Klarinet Archive - Posting 000460.txt from 1997/05

From: "ronbower" <ronbower@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Scales/Slonimsky [was College Auditions]
Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 22:31:14 -0400

Yes Coltrane worked on TSMP plenty-he was a scale nut. "Giant
Steps" changes chords every 2 beats I'm told.

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> From: Gary Young <gyoung@-----.com>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: RE: Scales/Slonimsky [was College Auditions]
> Date: Saturday, May 10, 1997 11:38 AM
>
> To accelerate this topic considerably, check out "Thesaurus of Scales and

> Melodic Patterns," by the remarkable Nicolas Slonimsky (may he rest in
> peace). It used to cost an arm and a leg, but now is $29.95 from Amsco
> Publications. It's full of Slonimsky's wit, vocabulary and analytical
> acumen. It contains material for some interesting and quirky exercises
> (but I doubt you'll get asked about inter-infra-ultrapolation in your
> audition for conservatory). I recall hearing somewhere that John
Coltrane
> had a copy and was working on it at the end of his life.
>
> Gary Young
> Madison, WI
>
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> From: Christopher Thibeault[SMTP:lespaul@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 1997 5:50 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: College Auditions
>
> ...There are 5 minor scales (not counting pentatonics, etc.)
>
> 1)Natural Minor (diatonic relative major starting on 6th degree of scale)
> 2)Harmonic Minor (raise 7th)
> 3)Melodic Minor (raise 6+7 going up, diatonic upon return)
> 4)Real Melodic Minor (raise 6th + 7th always)
> 5)Hungarian Minor (Raise 4th + 7th)
>
> -Christopher J. Thibeault
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