[Finale] Augenmusik

2006-02-17 Thread Henry E. Howey
I believe most orchestral players consider more than three f's or p's to reside here. I once had the great pleasure of the company of the first trombone in the Vienna Philharmonic who was an actual Viennese. To call him phlegmatic was excessive. Mahler's dynamics were surely necessary to rouse such

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 16, 2006, at 11:22 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote: On Feb 16, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: If Bach had written his "Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring" today, he would have been credited as "arranged by..." and been eligible for no royalties at all unless the tune (the part with the

Re: [Finale] Dynamics [was: 8th = Q]

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 Andrew Stiller wrote: I like those symbols too. According to Grove Concise, Schoenberg called the first one "Hauptstimme" ("head voice"). A more accurate translation would be "Main voice". Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _

Re: [Finale] Dynamics [was: 8th = Q]

2006-02-17 Thread Chuck Israels
Thanks Johannes, for improving my meager understanding of German. Now I understand "Hauptbanhof" better too. Chuck On Feb 17, 2006, at 6:03 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 17.02.2006 Andrew Stiller wrote: I like those symbols too. According to Grove Concise, Schoenberg called the first o

Re: [Finale] Dynamics [was: 8th = Q]

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 Chuck Israels wrote: Thanks Johannes, for improving my meager understanding of German. Now I understand "Hauptbanhof" better too. That's a very interesting one: a lot of Hauptbahnhöfe are in fact also Kopfbahnhöfe, and that would indeed translate into "head station". (But it

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 16, 2006, at 3:46 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: But, on the other hand, I think we know that in Mozart's time, symphonies in certain keys in certain styles would often add trumpets and drums as a matter of performance practice, improvised by the performers reading from a bass line (Dwight B

[Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
If anyone has this at hand, could you let me know? Only the overture. Thanks, Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Dynamics [was: 8th = Q]

2006-02-17 Thread Chuck Israels
On Feb 17, 2006, at 7:57 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 17.02.2006 Chuck Israels wrote: Thanks Johannes, for improving my meager understanding of German. Now I understand "Hauptbanhof" better too. That's a very interesting one: a lot of Hauptbahnhöfe are in fact also Kopfbahnhöfe, and th

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Peter Lockwood
Overture: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in C, 2 bassoons 2 horns in E flat, 2 trumpets in A Timpani Gran Cassa Strings At 17:41 17/02/2006, you wrote: If anyone has this at hand, could you let me know? Only the overture. Thanks, Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Michael Cook
In my score (Dover reprint of old Ricordi) of the complete opera, the overture is: 1fl. + 1picc., 2, 2, 2 - 2, 2, 3 - Timpani, Gran Cassa - Str 'm pretty sure that there are other orchestrations, though, since the overture was originally written for "Aureliano in Palmira" and then used in "El

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Peter, thanks, that's great! Johannes On 17.02.2006 Peter Lockwood wrote: Overture: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in C, 2 bassoons 2 horns in E flat, 2 trumpets in A Timpani Gran Cassa Strings At 17:41 17/02/2006, you wrote: If anyone has this at hand, could you let me know? Only the over

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 Michael Cook wrote: In my score (Dover reprint of old Ricordi) of the complete opera, the overture is: 1fl. + 1picc., 2, 2, 2 - 2, 2, 3 - Timpani, Gran Cassa - Str Ah, now this is conflicting information. Are there 3 trombones, or are there not (this is important for me...).

