[Steppes] Musicians among the populace?
lizdenpeters@juno.com
lizdenpeters at juno.com
Wed Mar 2 12:52:49 PST 2005
And all this time I was thinking that was someone with a predilection for
Mexican flautas. Another illusion bites the dust!
Lady Fionnghuala the Fair ~ "Nuala"
"A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle
to look out."
~ ~ ~ G. C. Lichtenberg ~ ~ ~
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:26:40 -0600 "hq at plumes.org" <hq at plumes.org> writes:
> I always thought it was funny that the correct term for "flute
> player" is "flautist."
>
> Helene
>
> On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:15 , Genie Barrett
> <maggie.gene at justinanimator.com> sent:
>
> >I have a great book of music that I downloaded from the Internet of
> about a
> >hundred different dance tunes with two to five parts. If anyone is
> interested:
> >http://crab.rutgers.edu/~pbutler/music.html
> >Go here. The man who did most of the arrangements is a integral
> part of
> >the East Kingdom's musicians guild, and a mean "flute" player,
> among other
> >things.
> >
> >I'll play, but my instrument is a Chinese DiZi, and the scale is
> slightly
> >different. I also, however, play with a tin whistle, and can pick
> out most
> >tunes from the other six holed instruments I've played with. My
> fear is
> >half notes. GRIN
> >
> >YIS
> >Maggie MacPhaerson
> >(Who is trying to find a way to go back to school and get her
> >Masters/Doctorate in Musicology)
> >
> >You said:
> >
> >I attempt the recorder, too, and I read music, but I am a bit out
> of practice
> >myself. I guess you realized that the 'flûte à bec' I previously
> mentioned is
> >the medieval French term for the recorder (I've always hated the
> modern
> >American instrument name). It makes sense, really, if you picture
> it. The
> >French name literally means a flute with a beak-like mouthpiece, or
> 'flute with
> >a beak'.
> >
> >I once played the harmony of the song, 'Nonesuch' with Baron Mahdi
> playing the
> >melody at an event several years ago. I have since lost my nice
> wooden 'flûte'
> >and haven't replaced it. It might have even been stolen - not
> sure.
> >
> >Since not all of the Steppes members, past or present, are on the
> Steppes email
> >list, you might consider putting a note in the "Notes and
> Challenges" in the
> >next Black Star that the Steppes Dance Guild is promoting interest
> in getting a
> >Steppes Instrumental Musicians Guild started here. Just a thought.
> :)
> >
> >Gabrielle
>
> >
> >
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