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From: jeremyrh.geo on 18 Jul 2006 04:54 The Reid wrote: > Following up to Mxsmanic > > >Actually it does. Anything you can understand, you can explain in > >English (that is, you can translate it). > > that's why we don't attempt to translate words like schadenfreude > and duende. OK - another joke: Spaniard: "Is there a word in your language that means the same as 'manana' ?" Irishman: "Well, yes, but without the sense of urgency" B;
From: jeremyrh.geo on 18 Jul 2006 05:05 Mxsmanic wrote: > The Reid writes: > > > if you believe you can identify peoples personality types from > > usenet postings you may be in for some shocks. > > Hold that thought. Haha! I think that's Mixi-ese for "gotcha!!" B;
From: Dave Frightens Me on 18 Jul 2006 05:07 On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:46:51 +0100, this_address_is_for_spam(a)yahoo.com (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote: >The Reid <dontuse(a)fell-walker.co.uk> wrote: > >> Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of >> besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy >> >> >> fixed tone? surely that's not a requirement, >> > >> >No it isn't. Tone, fixed or otherwise, isn't even a requirement. >> >> I'm not sure I understand and I'm wondering if I will regret >> asking? > >Well, music doesn't necessarily have specific pitch. Drumming for >example. I think that what DFM meant by 'fixed tone' was music that had >pitches set roughly around specific frequencies. That's not a universal >rule either. Well, at least I went out on a limb enough to try define it! I actually would say the fixed pitches are a requirement for music, as anything else would be just a soundscape, which would be impossible to render in anyway on paper. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: The Reid on 18 Jul 2006 05:07 Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy >> but isn't that total pretentious bollox? >> I'd be interested in the musicians' views. > >I think it's an important work. I can see its an interesting statement, that silence is "something" but to call it a work? Can you buy a recording? -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: The Reid on 18 Jul 2006 05:33
Following up to Dave Frightens Me >I actually would say the fixed pitches are a requirement for music, as >anything else would be just a soundscape, which would be impossible to >render in anyway on paper. you can actually render birdsong on paper, but you cant get birds to sing it back. Although I think I agree that for most people music is a succession of fixed points of sound, although rhythm may include "untuned" percussion. Musicians will no doubt say otherwise, but few appreciate the results. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |