Re: [ARSCLIST] Cow Cow 's return?

[David Lewis <davlew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would think that this technology would be useful in transcribing piano
performances of original works that are difficult to interpret from
recordings, for example (and probably not a good one} "Bear Trap Blues" by
Jimmy Yancey. The occasional minor seconds in the bass could be some
rough-hewn form of appoggiatura, a cluster or a mistake. Using such a device
could help an editor figure out whether something that sounds like a mistake
is used with enough consistency that it is intended.

When I read about Glenn Gould being transcribed this way, I thought of his
Beethoven Sonata No. 32, a great and very individual performance in which
his humming is particularly loud. Would this technology be able to pick out
every pitch no matter how dense the texture? Would it work well with a very
loud pianist who uses extremely dense chords, like Henry Cowell?   

David N. Lewis
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Cow Cow 's return?

On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, George Brock-Nannestad wrote:

> ----- I think that is a good sign. We have had a long-running series in
the
> Danish Radio's "culture" channel comparing for about 2½ hours performances
of
> certain works, but not telling the panel who the performers are. I would
say
> that in about 4 cases out of 5 it is an "old" recording that wins the
> evening.

I wonder if indeed there might be a renewed interest in older recordings,
if it might foster a generation of musicians more concerned about a wider
range of expression their performances...I can only hope so.

Karl