Re: [Finale] Dynamics [was: 8th = Q]

2006-02-17 Thread Carl Dershem
Chuck Israels wrote: On Feb 17, 2006, at 7:57 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 17.02.2006 Chuck Israels wrote: Thanks Johannes, for improving my meager understanding of German. Now I understand "Hauptbanhof" better too. That's a very interesting one: a lot of Hauptbahnhöfe are in fact a

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Peter Lockwood
In the Zedda critical edition for Ricordi the piccolos do not play in the overture and Oboe 2 only plays in the Overture. At 18:08 17/02/2006, you wrote: In my score (Dover reprint of old Ricordi) of the complete opera, the overture is: 1fl. + 1picc., 2, 2, 2 - 2, 2, 3 - Timpani, Gran Cassa - St

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Peter Lockwood
No trombones in Ricordi critical edition (1969). 2 Trombe, yes, but that means trumpets... Peter At 18:27 17/02/2006, you wrote: On 17.02.2006 Michael Cook wrote: In my score (Dover reprint of old Ricordi) of the complete opera, the overture is: 1fl. + 1picc., 2, 2, 2 - 2, 2, 3 - Timpani, Gran Ca

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Michael Cook
It's quite probable that in the first performance of "Barbiere" there were no trombones in the overture, since they don't play in the rest of the opera. But concert performances of this overture often use trombones. The Eulenburg miniature score has the three trombones. It also has important rh

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 17 Feb 2006, at 11:12 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: He also claims that each out-of-tune note Dylan sings is an integral part of the work, What makes you think it isn't? Though I might have said "an integral part of that rendition," since, as you note, Bob does it differently each time.

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Raymond Horton
Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 17.02.2006 Michael Cook wrote: In my score (Dover reprint of old Ricordi) of the complete opera, the overture is: 1fl. + 1picc., 2, 2, 2 - 2, 2, 3 - Timpani, Gran Cassa - Str Ah, now this is conflicting information. Are there 3 trombones, or are there not (this

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Carl Dershem
Darcy James Argue wrote: >> He also claims that each out-of-tune note Dylan sings is an integral part of the work, What makes you think it isn't? Though I might have said "an integral part of that rendition," since, as you note, Bob does it differently each time. But there's nothing wor

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Michael Cook
On 17 Feb 2006, at 19:28, Raymond Horton wrote: Somewhere along the way, someone added three trombone and timp parts to the overture that are commonly played, and these are in the Dover-Ricordi score (I just looked at the latter yesterday, AAMOF.) No, the trombone parts are original Rossini

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread dhbailey
Christopher Smith wrote: [snip]> He gets teased mercilessly, but he thinks his work will go down in the annals of musicology. [snip] Sounds more like he should go down in the "anals" of history! :-o -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale ma

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread dhbailey
Darcy James Argue wrote: On 17 Feb 2006, at 11:12 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: He also claims that each out-of-tune note Dylan sings is an integral part of the work, What makes you think it isn't? Though I might have said "an integral part of that rendition," since, as you note, Bob do

[Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
I have the Harmonia Mundi CD entitled "Ouverture" featuring a lot of music from the Hamburg opera during the Baroque. I love the recording and the use of a lot of percussion instruments adds a level of vitality to the performances.   Which raises a question in my mind, how authentic is improvised

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Phil Daley
At 2/17/2006 01:20 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >On 17 Feb 2006, at 11:12 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: > >> He also claims that each out-of-tune note Dylan sings is an >> integral part of the work, > >What makes you think it isn't? Didn't Cage say that coughing and sneezing during a performance

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Carl Dershem
Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > Would a tambourine in a Bach Orchestral Suite be that much of a musical > faux paux? Not as much as the use of Accordion or Bagpipes would be. Nah - it depends on how used, as always. cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/#

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Carl Dershem
Phil Daley wrote: At 2/17/2006 01:20 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >On 17 Feb 2006, at 11:12 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: > >> He also claims that each out-of-tune note Dylan sings is an >> integral part of the work, > >What makes you think it isn't? Didn't Cage say that coughing and snee

Re: [Finale] Contrabass and clefs

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 16 Feb 2006 at 23:50, Andrew Stiller wrote: > (17th-c. orchestras had no 16' voice) Is this really true as an unqualified statement? Orchestral practice was very, very different in different places, and, of course, the whole idea of an "orchestra" did not really quite yet exist in the way w

