At 11:53 AM -0400 7/10/02, Tim Thompson wrote:
>On Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 08:30 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote:
>>However, a much more serious point here IMO is to use MIDI playback as
>>the main "tool" for composition to live musicians. Many books of old
>>masters tell you to learn to "hear" t
On Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 08:30 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote:
> However, a much more serious point here IMO is to use MIDI playback as
> the main "tool" for composition to live musicians. Many books of old
> masters tell you to learn to "hear" the printed score in the head,
> without
> the a
At 09:44 AM 07/10/02, gj.berg wrote:
>Perhaps a few worthy composers wrote without piano but the ones I most admire
>(and most of all - love) all wrote with piano -- even the deaf ones!
>
>To me, the idea of writing out of your head is a hoary tale told to gullible
>young recruits.
Jari has
On 10 Jul 2002, at 14:30, Jari Williamsson wrote:
> Will accurate MIDI playback make you a better composer?
This is a red herring.
No one is claiming any such thing.
Reducing the amount of time it takes to get a basic MIDI performance out
of Finale would simply reduce the amount of time it ta
gj.berg writes:
> You are entirely and completely wrong in your assessments and assumptions.
>
> Next you will assert that improvisation is best done in the head.
>
> Perhaps a few worthy composers wrote without piano but the ones I most admire
> (and most of all - love) all wrote with piano --
Oh Jari don't start this. I knew this topic was heading this way but by you? A
noted wise man of the list!
I want you to know that this topic just took over the board - :)
You are entirely and completely wrong in your assessments and assumptions.
Next you will assert that improvisation is bes
Colin Broom writes:
> > A crescendo in less than 5 minutes and 3 swear words?
>
> TGTools. Go. Done in less than half a minute.
>
> Or use the MIDI tool, scale either velocities or volume, depending on the
> desired effect. Not that hard, and achieved equally quickly.
The point of this whol
