... My understanding is that a Rag is a like a scale, but one that comes with a set of "rules" or "guidelines" about how the tones move one to the other -- for...
... This is incorrect. Ravi Shankar in his 'Introduction to Indian Music' recording states that ragas are "neither melodies nor scales", but rather a set of...
In a message dated 1/1/2005 2:21:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, akjmicro@... writes: ... This is incorrect. Ravi Shankar in his 'Introduction to Indian...
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Jan 1, 2005 7:52 pm
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Christopher, What you have described "smells" very much like the 'maqam' concept/structure in maqam music. Can Akkoc ... My understanding is that a Rag is a...
That sounds a lot like the definition of `Maqam`. Cordially, Ozan ... From: Christopher Bailey To: tuning@yahoogroups.com Sent: 01 Ocak 2005 Cumartesi 18:36 ...
Not all maqams modulate as far as I know. All the best, Ozan ... From: Afmmjr@... To: tuning@yahoogroups.com Sent: 01 Ocak 2005 Cumartesi 21:52 Subject:...
i don't claim to have any expertise in the musical cultures and theories of India, Persia, or Turkey, aside from my investigations into Indian tunings. but...
Dear George, Meantone is by no means new to me. I have been listening for some years to Baroque music performed by those historically conscientous musicians...
Dear Gene, Thank you for your encouragement, but as I said, Kirnberger already found better temperaments worthy of attention. But what is wasteful, I do not...
Fortunately dear George, he has proposed some other means of coloring staff notation that has little to do with temperaments. Cordially, Ozan ... From: George...
Dear brother Mohajeri, Just a week ago I had the pleasure of receiving Julien Jelaleddin Weiss in my home. He must be in Tahran as we converse, giving a Qanun...
Monz is right, barring the fact that the `musical revolution` in Turkey circa 1926-1936 upheld the doctrine that the only `universal` music was ought to be the...
... 1) why? 2) Can we extend this rule to the others intervals? For example it is possible to say that a tone tends to resolve downwards? Ciao Lorenzo...
Ozan, I think Gene means it's a waste to have a pure third in a triad with a fifth that flat---i.e., a waste of a pure third? Best, Aaron. ... -- Aaron Krister...
In a message dated 1/1/2005 8:00:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... 1) why? Because the leading tone UP to the tonic is part of the scale. However, a leading...
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... What comes to mind... Modulation by fifths is ubiquitous. Maybe this is because 3:2 is such a simple interval, and modulating by it can easily be done...
Dear ozan Happy new year , although I don't know you celebrate spring like iran for nowrooz. Firstly =====about rast intervalic-structure u employ: 1/1 12/11...
Hello and Hau, My name is James Starkey. Until recently I have been primarily focused upon painting, drawing and sculpture as a full-time artist. However, 3...
Hello All, the posts on the raga and on 'leading notes' have been very useful. Thanks, everybody. The following synopsis recapitulates and encapsulates the...
... Yes, of course, but my question was. . . does a Mediant in e minor, function differently from a mediant in g# minor? It seem the answer would be no. . ....
... Structurally this is true, one sees a lot more modulations through cycles of thirds and what-note. . . yet even after Beethoven . . .I think there was...
Hi. In this site http://www.uk-piano.org/history/compass.html ... The author wrote me that those sections were taken from his notes at history and tuning...
Hi Lorenzo, I think this is mostly correct. However, the Bb (which is called simply "B" in German) was probably first for musical reasons. The B natural...
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... Yes it's just as close on the surface, as you expressed it. But the 3rd above the 5th above the tonic participates in a (major) chord which is rooted a...
... Johnny Reinhard's answer "Because the leading tone UP to the tonic is part of the scale" (to the original query) explains this, and explains to me your ...
... simply "B" in German) was probably first for musical reasons. The B natural (which is called "H" in German) was probably the development. In other words,...
i was under the impression that Bb was introduced when the pythagorean diatone was subsumed by the 5 limit ogdad ? however, i must admit to only a superficial...
hi Lorenzo, Johnny, and Haresh, ... it may be true that F# was the first accidental added to the *keyboard*, i'm not sure ... but Bb came before any other...
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