[Finale] Re: Sawkins and Hyperion (again)

2006-02-17 Thread Ken Moore
Johannes Gebauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: JG: In Europe this is already the case, there is nothing new about it. KCM: >> Yes, but it's new to the UK. JG: > I was still under the impression that the UK was part of Europe, but I might be wrong. :-o Thus proving your initial assertion to be

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 1:19, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 16.02.2006 Andrew Stiller wrote: > > The Baroque ensemble Tempesta di Mare has made a name for itself in > > part through its performances and recordings of reconstructed lute > > concertos by Sylvius Leopold Weiss--concertos for which only the

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 1:06, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 16.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: > > I'm not calling for editors to not be paid, or to be paid less. I'm > > simply calling for them to not be paid *more* than they have been in > > the past, especially when it's justified by a claim that amoun

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
Not far removed from the accordion,but mouth harps were used for basso continuo sometimes.  On 2/17/06, Carl Dershem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kim Patrick Clow wrote:> > Would a tambourine in a Bach Orchestral Suite be that much of a musical > > faux paux?Not as much as the use of Accordion or Bag

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 1:24, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 16.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: > > Well, I'm not sure that alone has much utility in drawing the > > distinction. In the de Lalande with the missing viola part, leaving > > it out is going to sound different from having it in, most obviously

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 16 Feb 2006 at 23:36, Andrew Stiller wrote: > > On Feb 16, 2006, at 3:46 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > > In the case of the missing cornet parts, my guess is that it's > > pretty clear that your choices are limited to to 2 or 3 different > > notes within any harmonic context, but the figurat

Re: [Finale] Re: Sawkins and Hyperion (again)

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 1:10, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 16.02.2006 Ken Moore wrote: > >> In Europe this is already the case, there is nothing new about it. > > > > Yes, but it's new to the UK. > > I was still under the impression that the UK was part of Europe, but I > might be wrong. :-o This is

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: As he should have. Do you really think that the argument against Sawkins has been an argument against royalties for all editions, no matter the degree of original work included in them? So where is the line? Two missing viola parts? Three? All the strin

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: Unique by one note? Two notes? Three? How many notes make it unique enough? 10? 100? Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Feb 17, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: how authentic is improvised percussion to Baroque music? It's authentic where it is known to have been used (as in Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks)--and not elsewhere! Praetorius lists many percussion instruments; and we know the

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: I don't see how they could have known better, as they were operating under the to-then-standard interpretation of the applicable UK copyright law. I am by no means a lawer, but I believe you do not fully understand how European law functions. There are a

Re: [Finale] Contrabass and clefs

2006-02-17 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Feb 17, 2006, at 2:17 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 16 Feb 2006 at 23:50, Andrew Stiller wrote: (17th-c. orchestras had no 16' voice) Is this really true as an unqualified statement? Orchestral practice was very, very different in different places, and, of course, the whole idea of an "o

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: In this case, the question was how much original contribution is required to create a new work that is eligible for copyright independent from the original work. It seems to me that this is a distinction you continue to miss, Johannes, one that would be easi

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Which raises a question in my mind, how authentic is improvised percussion to Baroque music? Praetorius lists many percussion instruments; and we know they were used in all types of music of his period. Why would such instruments have been dropped during t

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Chuck Israels
I once attended a party of musicians in NY where the music was provided by a cellist and accordionist playing mostly Baroque music.  It changed my perception of the accordion.  the players were superb, and the "breathing" of the accordion gave the continuo parts a kind of life that was different fr

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 17.02.2006 Chuck Israels wrote: I once attended a party of musicians in NY where the music was provided by a cellist and accordionist playing mostly Baroque music. It changed my perception of the accordion. the players were superb, and the "breathing" of the accordion gave the continuo pa

