tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post105124641211484957..comments2024-03-26T01:59:52.206-04:00Comments on Just outside: Brian Olewnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-54959563126631517722008-02-13T22:58:00.000-05:002008-02-13T22:58:00.000-05:00FWIW: Grete was actually commissioned by Relâche a...FWIW: Grete was actually commissioned by Relâche and was premiered September 2007. <BR/><BR/>.dustin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150689758852574644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-34752958547861144752008-02-07T10:09:00.000-05:002008-02-07T10:09:00.000-05:00Aha! Point taken.Aha! Point taken.Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-60942058087818351992008-02-07T10:00:00.000-05:002008-02-07T10:00:00.000-05:00Brian, I don't doubt that you could have seen unsi...Brian, I don't doubt that you could have seen unsightly histrionics at this or any concert (when I lived in Seattle with a lot more live music that I cared about, there were certain musicians that I would only go see in venues that afforded obstructed views so I could position myself behind a pillar or some such object & hear more than I could see). <BR/><BR/>However, the cover of Mode's CD of Robert Black's recording of the work with Robin Lorentz, shows the score excerpt in question: <BR/><BR/>http://www.moderecords.com/catalog/109wolff.htmlHerb Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361075879064632458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-68854706537654693612008-02-07T08:16:00.000-05:002008-02-07T08:16:00.000-05:00Herb, you could well be correct although one part ...Herb, you could well be correct although one part of that particular piece that was off-putting to me was the extravagant gestures, especially on from the violinist. Like friggin' Paganini up there, I tells ya.Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-23731908742152440982008-02-06T22:49:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:49:00.000-05:00Unless you had a chance to look at the score, I do...Unless you had a chance to look at the score, I don't think you could have seen the "Jasper signing".<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure that Wolff's note refers to letters formed by the shapes of the notes on the staff, not some kind of gestures performed by the musicians.Herb Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361075879064632458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-80370363268248067532008-02-06T16:20:00.000-05:002008-02-06T16:20:00.000-05:00Okay, you are on Windows correct? So download thi...Okay, you are on Windows correct? So download <A HREF="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac-1.2.1b.exe" REL="nofollow">this file</A>. This is an exe so run it once it is downloaded. This will create a directory in <B>Program Files</B> called <I>FLAC</I>. Inside this folder is an exe called <B>FLAC frontend</B> this is the thing you want to run. Run this and it brings up a dialog box with a number of options. Click <B>Add</B> which brings up a dialog box that you can navigate to where the FLAC files you wish to decode are. Now you need to select all of the files in the list. Do this by clicking on the files while holding down the <I>control</I> key. When they are all highlighted press the <B>Decode</B> button. This will convert all of the files to WAVs which are raw audio files. This can then be burned to disc by your normal method or converted to mp3s or whatever format you like. <BR/><BR/>I hope that helps, feel free to email me if you have any questions. One other thing to consider is that there are some cd burning programs that can burn FLACs directly but I'm not familiar with those. But worth looking into if you've bought a cd-rom burning program.Robert K__https://www.blogger.com/profile/15732156105233918236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-60923638048686457572008-02-06T14:03:00.000-05:002008-02-06T14:03:00.000-05:00Thanks Robert. I tried to figure out FLAC usage a ...Thanks Robert. I tried to figure out FLAC usage a couple months back with a couple of AMM files but got nowhere. Need FLAC tutelage.Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-49751642225630821802008-02-06T13:53:00.000-05:002008-02-06T13:53:00.000-05:00Very interesting, thanks for that. BTW did you gra...Very interesting, thanks for that. BTW did you grab the AGP Christian Wolff releases? If not check <A HREF="http://www.avantgardeproject.org/agp80/index.htm" REL="nofollow">them out here</A> and <A HREF="http://www.avantgardeproject.org/agp81/index.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>. These are FLAC files so you can burn them to a CD at full quality. You should definitely check out <I>For 1, 2 or 3 People</I> which was performed by David Tudor and <I>Burdocks</I> in the first link.Robert K__https://www.blogger.com/profile/15732156105233918236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-63681075505496606082008-02-06T09:11:00.000-05:002008-02-06T09:11:00.000-05:00I'd forgotten about this but a while ago Steve Smi...I'd forgotten about this but a while ago Steve Smith had forwarded me some descriptions of the Wolff pieces which flesh them out a little more:<BR/><BR/><B>Exercises 1 and 10 are from a first set of 14. The instrumentation is open. Each player has the same music, single lines in one voice, sometimes two, with varying lengths of melodic material. When and what to play, the length of gaps between phrases, and whether to read the notes in treble or bass clef, are free. Exercise 18 is a quartet from a second set, using free instrumentation. Each player has their own line and the melodic bits can be repeated before moving on. Each player proceeds independently, though occasionally a line moves from one player to another, each having to listen, pass on, and pick up the line. Grete is in memory of Grete Sultan, who was my piano teacher. It continues an earlier project of short pieces (the original requirement was no more than 100 notes per piece, or fewer). The instrumentation is open. Jasper was written when Robert Black asked for a piece featuring contrabass and violin. It's also a tribute, and the notation at one point spells out (visually) the name Jasper (Johns). Some folk song material, notably the Southern dance tune, Cindy, finds its way into the music. Duo 7 was written specifically for Robyn Schulkowsky and myself. The first was an ad hoc free combination of two previous pieces (Snare Drum Peace March and Melody). We both proceed independently and, now and again, according to specified coordination.</B><BR/><BR/>Wish I'd known to look for the Jasper signing!Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-73071475175836260282008-02-05T16:20:00.000-05:002008-02-05T16:20:00.000-05:00Thanks for the report Brian, I sure envy you this ...Thanks for the report Brian, I sure envy you this experience. Sometimes I wish I lived in the NYC area. I've only heard the Exercises that were on that program so lots on new Wolff there. Hopefully some more recordings will get made, I think he is woefully under recorded.Robert K__https://www.blogger.com/profile/15732156105233918236noreply@blogger.com