August 28 - Prelude to the Evening of an Opus


Looking forward to The Opus Project presents Opus 32, (8pm, Saturday, August 29, 2015), and wonderful to meet again with the Fall 2015


Music Appreciation group, opening up the class to all late-ads who have decided to return for a second week.  As such, we will meet in M101 from this point on, dealing with all the aspects of Quiz 2, as below...



Bass Clef Notations of...

F Lydian
F    G  A    B  C   D  E  F
Do Re Mi Fi Sol La Ti Do

F Major
F    G   A  Bb C    D  E  F
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do

Pattern of Whole Steps and Half Steps in Major Scales (Example C)
C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C
  W  W  H  W  W  W  H

Four Textures of Music
Monophonic - One Line of Music, Strictly Performed
Heterophonic - One Line of Music, Freely Performed
Polyphonic - More Than One Line of Music, Lines of Equal Importance
Homophonic - More Than One Line of Music, One Line is More Important

Listening
[3500] Iraq - The Passion of 1,001 Nights
[5570] Syria - Hurrian Hymn No. 6
[5659] Egypt - Trumpet of Tutankhamun (King Tut)
[5949] China - Entrance Hymn for the Emperor
[6970] Turkey (Asia Minor) (Ancient Greek Culture) - Epitaph of Seikilos
[7001] Indonesia (Bali) - Gamelan Gong Kebyar

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After the morning commute and dynamic class above,


accompany cellist Young June Kim and company up campus to expedite last-day-to-add-without-a-petition registration in same,


pick up key from Doug (locking Sohrab in 104, which is OK with him),


print out music at Copyworld,


and

return


homeward


to edit,


over semi-engaging videos, finishing editing Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel: 1887 Prince Rudolf, Op. 232, No. 9 (4 pages total), on the 179th day of summer, high again 102 (20 / 72 / 114 days respectively at-or-beyond 100 / 90 / 80) -- again 99 in Pleasant Hill...


Oh yes, also post Opus 32 Event on Facebook, with related material...