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 01:21 PM 2/17/06 -0800, Chuck Israels wrote: >I once attended a party of musicians in NY where the music was provided by >a cellist and accordionist playing mostly Baroque music. Any chance that was Rip Keller and Tamas Kalmar? You should hear them do the slow movement of the Beethoven 7th on t

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
I was once witness to a wonderful perfomance of the famous Bach Badinerie as part of the Avignon festival.    The group played from the top of a tarred and feathered open-top double decker bus and consisted of a flautist, a violinist, a cellist and a keyboard player.  In front of them stood

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
Really? Which instruments??     On 2/17/06, Andrew Stiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: On Feb 17, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:> how authentic is improvised percussion to Baroque music? It's authentic  where it is known to have been used (as in Handel'sMusic for the Royal Fireworks)-

[Finale] OT: Record Collectors?

2006-02-17 Thread Karen
Hi all, I have a friend that has a pretty extensive record collection (yes, actual vinyl...:-)) and is looking to sell it. Is there anyone on this list who is a record collector or might know someone who is? My friend has everything in an Excel spreadsheet so it would be very easy for s

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 21:14, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 17.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: > > I don't see how they could have known better, as they were operating > > under the to-then-standard interpretation of the applicable UK > > copyright law. > > I am by no means a lawer, but I believe you do

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 21:16, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 17.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: > > As he should have. > > > > Do you really think that the argument against Sawkins has been an > > argument against royalties for all editions, no matter the degree of > > original work included in them? >

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 21:17, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 17.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: > > Unique by one note? Two notes? Three? > > How many notes make it unique enough? 10? 100? "Uniqueness" was not one of the points considered by the judges to be relevant to their determination. There were

Re: [Finale] Editions and Publishing Rights

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 21:21, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 17.02.2006 David W. Fenton wrote: > > In this case, the question was how much original contribution is > > required to create a new work that is eligible for copyright > > independent from the original work. It seems to me that this is a > > di

[Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel

2006-02-17 Thread eshbmusic1
Sorry for the OT post, and I did read the manual!   I am trying to enter data about musical works in an Excel spreadsheet. I've figured out how to get a 3/4 time signature to display as 3/4 rather than March 4, but can't find a way to get 6/8 to remain as I enter it. Excel wants to reduce it to 3

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 15:21, Andrew Stiller wrote: > On Feb 17, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > > > how authentic is improvised percussion to Baroque music? > > It's authentic where it is known to have been used (as in Handel's > Music for the Royal Fireworks)--and not elsewhere! Is th

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 21:31, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 17.02.2006 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > > Would a tambourine in a Bach Orchestral Suite be that much of a > > musical faux paux? > > Good question. I tend to think that Bach wouldn't have had one, but > it's quite obviously possible to add it. On

Re: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 15:05, eshbmusic1 wrote: > Sorry for the OT post, and I did read the manual! > > I am trying to enter data about musical works in an Excel > spreadsheet. I've figured out how to get a 3/4 time signature to > display as 3/4 rather than March 4, but can't find a way to get 6

Re: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel

2006-02-17 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 17, 2006, at 6:05 PM, eshbmusic1 wrote: Sorry for the OT post, and I did read the manual!   I am trying to enter data about musical works in an Excel spreadsheet. I've figured out how to get a 3/4 time signature to display as 3/4 rather than March 4, but can't find a way to get 6/8 to

RE: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel

2006-02-17 Thread Richard Willis
Have you tried to enter an apostrophe (unshifted quote)?   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eshbmusic1 Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 6:05 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel   Sorry for the OT post, and I did r

Re: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel

2006-02-17 Thread Owain Sutton
Select relevant cells - right click - format cells - 'number' tab - choose 'Text' as the category eshbmusic1 wrote: Sorry for the OT post, and I did read the manual! I am trying to enter data about musical works in an Excel spreadsheet. I've figured out how to get a 3/4 time signature to di

