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Re: Intervals enharmony question
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Paul Scott |
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Re: Intervals enharmony question |
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Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:34:56 -0700 |
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On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:27:10PM +0200, Hans Åberg wrote:
>
> > On 30 Apr 2018, at 22:23, Torsten Hämmerle <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > Hans Åberg-2 wrote
> >> I play the flute, and I checked with one of my teachers who sits on one of
> >> the operas here.
> >
> > Hi Hans,
> >
> > It's funny that you mention the flute of all instruments. It reminds me of
> > the old joke
> > "How do you get two flute players to play in unison?" - - - "Shoot one!"
> >
> > No offence meant, I just couldn't resist :)
>
> Flutes have a very definite pitch, making it hard to play in unison, unlike
> strings then. It is mentioned in Blatter's book on orchestration.
I've only heard this joke about piccolo players where the tuning is much more
difficult.
Paul
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- Re: Intervals enharmony question, (continued)
- Re: Intervals enharmony question, Torsten Hämmerle, 2018/04/30
- Re: Intervals enharmony question, David Kastrup, 2018/04/30
- Re: Intervals enharmony question, Hans Åberg, 2018/04/30
- Re: Intervals enharmony question, Torsten Hämmerle, 2018/04/30
- Re: Intervals enharmony question, Hans Åberg, 2018/04/30
- Re: Intervals enharmony question, Vaughan McAlley, 2018/04/30
- Re: Intervals enharmony question,
Paul Scott <=
- Re: Intervals enharmony question, Vaughan McAlley, 2018/04/29