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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List and Paul Bailey who said: =
"<FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>In common parlance, there are Major =
and Minor
seconds, thirds, <BR>sixths and sevenths: but the Fourths and Fifths are =
NOT
called<BR>Major, or Minor: Fourths and Fifths are Perfect, =
Augmented or
<BR>Diminished: but never Major or Minor."<BR></FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are quite right! You've won the =
"Spot Prize!"
(a pair of revolving cardboard socks - with clocks on) One day I shall =
master
musical terminology. I might even master music! Until that day I sit =
corrected.
I give up playing the 'cello until I find out what that squiggle at the
beginning of those five horridzontal lines means. Also I thought that # =
=
"number" But sometimes I seem to remember seeing several of those things =
just
after the squiggle. Also some things which look like a bisected Spade. =
All sorts
of funny things in fact. I doubt I'll ever Major in such Augmented sign
languages - but that's a Minor problem, Bar nothing, which will =
Diminish in
Time - if I don't Stave if off. Pause here..... da Capo col Signa con =
Allegro
:-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a cold, but sun drenched =
Sussex
Downland Village,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G =
(UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>