tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post6525534821261366991..comments2024-03-23T12:42:50.151-04:00Comments on MMmusing: Remembrance of Things Past (and Crunched)MICHAEL MONROEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16392848296427560715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-11232320882055733262007-06-22T16:34:00.000-04:002007-06-22T16:34:00.000-04:00By the way, Ley, I agree with your assessment. In ...By the way, Ley, I agree with your assessment. In fact, I al mo st started working at distorting the violin tone there to get that special crunching sound, but I knew that way was the way of the time sink. I stood at the abyss, but I turned my back - and now I'm commenting for a third time in a row to my own post. I tend to be very distractable when I should be working. Note to employers: do not read the above.MICHAEL MONROEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392848296427560715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-44350517269040918582007-06-22T15:58:00.000-04:002007-06-22T15:58:00.000-04:00Also coincidentally, I used the word "counterintui...Also coincidentally, I used the word "counterintuitive" in my response to Matthew before reading his <A HREF="http://sohothedog.blogspot.com/2007/06/my-philosophic-search-has-left-me-in.html" REL="nofollow">post+comments</A> today in which the word "counterintuitive" shows up all over the place.MICHAEL MONROEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392848296427560715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-91291082333490147182007-06-22T15:29:00.000-04:002007-06-22T15:29:00.000-04:00Quite interesting, Matthew. My parents had that Du...Quite interesting, Matthew. My parents had that Dutoit LP when I was growing up, and I see it's on iTunes as well. I don't remember the mistake, but I didn't know the music well then. Do I have the patience to wait until I get my hands on the record, or do I spend the 99 cents? (Without question, I'll be 99 cents poorer soon.)<BR/><BR/>Coincidentally, I have a recording of myself performing the Ravel on piano from a few years back. I'm actually pretty happy with it and have listened to it many times, in spite of many wrong notes. The most interesting and memorable wrong note I played happens to come in #5, although it doesn't have the sort of effect you describe. The mistake used to drive me crazy, but now it sounds right to me for counterintuitive reasons. Basically, I played a melodic appoggiatura a step too high; thus, it's more consonant than the <I>right</I> note, but because I know I overshot, it sounds kind of like its own meta-appoggiatura. The effect now strikes me as quite elegant.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to return to this at some point.MICHAEL MONROEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392848296427560715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-23597772484715626062007-06-22T12:50:00.000-04:002007-06-22T12:50:00.000-04:00I first heard Ravel's "Valses Nobles et Sentimenta...I first heard Ravel's "Valses Nobles et Sentimentales" on an old Charles Dutoit recording, and there was one particular chord in the fifth that was so extraordinary, I rushed out to get the score. Turns out it was a wrong note by one of the brass players, jazzing up the harmony far in excess of Ravel's intent. I was crushed.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936327293692397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-65092492489858104362007-06-21T20:00:00.000-04:002007-06-21T20:00:00.000-04:00The intonation of the crunched chord is fine, Mich...The intonation of the crunched chord is fine, Michael, but it's missing the extra pressure in the bow that inexplicably comes along in tense moments of violin playing.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993425482639867998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-54335755116650731912007-06-21T17:46:00.000-04:002007-06-21T17:46:00.000-04:00I can't believe that is a synthesized violin! I l...I can't believe that is a synthesized violin! I love the graphic crunch too.Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367173689821897070.post-34329991149897777762007-06-20T22:14:00.000-04:002007-06-20T22:14:00.000-04:00haha, oh how well I recall learning that piece mys...haha, oh how well I recall learning that piece myself! Nasty chord.sarah mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332994747067134980noreply@blogger.com