Music Directory /.../ Did I miss any? I have a small website with a few (500) hometranscribed tunes : http://anamnese.online.fr/abc/ Sorry Eric. Your site already is listed in the directory, but only in the traditional music categories. I'll

Re: [abcusers] ABC to HTML viewer

2003-10-13 Thread Frank Nordberg
Great work, Norman, I've added it to the ABC applicatins database (http://www.musicaviva.com/abc/abcapp/index.tpl - in case somebody' forgot ;-) Keep up the good work! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.tablatvre.com Norman Schmidt wrote: Hi everyone, After not finding

Re: [abcusers] Re: Tune identification

2003-10-13 Thread Frank Nordberg
from somewhere - don't remember who). Let's if anybody in the audience can manage to stay seated through that combo ;-) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.irish-banjo.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] ABC sites

2003-10-12 Thread Frank Nordberg
I've updated the Free Sheet Music Directory ( http://www.musicaviva-com/fsmd/index.tpl ) with a number of new sites. The ABC category now includes 153(!) sites. Did I miss any? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com The ABC sites listed in the free sheet music directory are: http

Re: [abcusers] Tune identification

2003-10-12 Thread Frank Nordberg
Thanks Richard and David! And thanks to those who replied offlist (I assume they don't want their names mentioned here) Frank http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.blues-banjo.com http://www.tablatvre.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] ABC sites

2003-10-12 Thread Frank Nordberg
Steve Mansfield wrote: Still going strong, but now at http://www.lesession.co.uk Aargh! I was *sure* I had remembered to update that URL. Sorry Steve! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.blues-banjo.com http://www.tablatvre.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser

[abcusers] Tune identification

2003-10-11 Thread Frank Nordberg
Can anybody help me identifying this tune? I'm pretty sure I *should* know it, but can't place it! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com X:1 T:? C:? O:? R:Polka? M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=180 K:G G.G.B.G.B .G.B c/B/A/G/|D7.F.A.F.A .F.A d/c/B/A/|\ G.G.B.G.B .G.B d3/B/|Cc/B/A/G/ D7FA/c/ GB.GG2:| |:Ggf/e

Re: [abcusers] abc for Pocket PC

2003-09-08 Thread Frank Nordberg
and informing list Derek! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] Abc notes, midi note numbers and midi percussion sounds

2003-09-01 Thread Frank Nordberg
I thought this might come handy to some. I've just added a table of corresponding midi note numbers, standard note names, abc note names and General Midi percussion sounds to Musica Viva at: http://www.musicaviva.com/midi/midinotes.tpl Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe

Re: [abcusers] ABC as Tablature

2003-08-21 Thread Frank Nordberg
Forgeot Eric wrote: Hello, it's nice to see here posts related to music only :) Do abcusers know also about Wayne Cripps' tab program ? I've noticed it, but since it's not cross-platform compatible, it's pretty useless as a *standard* format. Nice idea, though. Frank Nordberg http

Re: [abcusers] ABC as Tablature

2003-08-21 Thread Frank Nordberg
tweaking. So sorry, Eric. Although I suppose many of the programmers here will disagree, I wouldn't say an application is available for the average user unless there is a ready-made and *tested* version of it for the OS he/she is using. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe

Re: [abcusers] ABC as Tablature

2003-08-21 Thread Frank Nordberg
I. Oppenheim wrote: You claimed in your first e-mail that the application in question wasn't portable, No, I didn't. I said the format (not the application) wasn't cross-platform compatible. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http

Re: [abcusers] ABC as Tablature; being my entry in the ObfuscatedABC Contest

2003-08-16 Thread Frank Nordberg
Jack Campin wrote: I have been trying to transcribe a rather obscure, and as far as I know never-before-transcribed, piece of tablature from a Scottish manuscript of about 1680. Always trust Jack to come up with good an unusual music - and interesting challenges :) The MS gives no clue as

Re: [abcusers] ABC as Tablature; being my entry in the ObfuscatedABC Contest

2003-08-16 Thread Frank Nordberg
not trying to make a new system for tablature in abc that is incompatible with the already existing abctab! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] ABC as Tablature; being my entry in the ObfuscatedABC Contest

