Top 23 1/2 14th Century Sonatas for Timpani and Contrabassoon

Started by (poco) Sforzando, October 09, 2013, 11:07:02 AM

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(poco) Sforzando

"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

kyjo

Methinks this thread should be placed in The Diner because it obviously has no remotely serious purpose......

(poco) Sforzando

Quote from: kyjo on October 09, 2013, 11:11:53 AM
Methinks this thread should be placed in The Diner because it obviously has no remotely serious purpose......

Fine. Make it two contrabassoons.
"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

Parsifal

Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on October 09, 2013, 11:27:34 AM
Fine. Make it two contrabassoons.

I was very disappointed to see this ensemble omitted from the "favorite chamber combinations" poll.
:(


(poco) Sforzando

Quote from: kyjo on October 09, 2013, 11:31:01 AM
Still no remotely serious purpose......

All right, I'll add a piccolo. But no more concessions. This is important stuff.
"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

some guy

Is kyjo the only arbiter of serious?

Methinks this "frivolous" thread has an obviously and ostentatiously serious purpose, and I, for one, approve of it thoroughly.

Parsifal

Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on October 09, 2013, 11:52:06 AM
All right, I'll add a piccolo. But no more concessions. This is important stuff.

Two contra-bassoons and piccolo?  It's starting to sound like a Stockhausen piece.  :)

Karl Henning

This is the Internet; all our purpose is remote.

Edit :: damn, a typo
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

TheGSMoeller


Rinaldo

Quote from: TheGSMoeller on October 09, 2013, 12:00:40 PM
I'm having a difficult time deciding on my 1/2 choice.

No pressure, you can always save some works for the later rounds!

Karl Henning

I want to know what the most common substitution for contrabassoon was in the 14th century . . . .
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

mn dave

They had sonatas in the 14th century?

Trick question.

The answer is zero. The answer is always ZERO.

jochanaan

Quote from: Rinaldo on October 09, 2013, 12:03:15 PM
No pressure, you can always save some works for the later rounds!
Later rounds, or 15th-century canons. ;D
Imagination + discipline = creativity

jochanaan

Quote from: karlhenning on October 09, 2013, 12:11:26 PM
I want to know what the most common substitution for contrabassoon was in the 14th century . . . .
I don't know, but it probably made a rackett. ;)
Imagination + discipline = creativity

Brian

Quote from: some guy on October 09, 2013, 11:54:48 AM
Is kyjo the only arbiter of serious?

Methinks this "frivolous" thread has an obviously and ostentatiously serious purpose, and I, for one, approve of it thoroughly.
Indeed. I believe a point has been missed.

Brian


mc ukrneal

Did the even timpani exist in the 14th century? Not very HIP (Historically Informed Post).
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

not edward

I would think that Wallace Wafflehouse's To Bacon or not to Bacon is somewhat anachronistic in this thread.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

stingo

It's threads like this that remind me of the book/movie High Fidelity... :)