Klarinet Archive - Posting 000436.txt from 2005/01

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: Edison recordings
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:20:54 -0500

I presume the pitch is high because this is being played at a different
speed than it was recorded. (Just like old movies that were filmed at 16
fps and are played at the modern 24 fps.) Playing it at the same speed as
it was recorded would seem to be appropriate.

Gary
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At 07:49 AM 1/26/05, you wrote:
><<<Ed, was Star and Stripes Forever really originally in D-G? The standard
>band version (since I first played it 40 or so years ago) is Eb-Ab, but
>orchestras I've played in always play in D-G.>>>
>
>You are correct, the band version (which I assume was the original one) is
>in Eb-Ab, and it is the orchestra version that is in G-D. I realized that
>just after hitting the "send" button.
>
>So, the change from 120 beats per minute to 132 results in the pitch
>rising only a minor 2nd rather than a major second. Sorry if I misled anyone.
>
>Ed Lacy
>University of Evansville

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