2003-08-16 Thread Frank Nordberg
that period? Or does anybody have a different solution to the problem? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] Tune identification

2003-08-16 Thread Frank Nordberg
Here's a passage Steeleye Span used as an interlude to All around my hat. Does anybody know if it's based on some old tune, or is it something they wrote themselves? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com X:1 T:? R:Jig? M:6/8 L:1/8 K:C FC2F {G}FEF|CGEE EDE|FFEF AFA|Fced cdB| CGcc {d}cBc|GdBB

Re: [abcusers] abcm2ps and 'extras'

2003-07-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
be generally useful, since I gather that these also occur as tremolo markers in string music. Yes, and they're also used as trill/mordent symbols in early music. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] abc 2.0 and abctab

2003-07-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
/ Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread Frank Nordberg
. --- Is there any problems with notation like [BAD]4 ? If not, I think it should be included in abc 2.0. It's much easier for a human both to read and write than [B4A4D4] - which should be kept just for the sake of backwards compatibility. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com

Re: [abcusers] Version 2.0.0 voice overlay and lyrics

2003-07-24 Thread Frank Nordberg
widely separated chords and a fast repeated drone note in the middle. Only - well the body part *he* specified for the middle note was not the nose... Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] New standard(s)

2003-07-21 Thread Frank Nordberg
Bernard Hill wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Frank Nordberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes John Chambers wrote: ©: 1998 Joe Smith ... But some people might have problems figuring out how to type this. On many linux and *BSD systems, you can get the copyright symbol with the ALT-) (or ALT

Re: [abcusers] New standard(s)

2003-07-21 Thread Frank Nordberg
and for wind instrument manufacturers who have to make special models for the US market. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] abc2win vs. ABC...

2003-07-20 Thread Frank Nordberg
such antiqus safely stored in our parents' house five hundred miles from present location: You don't happen to have a web reference, do you? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] New standard(s)

2003-07-20 Thread Frank Nordberg
shouldn't it? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Re: ABC sects

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Nordberg
. You'd better take this up with Frank Nordberg who says ... And I stand by what I said. One programmer/developer team should not be allowed to alter or redefine established standards according to their whims by brute force alone. It's a somewhat different question when we're talking about

Re: [abcusers] Re: ABC sects

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Nordberg
C:Arthur Smith T:C K:C 1/8CCEE GGaa|ccaa GGEE|CCEE GGaa|bhhaa GGEE| FFaa ccdd|beedd ccaa|CCEE GGaa|bhhaa GGEE| GGhh ddee|ffee ddhh|CCEE GGaa|bhhaa GGEE|] Cheers! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Re: %%ABC 2.0 identifier

2003-07-18 Thread Frank Nordberg
much in conflict with the need for simplicity. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] abc2win vs. ABC...

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Nordberg
for transcribing one of those books into ABC: abc2ps *did* in fact have some serious problems with some of the O'Neill 1001 tunes. I don't remember the details, though. Might have been some generic ABC problems, not related to abc2ps at all. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe

Re: [abcusers] ABC sects

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Nordberg
point here is that BarFly has many of the same special features as abc2ps/abcm2ps/midiabc, only it uses different syntaxes. Any programmers here that feel the call to create a nice little conversion program/script for the benefit of the world at large? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com

Re: [abcusers] Re: ABC sects

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Nordberg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank Nordberg wrote - An important point here is that BarFly has many of the same special features as abc2ps/abcm2ps/midiabc, only it uses different syntaxes. Any programmers here that feel the call to create a nice little conversion program/script for the benefit

Re: [abcusers] Re: My point of view on the abc standard

2003-07-04 Thread Frank Nordberg
for doing thing the way they do. ;-) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Free notation program for Windows - let's write it...

2003-07-04 Thread Frank Nordberg
, and the minutest technical details, he summed it all up with these immortal words: Remember, everything we do, we do for the ladies! Cheers Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Free notation program for Windows - let's write it...

