Golden Age

I've finished some more music. Until I get SFTP on a computer I
trust, I won't put it on my website. So for now it's here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?jzzmt1wqzoi

I don't know the site. It looks like fairly nasty popup and
Flash-heavy stuff. If anybody wants to share the file another way, go
ahead.

Anyway, the music. I started it when I was in China and had a MIDI
keyboard. I was really happy about how it was going. I don't have
the keyboard any more, so I had to stop playing things in and start
drawing in the sequencer instead. It could have vocals added but I
don't have the facilities for that here, either, so it's yet another
microtonal instrumental piece.

It uses magic temperament with my tripod-inspired "Pengcheng" keyboard
mapping. I never explained that, but you can get the Scala file here:

http://x31eq.com/magic/

I used TOP-RMS. There are a couple of magic comma pumps, implemented
in the very un-subtle way of the melody rising by a third each time.

Graham

If you get an account on my site www.notonlymusic.com you can attach your
music to a post and then send the link out.

I do not have advertisements or flash or crap.

Chris

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Graham Breed <gbreed@...> wrote:

>
>
> I've finished some more music. Until I get SFTP on a computer I
> trust, I won't put it on my website. So for now it's here:
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/?jzzmt1wqzoi
>
> I don't know the site. It looks like fairly nasty popup and
> Flash-heavy stuff. If anybody wants to share the file another way, go
> ahead.
>
> Anyway, the music. I started it when I was in China and had a MIDI
> keyboard. I was really happy about how it was going. I don't have
> the keyboard any more, so I had to stop playing things in and start
> drawing in the sequencer instead. It could have vocals added but I
> don't have the facilities for that here, either, so it's yet another
> microtonal instrumental piece.
>
> It uses magic temperament with my tripod-inspired "Pengcheng" keyboard
> mapping. I never explained that, but you can get the Scala file here:
>
> http://x31eq.com/magic/
>
> I used TOP-RMS. There are a couple of magic comma pumps, implemented
> in the very un-subtle way of the melody rising by a third each time.
>
> Graham
>
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

This is really great! Does dingsheng mean golden age?

-Carl

Graham wrote:

>I've finished some more music. Until I get SFTP on a computer I
>trust, I won't put it on my website. So for now it's here:
>
>http://www.mediafire.com/?jzzmt1wqzoi
>
>I don't know the site. It looks like fairly nasty popup and
>Flash-heavy stuff. If anybody wants to share the file another way, go
>ahead.
>
>Anyway, the music. I started it when I was in China and had a MIDI
>keyboard. I was really happy about how it was going. I don't have
>the keyboard any more, so I had to stop playing things in and start
>drawing in the sequencer instead. It could have vocals added but I
>don't have the facilities for that here, either, so it's yet another
>microtonal instrumental piece.
>
>It uses magic temperament with my tripod-inspired "Pengcheng" keyboard
>mapping. I never explained that, but you can get the Scala file here:
>
>http://x31eq.com/magic/
>
>I used TOP-RMS. There are a couple of magic comma pumps, implemented
>in the very un-subtle way of the melody rising by a third each time.
>
>
> Graham

This is a cool little piece!

Graham - I'll toss your piece up on micro.soonlabel.com in a folder under
your name.

However, if you sign up for the forum www.notonlymusic.com you can do it
yourself w/o risking your site.

Chris

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Graham Breed <gbreed@...> wrote:

>
>
> I don't know the site. It looks like fairly nasty popup and
> Flash-heavy stuff. If anybody wants to share the file another way, go
> ahead.
>
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Graham,

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Graham Breed <gbreed@...> wrote:
> I've finished some more music.

That's the best thing I've ever heard you do. While it could use a little rhythmic tightening, the piece has a charm to it. It reminds me a lot of what I liked about the Residents, and I liked them a lot.

Keeper!

Cheers,
Jon

I thought the rhythms were fabulous. Very breakbeat-esque. -Carl

At 04:20 PM 4/9/2010, you wrote:
>Graham,
>
>--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Graham Breed <gbreed@...> wrote:
>> I've finished some more music.
>
>That's the best thing I've ever heard you do. While it could use a
>little rhythmic tightening, the piece has a charm to it. It reminds me
>a lot of what I liked about the Residents, and I liked them a lot.
>
>Keeper!
>
>Cheers,
>Jon

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Carl Lumma <carl@...> wrote:
>
> I thought the rhythms were fabulous. Very breakbeat-esque. -Carl

Your statement and mine are not in conflict.

On 10 April 2010 00:16, Carl Lumma <carl@...> wrote:
> This is really great!  Does dingsheng mean golden age?

Thank you!

Yes, according to CEDICT, 鼎盛 means "golden age" and 鼎 means "tripod"
in the same sense as the quotes and picture I used for the Tripod
Notation article. I searched for tripod-related entries and I use
them for titles.

Graham

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Graham Breed <gbreed@...> wrote:
>
> On 10 April 2010 00:16, Carl Lumma <carl@...> wrote:
> > This is really great!  Does dingsheng mean golden age?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Yes, according to CEDICT, 鼎盛 means "golden age" and 鼎 means
> "tripod"

Is either of those "dingsheng"? -Carl

On 11 April 2010 07:04, Carl Lumma <carl@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Graham Breed <gbreed@...> wrote:
>
>> Yes, according to CEDICT, 鼎盛 means "golden age" and 鼎 means
>> "tripod"
>
> Is either of those "dingsheng"?   -Carl

The first one was, but it got mangled somewhere on its journey. Try this:

http://www.iciba.com/%E9%BC%8E%E7%9B%9B/

And this site has some definitions that look interesting:

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5d087ce60100ayhk.html

I say "look" because I don't entirely understand it. But I think
there are some words CEDICT doesn't have, and so I can keep writing
tripod music without having to make up my own titles.

Graham

This sound kind of funny but nice!

Oz.

✩ ✩ ✩
www.ozanyarman.com

On Apr 9, 2010, at 6:19 PM, Graham Breed wrote:

> I've finished some more music. Until I get SFTP on a computer I
> trust, I won't put it on my website. So for now it's here:
>
> http://www.mediafire.com/?jzzmt1wqzoi
>
> I don't know the site. It looks like fairly nasty popup and
> Flash-heavy stuff. If anybody wants to share the file another way, go
> ahead.
>
> Anyway, the music. I started it when I was in China and had a MIDI
> keyboard. I was really happy about how it was going. I don't have
> the keyboard any more, so I had to stop playing things in and start
> drawing in the sequencer instead. It could have vocals added but I
> don't have the facilities for that here, either, so it's yet another
> microtonal instrumental piece.
>
> It uses magic temperament with my tripod-inspired "Pengcheng" keyboard
> mapping. I never explained that, but you can get the Scala file here:
>
> http://x31eq.com/magic/
>
> I used TOP-RMS. There are a couple of magic comma pumps, implemented
> in the very un-subtle way of the melody rising by a third each time.
>
>
> Graham