[CAUT] Corigliano

[G Cousins]

Z,
I tuned for John when I was in NY.   
Very easy to work with although very perticular with what he wants. (Guess that's a "Duh" statement)
Do communicate with him if you feel comfortable. It will keep everyone at ease. 
I believe I still have his contact info in my files if need be.
 
Best,
Gerry Cousins
WCUPA
 


Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:21:16 -0400
From: zeno.wood at gmail.com
To: ed440 at mindspring.com; caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Corigliano

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




----- Original Message ----- 
From: David Skolnik 
To: caut at ptg.org 
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Corigliano

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.

When's the performance?

David S

At 10:41 AM 7/29/2010, you wrote:

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.

how's your summer going?

-Z
 

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.


David Skolnik

Hastings on Hudson, NY





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?


Thanks,

Zeno Wood

Brooklyn College











 		 	   		  
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