:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Modes keyboards
At 7:38 AM -0400 6/18/09, dhbailey wrote:
Which is because they're all based on the old Greek tetrachords,
which were tuned (as I remember from theory class) as whole-step,
whole-step, half-step. The keyboard has two of these separated by a
whole
Thanks, Eric. I'll find a copy ASAP.
Bruce Clausen
- Original Message -
From: Eric Fiedler eric.f.fied...@t-online.de
To: finale@shsu.edu
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 5:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Modes keyboards
Bruce,
If you're interested in lots of nitty-gritty details
At 7:38 AM -0400 6/18/09, dhbailey wrote:
Which is because they're all based on the old Greek tetrachords,
which were tuned (as I remember from theory class) as whole-step,
whole-step, half-step. The keyboard has two of these separated by a
whole-step, which completes the octave.
Whether
To: finale@shsu.edu
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Modes keyboards
At 7:38 AM -0400 6/18/09, dhbailey wrote:
Which is because they're all based on the old Greek tetrachords,
which were tuned (as I remember from theory class) as whole-step,
whole-step, half-step
Bruce Clausen wrote:
John: I'm in the middle of transcribing a far amount of early music
(Machaut through A. Gabrieli) for horn choir (four parts). I'd like a
better understanding of the music itself but am at a loss to find any
in-depth analysis of any particular piece. If I had my
Noel: Thanks for the tip.
BC
- Original Message -
From: Noel Stoutenburg mjol...@ticnet.com
To: finale@shsu.edu
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Modes keyboards
Bruce Clausen wrote:
John: I'm in the middle of transcribing a far amount of early music
David McKay wrote:
It seems that the modes predate keyboards. If this is correct, why is it
that the standard modes
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
and
Aeolian
fit so beautifully on the white keys of our keyboards?
Because the keyboards were designed so that they would?
ns
Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
David McKay wrote:
It seems that the modes predate keyboards. If this is correct, why is it
that the standard modes
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
and
Aeolian
fit so beautifully on the white keys of our keyboards?
Because the keyboards were designed so that