RE: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel

2006-02-17 Thread Richard Willis
Hi again, Erica,   If you want to do a row or column of time signatures, go to Format -> Cell(s) -> General and choose Text for the cells selected.  That will ensure any numbers you enter will be treated not as numbers that could be reduced but as text.   Hope this helps.   Richard  

RE: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel

2006-02-17 Thread eshbmusic1
Thanks, everyone! I found the info about formatting as text about two pages later! But haven't found the "3/4 solution, David, so thank you. Richard Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi again, Erica,   If you want to do a row or column of time signatures, go to Format -> Cell(s

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread John Howell
At 1:55 PM -0500 2/17/06, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: I have the Harmonia Mundi CD entitled "Ouverture" featuring a lot of music from the Hamburg opera during the Baroque. I love the recording and the use of a lot of percussion instruments adds a level of vitality to the performances. Which raise

RE: [Finale] OT Time Signatures in Excel

2006-02-17 Thread eshbmusic1
Thanks, everyone! I found the info about formatting as text about two pages later! But haven't found the "3/4 solution, David, so thank you. Richard Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi again, Erica,   If you want to do a row or column of time signatures, go to Format -> Cell(s

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Chuck Israels
Hi Dennis, I've no idea who these folks were. The cellist was a woman, and the occasion was a going away party for one of the violinists in the pit orchestra of "Promises, Promises" who was leaving for a teaching position in Athens, GA. Must have been 1968-69, a long time ago. Wish I co

Re: [Finale] OT: Record Collectors?

2006-02-17 Thread Chuck Israels
Hi Karen, I have one too - with all kinds of stuff I'd like to sell, but it's not organized. No idea what it's worth, but people tell me it's Ebay fodder. Besides a good jazz collection, I have many pristine recordings of 20th Century things I collected when we used to get LP's (as NARA

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread David W. Fenton
On 17 Feb 2006 at 18:56, John Howell wrote: > Again, you are taking a 20th century viewpoint and arguing from 20th > century assumptions. Iconography from the Burgundian court (14th-15th > centuries) show a typical dance band consisting of two shawms > improvising over a cantus firmus played by a

Re: [Finale] Contrabass and clefs

2006-02-17 Thread John Howell
At 3:40 PM -0500 2/17/06, Andrew Stiller wrote: On Feb 17, 2006, at 2:17 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 16 Feb 2006 at 23:50, Andrew Stiller wrote: (17th-c. orchestras had no 16' voice) Is this really true as an unqualified statement? Orchestral practice was very, very different in different

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Chuck Israels
  On 2/17/06, Andrew Stiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: My wife coined  the term "tinkleplunk" as a measure of the degree towhich a modern Renaissance ensemble is willing to pander to a modern audience. The more percussion and other inappropriate instruments, themore lowbrow and "Renaissance Fair

Re: [Finale] OT: Record Collectors?

2006-02-17 Thread Karen
Hi Chuck, I'll bet you have some great stuff too! I have a soft spot in my heart for the vinyl recordings...I love the way a record sounds clicks, scratch and all! I still have several records in my possession as well :-) I inherited my grandfather's Louis Amstrong records...they are s

Re: [Finale] Percussion and Baroque Music (Improvised or not)

2006-02-17 Thread Carl Dershem
Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Not far removed from the accordion,but mouth harps were used for basso continuo sometimes. Not far removed? We generally seat them on the other side of the orchestra! (Just through the double doors and behind the stairs, when possible). cd -- http://www.livejourna

Re: [Finale] Scoring of Ouv Barber of Seville?

2006-02-17 Thread Raymond Horton
On 17 Feb 2006, at 19:28, Raymond Horton wrote: Somewhere along the way, someone added three trombone and timp parts to the overture that are commonly played, and these are in the Dover-Ricordi score (I just looked at the latter yesterday, AAMOF.) Michael Cook wrote: No, the trombone pa

[Finale] finger tremolos

2006-02-17 Thread John Bell
Can anyone tell me what the French terminology is for finger tremolo in string instruments? Thanks John ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale