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<font size="+1">Sadly, I have been away from this non-Dixieland
discussion due to many medical appointments.<br>
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We all have something in common. I must assume that you like or
love some form of music. Otherwise you would not join this forum.<br>
So, although we all have unique backgrounds and stories to tell
and opinions to express in some way we are all in tune with
different vibes.<br>
I "grew up" very quickly from putting down artists that I didn't
really hear. That included Louis Armstrong (too old fashioned),
The Andrews Sisters (too commercial),<br>
Bing Crosby (all of the above). I was fortunate enough, at age 18,
to be with these artists at recording dates. It spun my mind
around.<br>
In high school and later at college I was deep into Be Bop. Dizzy,
Bird, the Pres. Bud Powell, Erroll,Shearing and so on. I listened
to Symphony Sid and Jazzbo Collins religiously.<br>
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So, (it's become common on air to start a sentence with "so") It
is my way of being sarcastic.</font><br>
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So, in 1953 I entered Manhattan School of Music. Professor
Howard Murphy, teaching Theory 1, played a recording of "Music
For Celeste. Percussion and Strings" by Bela Bartok.<br>
</font>There were about 20 Freshmen students in the class. There
was a lot of giggling and other noise emanating from the assembled
students.<br>
In my senior year Prof. Murphy played a recording of </font><font
size="+1"><font size="+1">"Music For Celeste. Percussion and
Strings" by Bela Bartok for our </font></font><font size="+1"><font
size="+1"><font size="+1">Theory 8 class with 8 students</font>.<br>
No giggles. Just "AHA!, "I get it."<br>
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Someone posted "Free Jazz or Music" equals chaos. I posted
earlier that I wrote a classical suite for Brass Instruments.<br>
The titles of the movements are "Sunrise" "Noon" and "Sunset". I
also posted that in the 3rd movement there was a section of
"free form" <br>
where each and every musician had different entrances with hints
of what and when to play. NO NOTES were in that part of the
score! <br>
In my head - I was writing a tone poem about the creation of the
earth, the time in between creation and destruction, and
eventual destruction of mankind using A bombs or worse.<br>
YES, I was musically describing chaos. Kudos to the person who
figured it out, Unfortunately the score got eaten up by racoons
in the attic of my home. <br>
I did find the first movement and it is available in midi and/or
an MP3, from the midi. Using "Aria Player" and "Orchestral Sound
Fonts" adds a little realism to the sounds.<br>
Dixieland content - I learned to admire King Oliver, The ODJB,
Wingy Manone and many more. <br>
Stay safe, stay well, and VOTE.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/7/2020 7:38 PM, Tony Orr wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CADU1B5V4gCLiUx-sBtRmdK6oF0RHq8AoRXtW5yrRR05nChn3Yw@mail.gmail.com">Here's
an oxymoron: Cognoscenti of the modern would happily pay to see
free form jazz played. It has been described as "fire in a pet
shop" music because that's what it sounds like.</blockquote>
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