Comments for well-weathered music http://frasconimusic.com/blog random thoughts and focused observations by composer Miguel Frasconi Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 Comment on 1988 by Steven Burrall http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2007/12/23/1988/#comment-701 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:46:30 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2007/12/23/1988/#comment-701 I just stumbled upon those excerpts too, which led me to your blog. It seems quite electrifying, which is no surprise given the nature of other Dresher and Eckert works. However, if there are excerpts, that must mean there is a video from which they were excerpted, no? And since you were performing in it, I would have thought you'd be in possession of such a video, but sounds from your comments that is not the case. That is quite a tease, to just see those excerpts! Do you think there is any way to pursue tracking down an entire video? Thanks. I just stumbled upon those excerpts too, which led me to your blog. It seems quite electrifying, which is no surprise given the nature of other Dresher and Eckert works. However, if there are excerpts, that must mean there is a video from which they were excerpted, no? And since you were performing in it, I would have thought you’d be in possession of such a video, but sounds from your comments that is not the case. That is quite a tease, to just see those excerpts! Do you think there is any way to pursue tracking down an entire video?

Thanks.

]]> Comment on Actual Earth by Anya http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/22/actual-earth/#comment-302 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:09:12 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/22/actual-earth/#comment-302 Wooooh, very cool! Somewhat OT but.... where does your nice little Flash player for audio come from? Wooooh, very cool!

Somewhat OT but…. where does your nice little Flash player for audio come from?

]]> Comment on Actual Earth by Haleh http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/22/actual-earth/#comment-291 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:49:49 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/22/actual-earth/#comment-291 Way cool to hear the bowels of the earth! Love it. Perfect listening for 3:45 a.m. with a glass of wine. Sadly, I'm missing the wine part. Weird, this makes me feel like the earth is kind and protective of us. Way cool to hear the bowels of the earth! Love it. Perfect listening for 3:45 a.m. with a glass of wine. Sadly, I’m missing the wine part.

Weird, this makes me feel like the earth is kind and protective of us.

]]> Comment on Actual Earth by Absolute Soundscape « Steinskogs Weblog http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/22/actual-earth/#comment-284 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:17:44 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/22/actual-earth/#comment-284 [...] Absolute Soundscape Lyd omgir oss. Det er aldri stille. Dette er også en av de tingene John Cage gjorde oss oppmersom på med 4′33”, og med sine skrifter, der umuligheten av en absolutt stillhet blir påvist. Hjerteslag og blodomløp gjør at også våre kropper i en viss forstand er lyd. Og innenfor moderniteten har den lyden som omgir oss også vært gjenstand for store diskusjoner, gjerne i forhold til kategorier som støy, som man etablerer som en “negativ” kategori. Men i studier av auditiv kultur og de lydene som omgir oss, kommer det stadig nye innspill som forteller oss mye om hvordan vi er omgitt av lyd. På bloggen well-weathered music fant jeg her en annen versjon av soundscape. Seismologen John Bullitt, fra MIT, har tatt opp lyden av jordens seismiske bølger, og spilt dem av 10000 ganger hurtigere, slik at disse bølgene kommer innenfor omfanget av menneskets auditive omfang. Han har også gitt ut en CD med disse lydene, Earth Sound, som også kan kjøpes på iTunes. Lyden av jorden. Det er altså litt fascinerende. [...] […] Absolute Soundscape Lyd omgir oss. Det er aldri stille. Dette er også en av de tingene John Cage gjorde oss oppmersom på med 4′33”, og med sine skrifter, der umuligheten av en absolutt stillhet blir påvist. Hjerteslag og blodomløp gjør at også våre kropper i en viss forstand er lyd. Og innenfor moderniteten har den lyden som omgir oss også vært gjenstand for store diskusjoner, gjerne i forhold til kategorier som støy, som man etablerer som en “negativ” kategori. Men i studier av auditiv kultur og de lydene som omgir oss, kommer det stadig nye innspill som forteller oss mye om hvordan vi er omgitt av lyd. På bloggen well-weathered music fant jeg her en annen versjon av soundscape. Seismologen John Bullitt, fra MIT, har tatt opp lyden av jordens seismiske bølger, og spilt dem av 10000 ganger hurtigere, slik at disse bølgene kommer innenfor omfanget av menneskets auditive omfang. Han har også gitt ut en CD med disse lydene, Earth Sound, som også kan kjøpes på iTunes. Lyden av jorden. Det er altså litt fascinerende. […]

]]> Comment on Happy New yEar!! by classical music broadcast http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-251 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:58:21 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-251 I noted Stockhausen's passing on my site, but did not have an appropriate tribute. This will fit the bill - thanks Ike and Karl for the memories. New reader - thanks Miguel. I noted Stockhausen’s passing on my site, but did not have an appropriate tribute. This will fit the bill - thanks Ike and Karl for the memories.

New reader - thanks Miguel.

]]> Comment on Happy New yEar!! by Bruce Hodges http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-246 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:16:02 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-246 Miguel, this is just unbelievably good. Thanks a million for a) creating it and b) posting it. I also mentioned it on my blog. Miguel, this is just unbelievably good. Thanks a million for a) creating it and b) posting it. I also mentioned it on my blog.

]]> Comment on Infinite by kac attac http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2007/12/29/93/#comment-240 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:09:09 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2007/12/29/93/#comment-240 I think it's healthy to strive to write your own favorite music, music that you would want to listen above most all else if given the choice. I'm not sure the idea of "composing music similar to what [I] like to listen to" quite has the same resonance; they're not really the same thing. Also, I think it's almost equally important to be filling holes in the body of work that already exists, i.e. as an issue of being original versus being derivative. If it's not "unimaginable," we can at least strive for "unimagined." I think it’s healthy to strive to write your own favorite music, music that you would want to listen above most all else if given the choice. I’m not sure the idea of “composing music similar to what [I] like to listen to” quite has the same resonance; they’re not really the same thing. Also, I think it’s almost equally important to be filling holes in the body of work that already exists, i.e. as an issue of being original versus being derivative. If it’s not “unimaginable,” we can at least strive for “unimagined.”

]]> Comment on Happy New yEar!! by Vincent Kargatis http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-239 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:39:32 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-239 Oh, thanks, this was great, mml. Oh, thanks, this was great, mml.

]]> Comment on Happy New yEar!! by Shannon http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-238 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:26:52 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-238 Well, I wasn't one of the three before I saw this linked to from Night After Night, but that's just awesome. Can you make it available for download? Well, I wasn’t one of the three before I saw this linked to from Night After Night, but that’s just awesome. Can you make it available for download?

]]> Comment on Photo wrap-up by Bonnie Hughes http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2007/12/18/photo-wrap-up/#comment-226 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:51:07 +0000 http://frasconimusic.com/blog/2007/12/18/photo-wrap-up/#comment-226 Hi Miguel, Just came from a party at George Coates' house and saw John and Missie. John directed me to the Mordake website and I ended up here. Do you also have a website? Not that this isn't enough but I thought I saw a reference to another site which now I can't locate. You sound very busy. When are you coming out West? Don't know when I can get back to see you and Anton. More soon, love, Bonnie Hi Miguel,

Just came from a party at George Coates’ house and saw John and Missie. John directed me to the Mordake website and I ended up here.

Do you also have a website? Not that this isn’t enough but I thought I saw a reference to another site which now I can’t locate.

You sound very busy. When are you coming out West? Don’t know when I can get back to see you and Anton.

More soon,

love,

Bonnie

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