Klarinet Archive - Posting 000489.txt from 1997/05

From: ronbower@-----.com
Subj: Re: Scales/Slonimsky [was College Auditions]
Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 00:06:34 -0400

On 05/16/97 13:04:16 you wrote:

"Too many notes!", said the Emperor, "just cut a few".(to WAM, in "Amadeus")

>Yes and no...the harmony certainly moves quickly! It's essentially a cycle
>of II-V-Is moving through major thirds. Here are the changes in alto [Eb]
>key:
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>|| G# / B7 / | E / G7 / | C / / / | F#-7 / B7 / | E / G7 / | C / D#7 /
>| G# / / / | D-7 / G7 / |
>| C / / / | F#-7 / B7 / | E / / / | A#-7 / D#7 / | G# / / / | D-7 /
>G7 / | C / / / | F#-7 / D#7 / ||
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>I can't figure out how to write the melody line with ASCII script
>though...:-) Fred S.
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>>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
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>>> 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
>>>
>>> ----------
>>> 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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