2003-07-04 Thread Frank Nordberg
Bernard Hill wrote: ... Why are there no professional musicians who perform without being paid for it? Hey, I'm a professional musician, and I *do* perform without being paid for it quite a lot, and so do all the collegues I know! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe

[abcusers] Abc Applications again

2003-07-01 Thread Frank Nordberg
Just wanted to let you know that the ABC applications database is now updated (or will be in a few minutes at least - uploading as I write this). It's two days later than I originally planned. The reason is that I decided I wanted the update as a Today's Feature at Musica Viva, and July 2nd

Re: [abcusers] Accented characters in lyrics (abc2ps)

2003-06-30 Thread Frank Nordberg
://www.musicaviva.com/abc/abcyclopedia/index.tpl and select S and then Special characters) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Musicians and techies

2003-01-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
as damage, and routes around it. I think it can be updated to say The Internet treats abusive copyrights as damage, and routes around it. In this particular case there's no difference whatsoever between censorship and abusive copyrights. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe

Re: [abcusers] Newbie Questions

2002-12-27 Thread Frank Nordberg
belated christmas gift: http://home.online.no/~frnordbe/bb-blackbird-bb/ (Sorry about the messy fonts, I never intended my big band arrangements to be distributed digitally at all.) And, oh yes, a challenge: Can anybody come up with a good abc transcription of this arrangement? Cheers Frank

Re: [abcusers] music copyrights

2002-12-27 Thread Frank Nordberg
Masterpieces of Piano Music, first published in 1918 and still in print today. (Well, that partcular site is actually illegal, but only because they're located in the USA.) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com

Re: [abcusers] Lead Sheets and Copyrights

2002-12-27 Thread Frank Nordberg
for that particular performer. Wooaa! Special arrangements - that'd be even *more* illegal than plain reproductions! Surely *no* responsible musician would ever even think of doing anything like that! ;-) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser

Re: [abcusers] Can anyone help!

2002-12-12 Thread Frank Nordberg
to check what I'm doing. Is that possible with the .ps arrangement? Nope. That's the major shortcoming of this whole abc2ps scheme. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Violin duet

2002-11-29 Thread Frank Nordberg
clean-up), so most of the process is quite a mystery to me. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] Drunken sailor

2002-11-28 Thread Frank Nordberg
Just wanted to let you know that the Drunken sailor arrangement I posted parts of here at abcusers is now up at Folkband: http://www-musicaviva.com/ensemble/folkband/list.tpl?mode=oneill-1001no=21 There's also a midi of the violin duet version at:

Re: [abcusers] Drunken sailor

2002-11-28 Thread Frank Nordberg
Corrected URLs: http://www.musicaviva.com/ensemble/folkband/list.tpl?mode=oneill-1001no=21 and: http://www.musicaviva.com/midi/files/ireland/drunken-sailor-2vln.mid (although you probably all guessed that) Frank Frank Nordberg wrote: Just wanted to let you know that the Drunken sailor

[abcusers] Folkband (and the rebirth of Musica Viva)

2002-11-22 Thread Frank Nordberg
hand, *all* midi files sound lousy with QuickTime 6, so it might not be an important issue. Enjoy! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Folkband (and the rebirth of Musica Viva)

2002-11-22 Thread Frank Nordberg
. Unortunately, with QuickTime 5 Apple blew it big time :-( (And congratulations on Musica Viva's survival too!) Thanks :-) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] Musica Viva, latest news (Was: Goodbye)

2002-11-20 Thread Frank Nordberg
a domain name in Europe: Whatever you do, dON't USE Active ISP!!! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Goodbye

2002-11-20 Thread Frank Nordberg
back for good whether I want it or not ;-) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] Goodbye

2002-11-19 Thread Frank Nordberg
at the moment. ;-) So please respect my right to be grumpy, anti-social, selfish and bitter. So long! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Goodbye

