[CAUT] Corigliano

[Zeno Wood]

Yes, a real test of of uber-chromatic thirds increasing their beat rate.
Also a fun way to mess with someone taking the tuning test.

The performance could be in December, it's still being talked about.

ZW


On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com> wrote:

>  It should be exciting to run a series of chromatic quarter-tone thirds,
> sixths and tenths between the two pianos!!!
> ES
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net>
> *To:* caut at ptg.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:41 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [CAUT] Corigliano
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> Z -
> Of course I meant A flat.  I hope you didn't spend too long trying to
> figure that one out, or the nature of my particular malady. Does that make
> the method any clearer?  I don't know if I could do it with a fork.  You
> could set a quick mini-temp (A4 - A3; F3 - A3; A3 - C#4 contig. 3rd; C#4 -
> G#3;)  Then, mute one of the three strings of A3, lower another  to where
> the quality of the interval between A flat - A1/4 flat is the same as A1/4
> flat and A.  Keep checking the tuning of your constant A-220 against A-440
> above.  Borrowing an ETD is good too.
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> When's the performance?
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> David S
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> At 10:41 AM 7/29/2010, you wrote:
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> David,
> Hmm, don't think I understand this method.  Do you mean A flat?  I have a
> 415 fork somewhere, I think I could get the target A to sound about the same
> when played with either the 415 or 440 fork.  Or borrow someone's ETD.
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> how's your summer going?
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> -Z
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> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:30 AM, David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net>
> wrote:
>  Zeno,
> You could ask him. Otherwise, I guess I should assume that you don't have
> any electronic pitch source, with which you could simply recalibrate at 50
> cents flat and tune as more or less normal.  So, could you tune down one
> string of A440 to make the interval between B flat and that string sound the
> same as between that string and A?  That's too simple, there must be
> something wrong with that.
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> David Skolnik
> Hastings on Hudson, NY
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> At 09:03 AM 7/29/2010, you wrote:
>  Anyone here ever tune for two-piano music by Corigliano, involving tuning
> one piano down 1/4 step?  Any advice?
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> Thanks,
> Zeno Wood
> Brooklyn College
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