Terry, Terry, Terry,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Don't you know that you can't compare apples to Windows anymore? Look, we work all day long on instruments of fixed pitches. Jimi's music was purely expressive, and used quite a bit of bent pitches. (Whammy bars, and bending strings etc.) Two different things. Not everybody can appreciate that. I personally enjoyed hearing him using his whammy bar to cycle up and down the meantone temperament. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 4:26 PM Subject: Re: HT at UIB > >"Jimi Hendrix's "wild mish mash" of sounds was a good point. It certainly > was > > crazy at the time... now it is only mildly irratating... grin.. ok thats > > provocative... " > > Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhh. > Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. > You say that about genius? Glad you knew it was coming. > Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 2:51 PM > Subject: Re: HT at UIB > > > > > > > > Robin Blankenship wrote: > > > > > Ric and David, > > > Do you know of any contemporary composers (say, the last 50 years or so) > who > > > call for a particular temprament?? The physical attributes of an > instrument, > > > it's tonal resources, etc., certainly affect the music created for it. > It > > > seems reasonable that the temprament commonly used would do the same. As > > > when a pitch correction interacts with itself, so to speak, any > parameter of > > > performance affects all the others which in turn affect it. Your basic > > > chicken and egg problem. We have a wonderful way of resetting our world > view > > > when the world changes. The first time I listened to Jimi Hendrix it was > > > total mish-mash. I re-heard the record over and over. Gradually, it > became > > > to make sense. Perhaps, virtually any temprament would become > "acceptable" > > > if persistently employed. Nothing of fear from this. Diversity with a > > > purpose can be a good thing. > > > > > > Robin Blankenship > > > > Grin... tho we obviously dont aggree on politics, we certainly see eye to > eye on > > this note. I couldnt have put any of this better Robin. Actually thought > the use > > of Jimi Hendrix's "wild mish mash" of sounds was a good point. It > certainly was > > crazy at the time... now it is only mildly irratating... grin.. ok thats > > provocative... let me reput that... now its almost interesting... shoot... > not > > much better... well heck I never was a Hendrix fan.. :) Still point well > taken. > > I agree 1 billion percent. > > -- > > Richard Brekne > > RPT, N.P.T.F. > > Bergen, Norway > > > > > > > >
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