2002-11-19 Thread Frank Nordberg
Frank Nordberg wrote: ... No, the site isn't dead yet. I haven't even given up all hope to save it! But realistically, saving Musica Viva would take a miracle ... Woops, seems things things happened faster than I thought. Musica Viva is now history. Sorry folks, that's all Good bye

Re: [abcusers] Goodbye

2002-11-19 Thread Frank Nordberg
: Speaking as a rank amateur, i.e. not a programmer (!), may I just send a thank you to Frank Nordberg for allowing me the pleasure of visiting his Musica Viva site many times over this last year or so. I got many useful links ... Well... The Free Sheet Music Directory is one of the main reasons why

Re: [abcusers] Goodbye

2002-11-19 Thread Frank Nordberg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank- I have learned a great deal from you in your posts and your answers to my questions, and spent many hours poking around musicaviva.com. Whatever is happening in your life, I hope it works out for the best for you. But one question: Does this Goodbye also

Re: [abcusers] Multiple Cords for 1 note

2002-11-18 Thread Frank Nordberg
you want. Crude, but it works. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] Welcome

2002-11-14 Thread Frank Nordberg
always lovely, and usually pretty unusual. +Avoid discussing Norwegian traditional music with Eric, he already knows far too much about that topic ;-) Cheers Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] abc's of old-time, country, texas swing andbluegrass

2002-11-05 Thread Frank Nordberg
\R.J.Peach (personal mail)\ wrote: On 04 Nov 02 5:52 am, Frank Nordberg wrote: Jack Campin wrote: This probably isn't good netiquette, but try: http://www.musicaviva.com/test/reed.html with some bulk downloading program (such as Interarchy). One warning, though, the tif files

Re: [abcusers] abc's of old-time, country, texas swing andbluegrass

2002-11-03 Thread Frank Nordberg
Jack Campin wrote: I was wondering if anyone knows of collections of ABC's online that contain a large number of bluegrass, old-time, texas swing and country fiddling? I don't think there are any. I would have liked to do ABCs of the Henry Reed stuff at the Library of Congress but

Re: [abcusers] The symbol and abc2midi

2002-11-03 Thread Frank Nordberg
. Something else I'm going to fix soon... Great, as long as you remember not to throw the baby out with the bathwater! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] The symbol and abc2midi

2002-11-02 Thread Frank Nordberg
notation. I think somebody mentioned a way around this some time ago. Does anybody remember how it was done? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] The symbol and abc2midi

2002-11-02 Thread Frank Nordberg
Laura Conrad wrote: ... I've been just inserting: %%MIDI ratio 3 1 into all my files. ... Thanks, Laura, you're an angel! Frank To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Four-stringed banjos (was: Music Notation)

2002-11-01 Thread Frank Nordberg
of my left hand! Yeah, I've noticed that too. But it's OK - I really need some left hand exercise anyway. ;-) Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Music Notation

2002-10-30 Thread Frank Nordberg
Gerry McCartney wrote: ... Say, in 6/8 time you've written the staff notes of the first three notes as abc with the text A B C after each note. ... You have to put them *before* not after each note! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser

Re: [abcusers] Over the rainbow

2002-10-27 Thread Frank Nordberg
Toni Schilling wrote: Don't you think it's time to change the subject-line of this thread? Definitely not! Discussions at abcusers always turn out this way, and finally we have found a subject-line that covers all bases! ;-) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [abcusers] Over the rainbow

2002-10-23 Thread Frank Nordberg
know what kind of weird badly-programmed application people will try to run it through. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] two tunes wanted

2002-10-18 Thread Frank Nordberg
.%20Jokes/A%20Viola%20Audition.html Seem I've mislaid my jazz fake book, so I can't help you much, but at least there are plenty of midis of the tune out there. Try this for a start: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22over+the+rainbow%22+midihl=en Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com

[abcusers] Windows CE

2002-09-28 Thread Frank Nordberg
I just go this email from a MUsica Viva visitor: ... Can you help me? Is there an ABC program out there which runs on Windows CE for Pocket PC? I see there is a Palm version, but is there anything for us Compaq Ipaq users? ... Does anybody here have any sugestions? Frank Nordberg

