[Dixielandjazz] keys/timbre

[Russ Guarino]

Human experience being what it is, one man's gobbledegook is another man's
epiphany.

Russ Guarino

Bill Gunter wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Bill Sharp wrote (regarding the key/timbre thingee):
>
> >    Wow!   Some of you guys are totally amazing at what lengths you have
> >gone to over this key/timbre thing.  I think it all revolves around the
> >fundamental issue, "Does it sound Good?".
>
> First of all, what is our music if we ignore such basics as key and timbre?
> Doo doo! that's what!
>
> And this business of "Does it sound good" being the fundamental issue helps
> not in the least!
>
> "Sounds good" is the most subjective of evaluations and what "sounds good"
> to you may sound like s*** to me!
>
> The concept that keys have their own "tone color" has been stated by some as
> an objective reality.
>
> I'd like to explore that, and so far I've been told that if I have to ask
> I'll never know and that basically all it means is "does it sound good."
> Also I've received a lot of discussion about how this or that horn sounds
> when you tweak the valves or lengthen the tubing. That's not the issue.
>
> All I can conclude is that most of you are as much in the dark on this as I
> am except for those who have talked about "Synesthesia" (which is defined
> as:  the evocation of one kind of sense impression when another sense is
> stimulated, for example, the sensation of color when a sound is heard).
>
> I'm not interested in being "one upped" in this matter . . . here is a
> musical phenomenon which has been articulated which I wish to explore and
> all I get is gobbledegook.
>
> Sheesh!
>
> Bill "What is the difference between the "tone-color" of Eb as opposed to
> A?" Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
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