keith wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:09 pmYeah, that, but all I could think of was that they were auditioning for the Space Force Band.Kriselda Gray wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 7:58 pm Nice tribute, but for some reason the accordian standing in for the horns section cracks me up...
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Mr. Anal Grammar Weenie would like to remind you that the sentence "To boldly go where no man has gone before!" begins with a split infinitive.
Infinitive: To go
Split infinitive: To boldly go
The anal grammar weenies at Northern Illinois University say that "In formal writing, it is considered bad style to split an infinitive," but they are 100% wrong anal language weenies on this one.
In fact, I defy anyone to improve on the sentence above.
"To boldly go where no man has gone before!"
It's a thing of beauty.
Okay, he could have said "or woman" and made it more inclusive, but longer and less catchy.
The verb of the sentence is "go". What's the subject? Boldly?
(Narrator: The subject is implied.)
"To go boldly" sounds stupid. There's no way to improve that thing, so you might as well just pack up and go home.
To boldly pack up and go home!
And therein lies the truth and the moral of the story: Quite often, even in formal writing, the best choice you can make is a split infinitive. I keep a little hatchet on my desk for just such occasions.
Northern Illinois University can kiss my ... foot.
Infinitive: To go
Split infinitive: To boldly go
The anal grammar weenies at Northern Illinois University say that "In formal writing, it is considered bad style to split an infinitive," but they are 100% wrong anal language weenies on this one.
In fact, I defy anyone to improve on the sentence above.
"To boldly go where no man has gone before!"
It's a thing of beauty.
Okay, he could have said "or woman" and made it more inclusive, but longer and less catchy.
The verb of the sentence is "go". What's the subject? Boldly?
(Narrator: The subject is implied.)
"To go boldly" sounds stupid. There's no way to improve that thing, so you might as well just pack up and go home.
To boldly pack up and go home!
And therein lies the truth and the moral of the story: Quite often, even in formal writing, the best choice you can make is a split infinitive. I keep a little hatchet on my desk for just such occasions.
Northern Illinois University can kiss my ... foot.
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I used to be very careful about split infinitives until I read that the rule was based on Latin, maybe not a totally dead language, but not a frequently used language other than in the Catholic Church. I decided that went way too far back to use as a rule in English. Now, if the sentence sounds better with the infinitive split, I split it.
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There is also the obvious...
When did a spoken introduction on a television show become formal writing?
Different media requires different approaches. I have had some grammar weenies in my choir complain about the grammar in a hymn.
When did a spoken introduction on a television show become formal writing?
Different media requires different approaches. I have had some grammar weenies in my choir complain about the grammar in a hymn.
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Nice!
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This could go in about 5 different threads I suppose, but here it is.
Warning: Bluegrass content ahead.
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Look at those little fingers fly!
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Wow!!!!! He plays with such confidence!!!!!
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Really cool! But I would be remiss if I didn't point out that his pedal technique was a little lackluster.
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I don't know if Mozart had pedals in mind when he wrote that.
I played that same piece when I was in my 20's. It NEVER sounded like that!
I played that same piece when I was in my 20's. It NEVER sounded like that!
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Harpsichords have pedals?Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:56 pm I don't know if Mozart had pedals in mind when he wrote that.
I played that same piece when I was in my 20's. It NEVER sounded like that!
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For members here on FB, I recommend following this page, great stuff.REEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - LODI (1969)
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In Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music, John Fogerty explained that the inspiration for LODI came from trips with his father around central California, an area of the world where he "felt very warm and special."
This seed of an idea grew into a story about a traveling musician whose career "is in the rearview mirror." Fogerty was only 23 when he wrote this song about an aging musician.
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Some harpsichord have pedals. They were used by organists such as Bach to practice at home.keith wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:13 pmHarpsichords have pedals?Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:56 pm I don't know if Mozart had pedals in mind when he wrote that.
I played that same piece when I was in my 20's. It NEVER sounded like that!
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Mozart's Fortepiano did not have pedals. I liked the kid's pedaling since I tend to avoid using pedals in Classical and Baroque-era piano music. It is more of a Romantic era addition (Mozart may have had a device available for the soft pedal, but it could have been a knee thing).keith wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:13 pmHarpsichords have pedals?Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:56 pm I don't know if Mozart had pedals in mind when he wrote that.
I played that same piece when I was in my 20's. It NEVER sounded like that!
Traditionally, harpsichords do not have pedals. You sustain the sound by keeping your finger down, and it does not matter how hard you hit the key (velocity); it will be the same volume. This is similar to organs. Despite the abundance of pedals on an organ, there is no damper (sustain) pedal, no sostenuto pedal (the middle one), and the soft pedal (you do have expressions shoes on an organ that open and close expressions shades on certain parts of the organ). As with the harpsichord, you sustain a note by keeping your finger on the note (or, in some cases, a pencil wedged to hold the note down). It requires a different style of touch than a piano requires.