Re: [abcusers] ABC on a PDA

2002-07-06 Thread Frank Nordberg
Phil Taylor wrote: Tim Riley wrote: I've been pounding La Primavera through the latest version of abcm2ps (3.0.17) and came across a few errors with the .abc file (the biggest one: measure 76 is repeated in the lower four voices) and changed it to take advantage of the !ornament! syntax

Re: [abcusers] Vivaldi's Primavera

2002-07-05 Thread Frank Nordberg
Guido Gonzato wrote: On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Frank Nordberg wrote: X:2572 T:La primavera T:Op. 8 no. 1 (Spring, from the Four seasons) C:Antonio Vivaldi amazing! How long did it take to transcribe it? Approximately as long as it takes for a Boeing 767 to get from Toronto

Re: [abcusers] Intergalactic naming conventions.

2002-07-03 Thread Frank Nordberg
: When I've been in Bodø and Nord-Norge in winter (Jul), I thought it was HEAVEN (or to be more correct, VALHALL) ! :) Drop me a line next time you're here, will you? Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] The (illegal) sounds of silence

2002-07-03 Thread Frank Nordberg
of Cage's 4'33 that's already online.) It's 4'11, John, not 4'33 ;-) Anyways, if Cage's publishers actually are suing people for this, maybe I should remove the tune from Musica Viva... Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http

Re: [abcusers] The (illegal) sounds of silence

2002-07-03 Thread Frank Nordberg
%http://www.musicaviva.com/abc/tunes/cage-john/4-11.abc %Posted Aug 9th 1999 at abcusers by Laurie Griffiths in an attempt to %introduce some serious music to the list. Proofread by Phil Taylor M:none Q:1/8=60 K:Abm z251|] Cheers Frank Nordberg To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser

Re: [abcusers] Some things never go away ...

2002-07-03 Thread Frank Nordberg
- and even worse - there's no way of knowing which Tex charcters any given abc application supports. Frank Nordberg To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Question about rhythm notation

2002-07-03 Thread Frank Nordberg
Cinema Display to edit it. For the historically interested: Antonio de Cabezón actually published his music in *harp tablature* - one line for every string on the harp. For some reason this notation practice never really caught on... Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe

Re: [abcusers] Renaissance fonts and Abc

2002-06-23 Thread Frank Nordberg
Forgeot Eric wrote: I've begun to make a true type font for renaissance music,... Great work, Eric. Any chance of a Mac version? I used to have a program for porting TrueType fonts between MAc and Windows, but it seems I've mislaid it. Frank Nordberg http://www,musicaviva.com To subscribe

Re: [abcusers] Archive (Otce Nash)

2002-06-18 Thread Frank Nordberg
it? Please do! Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Antialiasing

2002-06-16 Thread Frank Nordberg
, surrounded by text. Does this work for .ps, .eps or .pdf files with these browsers? No it doesn't. You can actually fake it using the FRAMESET function, but it's rarely a good idea. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com

Re: [abcusers] antialiasing and test on ps files

2002-06-15 Thread Frank Nordberg
problem. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] No serious matter, just music ;-)

2002-06-14 Thread Frank Nordberg
, there actually *are* barlines in the original this time ;-) Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com M:C| L:1/8 K:F V:1 z4 F2G2|A4 A4|B4 B4|A4 F4|G4 A4-|A4 G4| V:2 z4 D2E2|F4 F4-|F2D2 E4|C4 D4-|D2B,2 C4-|C2A,2 =B,4| V:3 A,6B,2|C4 D4|B,6G,2|A,8|D,4 E,4|F,4 D,4-| V:4 D,6G,2|F,6F,2

Re: [abcusers] Re: The F F (and F F2) problems

2002-06-01 Thread Frank Nordberg
Eric Galluzzo wrote: On Thu, 2002-05-30 at 16:11, Frank Nordberg wrote: I really wonder what the results from other abc applications are. For what it's worth, abcm2ps 2.10.9 (February 10, 2002) didn't have any problem with it apart from the global accidentals, which it gave one

