Name that piece! The game

Started by DavidW, May 27, 2011, 09:18:49 AM

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Scarpia

Well, I can come up with one, but first I will have to figure out how to make a short clip.

DavidW

If anyone has problems using Audacity, I found another program that is slightly easier to use: mp3directcut.  You simply highlight the section you want and then go edit->crop followed by save complete audio, you can also edit the tags with another menu option.  I like audacity, but it's good to have choices. :)

http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html

Cato

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J.Z. Herrenberg

Thanks, Sarge, for the opportunity of listening to Fartein Valen. I have known his name ever since I read (in 1979) Paul Rapoport's book Opus Est, about six Northern European symphonists. Though Bernstein hated the adjective - interesting music.
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klingsor

Quote from: Sergeant Rock on June 01, 2011, 12:00:57 PM

No, not Martin either.

Sarge

I need to be more careful. I was not really guessing Martin, since I know his music too well.

Glad to know it was Valen. He's a composer I have been curious about and this clip puts him high on my future listening list now :)

Lethevich

It's cool that this game is providing the prompting for people to check out things they knew about but had yet to hear. I like Valen's songs (on a Simax disc which used to go for almost nothing), but found this disc to be especially engaging and well-programmed:

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The first symphony is that really sweet type of atonality that basically sounds melodic - a little like Frankel. Despite being his first symphony, it's a rather late work, and feels as though it's in an already well-considered style. His language as I understand it from this disc is rather emotionally wide-ranging, and frequently beats with a warm heart through the prickly language.

I really must hear his later symphonies, now.
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DavidW

Quote from: Cato on June 01, 2011, 04:04:47 PM
Incredible, but there are good number of things about Valen available:

FaceBook!!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fartein-Valen/55037663004

YouTube!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YeJa_TnB0M

And assorted curiosities:

http://www.haugesund-teater.no/fartein_valen_en.htm

Thanks for the youtube link Cato, I think I must buy some Valen in the future. :)

DavidW

Quote from: Lethe Dmitriyevich Shostakovich on June 02, 2011, 05:08:54 AM
It's cool that this game is providing the prompting for people to check out things they knew about but had yet to hear.

That was actually my motivation for the game! :D  I was inspired by my experience listening to the radio, it opens new options broadening my horizons when I hear music without names to activate my bias and hear things not in my collection.  That was how I discovered Waxman, Enescu and a few others.  I thought a game could achieve the same ends and also be fun at the same time. :)

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Lethevich

Also, if nobody posts a clip soon I totally will - don't worry, no late Romantic stuff :3
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karlhenning

Quote from: Lethe Dmitriyevich Shostakovich on June 02, 2011, 07:14:44 AM
Also, if nobody posts a clip soon I totally will - don't worry, no late Romantic stuff :3

I'm behind you, Sara. (Moral support.)

Gurn Blanston

David is going to post a clip I sent him last night. I don't have it here at work, nor any account info. It is my little contribution to y'all's sanity. :D

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DavidW


Opus106

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Navneeth

Gurn Blanston

Quote from: Opus106 on June 02, 2011, 07:24:08 AM
Gurn singing in his bathroom? :-\

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Damn, I didn't think it would be so easy.... ::)  Nope.

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karlhenning

Quote from: mozartfan on June 02, 2011, 07:19:35 AM
Quiz.mp3 on behalf of Gurn. :)

Fun!

And it's nice to see this thread inspiring Gurn to git his atonal honking on!
; )

mc ukrneal

Quote from: Gurnatron5500 on June 02, 2011, 07:25:52 AM
Damn, I didn't think it would be so easy.... ::)  Nope.

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Yeah, no way. I'm sure you sing and play way better than this. :)

Just for the record, would be nice to vary it up. Not all of us like this...this....whatever it is! :)
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Gurn Blanston

Quote from: mc ukrneal on June 02, 2011, 07:30:54 AM
Yeah, no way. I'm sure you sing and play way better than this. :)

Just for the record, would be nice to vary it up. Not all of us like this...this....whatever it is! :)


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DavidW

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on June 02, 2011, 07:38:18 AM
Lucchesi? . . .

I'm sure Newman's expanded theory has his writing for Schoenberg, Berg and Webern as well! :D