What about the performance aspect? Musicians worry that one day midi playback equipment could be good enouhg to replace them entirely.<br><br>Bob Soupe...
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signorile
Jun 3, 2001 8:13 pm
Bob,<br><br> I think people will always want the experience of hearing music performed by live musicians, so although MIDI will cut into the need for live ...
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del_arte
Jun 4, 2001 3:04 pm
Jim writes "I think people will always want the experience of hearing music performed by live musicians."<br><br>That's absolutely right. At a concert of music...
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d_french_uk_the_2nd
d_french_uk_...
Jun 13, 2001 10:50 am
Hi all!<br><br>I've been offline for a few months trying to get education and so forth, thoroughly sorted out.<br><br>Great to see that this club is thriving -...
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signorile
Jun 13, 2001 2:00 pm
It's great to hear from you again Danny, and I'm really excited about the Gloria rendering!<br><br>I'll be going into the hospital tomorrow (6/14) for 3 level...
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jpschoenberg
Jun 14, 2001 9:03 pm
Good luck on the surgery and get well soon!<br><br>John...
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signorile
Jun 20, 2001 6:06 pm
Thank you John! I just got home yesterday after 5 1/2 days in the hospital, and now I'm in recovery phrase, which will be long (at least 3 months), but the ...
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jpschoenberg
Jun 23, 2001 6:54 pm
Say, are you still at composition quarters?<br><br>John...
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signorile
Jun 24, 2001 3:46 pm
John,<br><br> Yes, I'm still a member of CQ, but my health problems of late has greatly limited my time online, and my visits to CQ have suffered as a result....
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d_french_uk_the_2nd
d_french_uk_...
Jun 26, 2001 2:49 pm
Hi Jim<br><br>Thought you had the surgery ages ago! Waiting lists obviously as bad for you as it is for us. ;-)<br><br>Hope you feel better...
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signorile
Jun 26, 2001 8:34 pm
Hi Danny,<br><br> Nope, I had surgery on June 14th, which was just about 1 month from the date it was agreed that surgery was necessary and would proceed. The ...
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leohergen
Jul 13, 2001 2:10 pm
That's the way it is, son. I hope you get well, and you should look into herbal and non-traditional medicine, like from the native americans. Ginseng and ...
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signorile
Jul 14, 2001 6:17 pm
Thank you Leo!<br><br>I intend to continue writing tonal music. I never liked serial music when I was forced to study it in college, and so I have always...
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chebii68
Sep 3, 2001 2:59 am
I never knew I could Pursue my career in Computer Science and Sing at the same time. <br>Thanks James for opening my thoughts.<br>I'm going to get (Psalm ...
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signorile
Sep 3, 2001 2:03 pm
Yes! There is no reason to give up music because you want to pursue a career in another field. Music and computer science are especially complimentary fields...
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roberthappelberg
roberthappel...
Sep 5, 2001 3:14 pm
Very interesting, this about music and computer science being complementary. There was this programmer in this law firm where I was an intern who said that...
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signorile
Sep 6, 2001 2:42 pm
Well Robert,<br><br> I studied music and was composing way before I ever thought of becoming involved with computers. I started learning piano way back in the...
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del_arte
Oct 19, 2001 9:12 pm
You were in the Navy? Excellent. What ships were you aboard? What countries did you visit? Might they call you up to fight in Afghanistan?<br><br>AL....
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signorile
Oct 19, 2001 11:51 pm
Hi Al,<br><br> Yup, I was a Navy Officer from 1981-1987. I was a Supply Corps officer and when I left the Navy I had the rank of Lieutenant (O3). After Officer...
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roberthappelberg
roberthappel...
Oct 21, 2001 5:12 pm
It's unfortunate that there is still a need for war in this world. At least you can serve your country in a more peaceful capacity now, Jim.<br><br>Bob Happ...
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signorile
Oct 22, 2001 12:08 pm
Amen Bob!<br><br>Jim...
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leohergen
Dec 21, 2001 6:25 pm
I've enjoyed your variations of these beautiful Christmas tune. I'm curious about the 'sound-on-sound' recording. You only list two performers. Did both of you...
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signorile
Dec 22, 2001 2:02 am
Thank you Leo!<br><br>The way we worked it, Harriet Dearden played the violin I part while I played the piano for the Cello part, and then we used ...
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roberthappelberg
roberthappel...
Jan 8, 2002 11:03 pm
Kind of reminds me of Wynton Marsalis's recording of a Baroque concerto for three trumpets where he plays all three trumpets.<br><br>Bob H....
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signorile
Jan 9, 2002 12:22 am
It was fun to do Bob!<br><br>Happy 2002 to all the club members! :-)<br><br>Jim...
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roberthappelberg
roberthappel...
May 1, 2002 6:08 pm
On the week of May 3, 2002, Composition Quarters will be featuring James Signorile's Twilight Dreams, for Brass Quintet. I will be posting here the comments...
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signorile
May 3, 2002 2:49 pm
Bob, I hope there are at least a couple of thumbs pointing up... :-) Jim...
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roberthappelberg
roberthappel...
May 3, 2002 9:03 pm
That's the case with the first comment. Anita Gomez writes: "Twilight Dreams is very beautiful music and [it's] modal. There's a little flub around 2:10 [in...
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roberthappelberg
roberthappel...
May 6, 2002 5:41 pm
Next, we have a comment from Joe Turbessi, who writes: "[This piece is,] of course, excellent music. The opening modal theme was simply gorgeous. One thing I...
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roberthappelberg
roberthappel...
May 7, 2002 8:09 pm
Next, we have a comment from James Wolovchek, who writes: "[I] assess ... James Signorile['s] ... tone poem ... [entitled] "Twilight Dreams" ... [to be] mildly...