[abcusers] ABC tune

2002-05-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com M:C L:1/16 Q:1/4=108 K:F V:1 FGAB cdef F2F2F2F2|FGAB cdef F2F2F2F2|cdef gabc' c2c2c2c2|cdef gabc' c2c2c2c2| V:2 FGAB cdef F2F2F2F2|FGAB cdef F2F2F2F2|CDEF GABc C2C2C2C2|CDEF GABc C2C2C2C2| V:3 FGAB cdef F2F2F2F2|FGAB cdef F2F2F2F2|CDEF GABc

Re: [abcusers] Re: The F F (and F F2) problems

2002-05-30 Thread Frank Nordberg
the tune's got some vague oriental feel and since it's supposed to comment on recent events at abcusers, I though maybe Turkish Spam would be better... Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

[abcusers] To tell the dancer from the dance

2002-05-25 Thread Frank Nordberg
and purely notational features? Frank Nordberg (wearing a really evil grin for the occasion) http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] To tell the dancer from the dance

2002-05-25 Thread Frank Nordberg
Laurie (ukonline) wrote: A difference between two pieces of notation is musically relevant if and only if it means they should sound different. (20 words) Nice one, Laurie :-) Except, I think it ought to be will sound different rather than should sound different, that is, what matters in

Re: [abcusers] what does THAT means ??

2002-05-24 Thread Frank Nordberg
of traditional music are concerned), it's still not one of the officially approved folk music regions of Norway, so you wouldn't expect to find the music in any standard collection. Cheers Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http

Re: [abcusers] Action against spam, was: KAMPANYALARINIZ iCiN, MUHTESEM KAMPANYA.!!-

2002-05-17 Thread Frank Nordberg
that only subscribers can post here. You certainly have my vote, Atte. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Important Notice about keeping your ICQ account active.

2002-03-24 Thread Frank Nordberg
to spam mailgroups... It's probably some other company trying to abuse a well known internet brand. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] another mystery tune, Norwegian this time

2002-03-06 Thread Frank Nordberg
it for Musica Viva a few months ago: X:3313 T:Finska polkan T:The Finnish polka C:anon. O:Sweden? R:Polka Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com M:2/4 L:1/16 K:F F.c2.c2 .c2.c2|F.c2(=Bc .d2).c2|F.A2.A2 .A2.A2|F.A2(^GA .B2).A2| C7(G2C2) EGCE|G(G2C2) EGCE|C7(GECE A2)(CE|FG2)F2 F2 z2

Re: [abcusers] chords for O'Neill?

2002-03-06 Thread Frank Nordberg
John Chambers wrote: Yeah, but what I want to know is when the SvenskaLåtarProject will get underway. Hey, Frank; whaddaya think? (I do have copies of a few of the books. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be the right person to type in the text, just the tunes.) Count me out. I'm Norwegian

Re: [abcusers] Re: OT: hornpipes

2002-03-01 Thread Frank Nordberg
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://wwwmusicavivacom N:Slightly simplified version M:C L:1/4 K:D Dfe fAe|Bmde dAc|GBDA GBAc|Dd3z:| |:Dfa fa|Dfa/g/ f2|Ceg eg|Ced/=c/ GBA^c| DdAFA dAFA|GBDA GBAc|Dd3z:| Frank http://wwwmusicavivacom To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http

Re: [abcusers] Re: OT: hornpipes

2002-03-01 Thread Frank Nordberg
John Chambers wrote (about shottish): the constant footwork of: step-step-step-hop, step-step-step-hop, step-hop-step-hop, step-hop-step-hop Hmmm Can anybody tell the difference between a shottish and a Norwegian reinlender then? Frank http://wwwmusicavivacom To

Re: [abcusers] Re: Folkband

2002-03-01 Thread Frank Nordberg
Laurie Griffiths wrote: Frank asked A rant? Is there actually a dance called that??? (Reminds me of what Shakespeare says about the branle, btw) And what did Shakespeare say about the branle? (I know that one meaning of the French verb branler is not polite to mention here) Twelfth

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