24
hours
later,
and,
looking
south
on
680,
while
the
Mt. Diablo Fire has not been officially contained, there's not a shred of evidence from this distance of anything out of the ordinary.
Meanwhile, another extraordinary day, beginning with the Theorists' encounter of Thomas of Celano's Dies Irae,for Dictation, Keyboard-Solfege, and Board Harmony, followed by fine Student Compositions of Round 1,
hie'ing hence
toward
financial
other
errands
and
homeward
for
class preparation and paper-grading,
returning
down
the
spectacular
sunset,
cloud-
strewn
corridor
of
680
South
over the Benicia Bridge,
again towards
Diablo
the
evening class's adventures in Medieval Music,
beginning Early and looking towards Later...
G Major
G A B C D E F# G
G Mixolydian
G A B C D E F G
G Dorian
G A Bb C D E F G
G Minor
G A Bb C D Eb F G
Four Types of Aerophones (Winds)
End-Blown (Flute)
Double Reed (Oboe / Bassoon)
Single Reed (Clarinet / Sax)
Lip-Buzz (Trumpet / Horn / Trombone / Tuba)
Three Types of Ideophones (Solid-Body Percussion)
Metal (Bells / Chimes / Gongs)
Wood (Xylophone / Marimba)
Other (Stone / Glass / Earth) (Stone Chimes / Glass Harmonica / Clay Pot)
Three Types of Chordophones (Strings)
Suspended (Harp / Lyre)
Box (Piano / Zither)
Neck (Violin / Lute / Guitar)
Steps in Intervals from Perfect Fifth to Perfect Octave
P5 = 3 1/2 Steps
m6 = 4
M6 = 4 1/2
m7 = 5
M7 = 5 1/2
P8 = 6 Steps
Listening
[8270] France - Ductia
[8270] Perotin - Hec Dies (This Is the Day)
[8270] Walter von der Vogelweide - Palestinlied (Palestine Song)
[8320] Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle-Psallite (Alle - Sing It)
[8300] Guillaume de Machaut - La Messe de Nostre Dame: I. Kyrie (Notre Dame Mass)
[8811] Franz Liszt - Totentanz (Death Dance)
***
Late return, after a nice session at Carrow's, on a decidedly cooler day -- 88 (170th day of summer) -- composing page 22 of Psalm 102 and At a Medical Deposition, plus score-studying sixth systems of re Igor Stravinsky's Two Poemes of Verlaine: I and Paul Hindemith's Three Songs: I (finishing the former).
