Another day,
another
c. 70 miles
round-trip
to Diablo Valley College, where the Theoreticians analyze the intervals in the Thomas of Celano Dies Irae against moveable drones.
Plenteous paper-grading over coffee,
and at
Yan's Garden and
Elephant Bar
before the
evening Music Historians, proceeding through matters Medieval, moseying ahead as below...
G A B C D E F# G
G Mixolydian
G A B C D E F G
G Dorian
G A Bb C D E F G
G Minor
G A Bb C D Eb F G
Subclassifications of...
Wind
End-Blow (Flute)
Double Reed (Oboe)
Single Reed (Clarinet)
Lip Buzz (Trumpet)
Solid-Body
Metal
Wood
Other (Glass, Stone, Earth)
String
Suspended (Harp)
Box (Piano)
Neck (Violin)
# of Steps in Intervals from Perfect 5th to Octave
P5 = 3 1/2 Steps
m6 = 4 Steps
M6 = 4 1/2 Steps
m7 = 5 Steps
M7 = 5 1/2 Steps
P8 = 6 Steps
Listening
[1170] France - Ductia (Duo Dance)
[1170] Perotin - Hec Dies (This Is the Day)
[1250] Thomas of Celano - Dies Irae
[1220] Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle - Psallite (Alle - Sing It)
[1270] Italy - Trotto (Trot Dance)
[1300] Guillaume de Machaut - Notre Dame Mass: I. Kyrie
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Late, begin Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel: 1901 Gustav Mahler, on the 179th summer day, high again nudging up to 89 (third figure of this kind for the month,124th time for the year at 80-or-above).