Oh yeah, there are some harpsichords with a pedal board like an organ has, which allow the player to play bass notes in the pedals and the rest with the regular keyboard.
Mozarts fortepiano.
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A few pianos have organ envy and actually have pedals like an organ. Essentially, it is a second piano, one for the pedals. I imagine it can be a bit complicated. The feet are not nearly sensitive as the hands are when playing (especially in having to vary attack, velocity, and release). On organs, as I said earlier, it is note on, note off. With pianos, you have to try and play a piano touch with the feet.Volkonski wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:49 pmSome harpsichord have pedals. They were used by organists such as Bach to practice at home.keith wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:13 pmHarpsichords have pedals?Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:56 pm I don't know if Mozart had pedals in mind when he wrote that.
I played that same piece when I was in my 20's. It NEVER sounded like that!
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I haz been edumacated.
I know a top flight Aussie harpsichorederer and organist. Ive never seen him play a harpsichord with pedals.
I can't find him on utube, but Harold Fabricant has written books on the organ and has been made a Member of The Order of Australia (AM) for medicine and music.
I know a top flight Aussie harpsichorederer and organist. Ive never seen him play a harpsichord with pedals.
I can't find him on utube, but Harold Fabricant has written books on the organ and has been made a Member of The Order of Australia (AM) for medicine and music.
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He seems to have a thing for Sigfrid Karg-Elert. I have gotten a fair amount of mileage out of Karg-Elert's stuff.keith wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:49 pm I haz been edumacated.
I know a top flight Aussie harpsichorederer and organist. Ive never seen him play a harpsichord with pedals.
I can't find him on utube, but Harold Fabricant has written books on the organ and has been made a Member of The Order of Australia (AM) for medicine and music.
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Discogs: Harold Fabrikant – The J.W. Walker & Sons Organ Adelaide Town Hall - Organ Music Of Sigfrid Karg-Elertnorthland10 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:04 pmHe seems to have a thing for Sigfrid Karg-Elert. I have gotten a fair amount of mileage out of Karg-Elert's stuff.keith wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:49 pm I haz been edumacated.
I know a top flight Aussie harpsichorederer and organist. Ive never seen him play a harpsichord with pedals.
I can't find him on utube, but Harold Fabricant has written books on the organ and has been made a Member of The Order of Australia (AM) for medicine and music.
Discogs: Harold Fabrikant – Dietrich Buxtehude: Selected Works For Solo Harpsichord
The honors list above does not include his AM which he received only last year.UTR 7.324 – THE HAROLD FABRIKANT FUND
Background
A. The University [of Melbourne] received the sum of $ 1,225,000.00 (Gift) from Harold
Fabrikant (Donor) to establish, in perpetuity, The Harold Fabrikant Fund
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B. The purpose of the Fund is to support in perpetuity enhanced training and
performance opportunities for students of classical music beyond those
offered through the standard music curriculum of the Conservatorium of Music
at the University. (Purpose).
C. The Donor has had combined careers in medicine (diagnostic radiology) and
music and was a student at the University of Melbourne graduating with a MB
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As northland pointed out above, Mozart's fortepiano did not have pedals. You can hear Mozart's own fortepiano, the one in northland's picture, being played at this link...
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/moz ... art-piano/
It's interesting. It has a harder sound than a modern piano, more like a harpsichord.
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/moz ... art-piano/
It's interesting. It has a harder sound than a modern piano, more like a harpsichord.
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Here is the famous organist E. Power Biggs (1908-1977) playing Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor on a pedal harpsichord. It is a wonderful performance.
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It's a fortepiano and not a pianoforte which is a later development of the fortepiano. Modern pianos are pianofortes.much ado wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:39 am As northland pointed out above, Mozart's fortepiano did not have pedals. You can hear Mozart's own fortepiano, the one in northland's picture, being played at this link...
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/moz ... art-piano/
It's interesting. It has a harder sound than a modern piano, more like a harpsichord.
I was looking for an example and came across a 2-part video showing the development from the clavichord to the modern piano. The second video covers the older fortepiano, such as we see in the Mozart video, compared with the modern 9-foot Steinway. I think the historical replica instruments in the video are his own personal ones, as he has a bunch of different types of keyboards at his home. I don't know if the modern one is his or belongs to the Music Institute of Chicago, where they recorded the video.
His historic pianos have knee pedals for an early damper and mute pedal.
Near the end of the second video, he mentions how you might not play historical pieces on historical instruments. Still, they can inform how you play it on a modern instrument which is a point I made above about the kid not using the pedals. I tend to avoid using them much to try for the same stylistic reasons as David mentions in the video.
Oh, yeah, he is also a very good organist.
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It's a shame the video is cut off.
A full performance from 1971:
A full performance from 1971:
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Recording engineers everywhere are pulling their hair out 'cause they can't get this sound: