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Here's one for Richard:  (Tony, if you like obscure instruments, you should definitely check out Richard's negatives! Includes the above and much else) |
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'These acts of keeping politics out of music, however, do not prevent musicology from being a political act . . .they assure that every apolitical act assumes a greater political immediacy' - Philip Bohlman, 'Musicology as a Political Act'
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« Reply #16 on: 16:57:06, 06-03-2007 » |
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Even Aaron might like this, also:   |
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'These acts of keeping politics out of music, however, do not prevent musicology from being a political act . . .they assure that every apolitical act assumes a greater political immediacy' - Philip Bohlman, 'Musicology as a Political Act'
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« Reply #17 on: 17:08:37, 06-03-2007 » |
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Even Aaron might like this, also:
Yes, he most certainly might. |
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« Reply #18 on: 19:18:56, 06-03-2007 » |
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Ian Pace, re: #16:
What exactly is the correct name for that instrument? Please tell us.
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« Reply #19 on: 19:20:06, 06-03-2007 » |
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Thesse are definately fun instruments (the last posts), but please no favoritism here. We are inclusive.
I like an orchestra as an instrument and voice is the best instrument there is for me.
I like all instruments.
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« Reply #20 on: 19:34:42, 06-03-2007 » |
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Don't know if this site has been posted before but it is an absolute gem for unusual instrument buffs http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/ |
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« Reply #21 on: 20:18:42, 06-03-2007 » |
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Ian Pace, re: #16:
What exactly is the correct name for that instrument? Please tell us.
They are double contrabass flutes. |
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« Reply #22 on: 20:25:53, 06-03-2007 » |
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Ian, Re. the flutes. Would love to hear a piece with them playing. Do you know of any? I don't suppose anyone's written a concerto for them  |
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« Reply #23 on: 20:41:27, 06-03-2007 » |
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There are various pieces involving contrabass flute (including Luigi Nono's A Pierre. Dell'azzurro silenzio, inquietum, for contrabass flute, contrabass clarinet, and electronics) but I don't know of specific ones for double contrabass flute - I'm sure there are some, though. Ollie, any you know of?
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« Reply #24 on: 20:49:16, 06-03-2007 » |
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I just bet that some French composer . . .
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« Reply #25 on: 22:11:32, 06-03-2007 » |
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For various different reasons I like.... Alpenhorns Sousarusaphones Ollie's Octo Contrabasso Carinet thingy Acordians Balalaikas Cimbalon The Gate "Hooooooooooooooooon" Australian Fences and some of Jon Rose's violins http://www.jonroseweb.com/index.htmlTommo |
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« Reply #26 on: 22:31:07, 06-03-2007 » |
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For some weird and wonderful instrumentations, have a look at the catalogue on the Hespos website: http://www.hespos.info/ |
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« Reply #27 on: 23:30:16, 06-03-2007 » |
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I'd definitely go along with the lower cousins in the woodwind family, especially alto/ bass flutes and bass clarinets. No-one has mentioned the piano!!!  Tuned percussion, so long as it's not playing cheesy crap... hmmmm, what does that leave....? The violin and the voice - or voices (chorally) - but I am quite fussy about the sounds I like. Constant variety is the key for me - a violinist who can make both the bow and his vibrato/ non-vibrato REALLY speak is one of a rare, dying breed. |
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« Reply #28 on: 23:57:43, 06-03-2007 » |
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One book I can't recommend is the Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments. It's a very uneven work, writing at length on some minor instruments and barely mentioning ones you're more likely to come across. It's unclear what sort of reader it's aimed at, too. Needless to say, it makes no mention of the contrabass flute.
On a more positive note, Norman del Mar's Companion to the Orchestra provides many fascinating insights.
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« Reply #29 on: 00:14:13, 07-03-2007 » |
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Mine is either the oboe or horn. Hmm, I think I will say oboe today. (But I’ve just noticed that it’s already tomorrow…)
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