Re: [Finale] Perc. Sounds (OT)

2006-11-05 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Hey folks thanks for all the good info. I think I've decided to go with four multi-pitched temple blocks using a dotted eighth/16 pattern on every beat ... kind of that "Happy Trails" sound, if you know what I mean. Now, any suggestions as to which sort of mallets would be best? The

RE: [Finale] Perc. Sounds (OT)

2006-11-05 Thread Chuck May
Think of the rhythm in "Light Cavalry" -- du-dl-LUM DA DUM, du-dl-LUM DA DUM. I would think if you wrote two 16th notes as a pick-up, and a downbeat, on each of your slow beats it would come out OK. As far as instruments, the classic is coconut shells on a board, but it would most commonly be pl

Re: [Finale] Perc. Sounds (OT)

2006-11-05 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Dean M. Estabrook wrote: I'm thinking it might be effective to have a "clip-clop" sound in the perc., but I wonder if that would be viable since it's in slow, lazy, triple time. Like, do horses amble in three-four ..it's been a long time since I've ridden? At slow speeds, I'd think it would be

[Finale] Fwd: Original Barber of Seville Overture

2006-11-05 Thread DANDREA100
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Re: [Finale] Perc. Sounds (OT)

2006-11-05 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 05:53 PM 11/5/06 -0800, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: >do horses amble in three-four ..it's been a long time since I've >ridden? The canter is considered a three-beat stride. From 'Introduction to Gait Analysis': "The three beats of the canter are closely spaced in time, but the third beat is foll

[Finale] Perc. Sounds (OT)

2006-11-05 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
For your collective wisdom ... I'm writing a piece for Wind Ensemble involving several short movements, one of which is an arrangement of "I Ride an Old Paint." Essentially it's an oboe solo with chords below in the lower w.w. and light brass insts. I'm thinking it might be effective to hav

Re: [Finale] O.T. Orphaned Harpsichords in need of a good home?

2006-11-05 Thread John Howell
At 2:38 PM -0500 11/5/06, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: A good friend of mine really wants a nice harpsichord in Wisconsin. I know there is a society here in the United States that finds "orphaned" organs homes in either churches or homes. Does anyone on the list know of any such group for harpsichords

Re: [Finale] O.T. Orphaned Harpsichords in need of a good home?

2006-11-05 Thread DANDREA100
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Re: [Finale] MACFIN 2006d

2006-11-05 Thread Matthew Hindson fastmail acct
Dick Hauser wrote: > Friends, > > A MAC-using friend of mine seems to have lost contact with ALL of his > MAESTRO and ENGRAVER fonts. > > Any suggestions? Don't have a solution to the custom install question, sorry. However, since the added bandwidth is relatively cheap: First the obvious;

[Finale] O.T. Orphaned Harpsichords in need of a good home?

2006-11-05 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
A good friend of mine really wants a nice harpsichord in Wisconsin. I know there is a society here in the United States that finds "orphaned" organs homes in either churches or homes. Does anyone on the list know of any such group for harpsichords? Or maybe you could make suggestions for a good pl

Re: [Finale] Jazz Font problem

2006-11-05 Thread Godofredo Romero
dhbailey wrote: Patrick Sheehan wrote: Hi -- I have recently purchased Finale 2006b, and am trying to open up some jazz charts that I had created in v. '02, and nothing but the "Wingdings" font is coming up on my screen inside the document. Can you tell me how to download the Jazz font int