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Comment on The West Gallery Quire by Vincent Cherico

Vincent Cherico — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:43:15 +0000

I had a wonderful time today singing with you guys and gals at neffa.
I was thinking of taking up a new instrument. I used to play fife, recorder and flute.
If you had to pick an instrument that you either do not have presently or would like to see
more of in the group what would it be.
Thanks Vin

Comment on Same MIDI file with three diferent temperaments by David Rodgers

David Rodgers — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:02:13 +0000

I have been tuning equal temperaments all my life but have never had the time to devote to the alternate tunings I have heard so much about. I can see, now, how huge the difference can be. On the example you used, equal temperament totally ruins the heart of the music. The altered temperaments have places where they fall down compared to equal temperament but it is not so great a falling to justify not using it. These altered temperaments definitly have a place even in modern music. Assuming they are used with intelligence and care.

Comment on Bread Machine Brioche by Liz Hopwood

Liz Hopwood — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 06:59:36 +0000

I’ve been looking for a recipe for Brioche since visiting Portugal in ’09 maybe its a tradional version with currents and sultanas and mixed peel, but it was amazing and having been trying to replicate ever since. I’ll try this mix and add the fruit as a trial and maybe even add dusted icing suger same as it was presented in Porto…. I will keep you in the loop re the outcome..

Comment on More about converting MIDI to lilypond by Laura Conrad

Laura Conrad — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:36:43 +0000

At the time this post was written, I don’t think musicxml2ly was usable yet. In any case, nobody uses MIDI for notation if they can help it, but there’s still a lot of MIDI out there on the internet, and it would be good if it could be used. I did end up using the Capella -> musescore -> lilypond route, and it wasn’t problem-free, but I think it was faster and less error-prone than transcribing all the Holborne’s from dead tree form.

Comment on More about converting MIDI to lilypond by Ruggero Dambra

Ruggero Dambra — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:09:51 +0000

You should export musicXml in Musescore and convert to lilypond using musicxml2ly. MIDI is not intended for notation.

Comment on The history of West Gallery music by Eric Christen

Eric Christen — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:26:22 +0000

“a commenter with the clearly pseudonymous name of Esmeralda Weatherwax, who may never have heard West Gallery music, equates it with the “worship band” with guitar, keyboard, and drums and banal choruses.”
I think you have misinterpreted Esmeralda Weatherwax’s reaction. My feeling is that she doesn’t EQUATE this “worship band” with the West Gallery musicians of the past. On the contrary.
Apart from this little detail I entirely agree with you, gratefully, in everything else.
Eric Christen

Comment on Cantabile Renaissance Band by GEEKED: SHAKESPEARE’S NEIGHBORS | DigBoston

GEEKED: SHAKESPEARE’S NEIGHBORS | DigBoston — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:51:17 +0000

[...] played-eth (those aren’t even real colloquialisms, we’re just fucking with you now) by the Cantabile Renaissance Band, a merry troupe of hardcore twangers and pipers devoted to recreating the art and the sound of [...]

Comment on News of the week of August 23, 2011 by Joel Herndon

Joel Herndon — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:28:20 +0000

Laura,

I just stumbled onto your blog through a link on choralwiki, where you are listed as having available Orlando di Lasso’s motet Justus Cor. Is that piece available? I would like to publish a lute/guitar arrangement of it on my website…
Thanks!

Comment on Bread Machine Brioche by Jimbo

Jimbo — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:42:58 +0000

Yet another recipe to bookmark! I’m not overly impressed with the recipes that came with my Panasonic Breadmaker

Comment on So where was everybody? by John Tyson

John Tyson — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:58:38 +0000

Hi Laura,

I’m from Los Angeles (the “other” John Tyson). This was my first time at BEMF, and it was about the most memorable week of my life! I’m embarassed to say that I gave short shrift to the recorders though; with the main events being at Jordan Hall and most of the rest being up in the Commons area, I had conflicts in getting back and forth in time (I probably could have done more if I had been more comfortable with the subway). I did get to John’s performance at NEC, Frances Blaker’s at Covenant and Mezzaluna’s at Jordan, but missed Aldo Abreu, the recorder relay, the master class, the coached playing session, and the ARS awards. Oh well, maybe two years from now, if I’m physically and monetarily able to make it!