virtual microtonal band?

Ok,

I just watched on TED, and then Youtube Eric Whitacre's virtual choir.

An excellent Idea!

Here is the product

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs

Here is the recording / conductor track (bit boring of course)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrQRVI8y5j8&feature=relmfu

And here is the TED talk on how it was done
http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_whitacre_a_virtual_choir_2_000_voices_strong.html

I am interested in knowing if anyone would want to be involved in a youtube microtonal band done in a similar fashion.

I have a bit of experience - I did this video in Pomplamoose style:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmbqCdake0

So, a 4 to 6 member band I can do - are there any interested microtonalists?

Chris

Thanks for the links!

Being a part of a choir is the most incredible thing I have
ever done.

This is a poor substitute for singing together in person,
and of course relevant to this list is the fact that the
singers aren't able to adaptively control their intonation.

Also I found the piece to be absolutely lifeless.

Nonetheless it is a great idea and a great project and even
better if it gets people singing out more.

-Carl

Chris wrote:

>Ok,
>
>I just watched on TED, and then Youtube Eric Whitacre's virtual choir.
>
>An excellent Idea!
>
>Here is the product
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
>
>Here is the recording / conductor track (bit boring of course)
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrQRVI8y5j8&feature=relmfu
>

Whoa. You missed my idea / request entirely. Amazing!
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From: Carl Lumma <carl@...>
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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:03:05
To: <MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com>
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Subject: Re: [MMM] virtual microtonal band?

Thanks for the links!

Being a part of a choir is the most incredible thing I have
ever done.

This is a poor substitute for singing together in person,
and of course relevant to this list is the fact that the
singers aren't able to adaptively control their intonation.

Also I found the piece to be absolutely lifeless.

Nonetheless it is a great idea and a great project and even
better if it gets people singing out more.

-Carl

Chris wrote:

>Ok,
>
>I just watched on TED, and then Youtube Eric Whitacre's virtual choir.
>
>An excellent Idea!
>
>Here is the product
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
>
>Here is the recording / conductor track (bit boring of course)
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrQRVI8y5j8&feature=relmfu
>

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Very cool idea! I like this piece a lot. I'm also down to be a part of
anything you want to organize. I have an AXiS-49 right now, a 31-tone
acoustic guitar that badly needs adjusting, and I'm going to get a
microtonal acoustic in either 15, 19, or 22 soon.

-Mike

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:56 PM, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...> wrote:
>
> Ok,
>
> I just watched on TED, and then Youtube Eric Whitacre's virtual choir.
>
> An excellent Idea!
>
> Here is the product
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
>
> Here is the recording / conductor track (bit boring of course)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrQRVI8y5j8&feature=relmfu
>
> And here is the TED talk on how it was done
> http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_whitacre_a_virtual_choir_2_000_voices_strong.html
>
> I am interested in knowing if anyone would want to be involved in a youtube microtonal band done in a similar fashion.
>
> I have a bit of experience - I did this video in Pomplamoose style:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmbqCdake0
>
> So, a 4 to 6 member band I can do - are there any interested microtonalists?
>
> Chris

-Mike

Huh? I didn't miss it, I was just offering, you know,
comments on a link you shared. -Carl

Chris wrote:

>>Whoa. You missed my idea / request entirely. Amazing!
>
>>Thanks for the links!
>>
>>Being a part of a choir is the most incredible thing I have
>>ever done.
>>
>>This is a poor substitute for singing together in person,
>>and of course relevant to this list is the fact that the
>>singers aren't able to adaptively control their intonation.
>>
>>Also I found the piece to be absolutely lifeless.
>>
>>Nonetheless it is a great idea and a great project and even
>>better if it gets people singing out more.
>>
>>-Carl
>>
>>Chris wrote:
>>
>>>Ok,
>>>
>>>I just watched on TED, and then Youtube Eric Whitacre's virtual choir.
>>>
>>>An excellent Idea!
>>>
>>>Here is the product
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
>>>
>>>Here is the recording / conductor track (bit boring of course)
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrQRVI8y5j8&feature=relmfu
>>>

Hi Mike,

I know for sure Norm Harris, very good percussionist, is in on this too.
I'll probably end up with bass guitar duty I figure since I have a fretless
bass.

Chris

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Mike Battaglia <battaglia01@...>wrote:

>
>
> Very cool idea! I like this piece a lot. I'm also down to be a part of
> anything you want to organize. I have an AXiS-49 right now, a 31-tone
> acoustic guitar that badly needs adjusting, and I'm going to get a
> microtonal acoustic in either 15, 19, or 22 soon.
>
> -Mike
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:56 PM, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Ok,
> >
> > I just watched on TED, and then Youtube Eric Whitacre's virtual choir.
> >
> > An excellent Idea!
> >
> > Here is the product
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
> >
> > Here is the recording / conductor track (bit boring of course)
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrQRVI8y5j8&feature=relmfu
> >
> > And here is the TED talk on how it was done
> >
> http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_whitacre_a_virtual_choir_2_000_voices_strong.html
> >
> > I am interested in knowing if anyone would want to be involved in a
> youtube microtonal band done in a similar fashion.
> >
> > I have a bit of experience - I did this video in Pomplamoose style:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmbqCdake0
> >
> > So, a 4 to 6 member band I can do - are there any interested
> microtonalists?
> >
> > Chris
>
> -Mike
>
>

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Well, I'll offer my comments as well.

The point of the post was to invite some microtonalists to get together and
present a way to make some music in a virtual way - which of course, you
didn't address.

But since you address what you though of the choir idea - well, as a music
major choir was required. I love the sound of a choir. I've written pieces
for choir.
And I agree that one can't adjust intonation with this process.

However, I think that 15,559 likes, 166 dislikes and 2.2 million plays
probably means the rest of your assessment is in the small minority.

Chris

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Carl Lumma <carl@...> wrote:

>
>
> Huh? I didn't miss it, I was just offering, you know,
> comments on a link you shared. -Carl
>
>
> Chris wrote:
>
> >>Whoa. You missed my idea / request entirely. Amazing!
> >
> >>Thanks for the links!
> >>
> >>Being a part of a choir is the most incredible thing I have
> >>ever done.
> >>
> >>This is a poor substitute for singing together in person,
> >>and of course relevant to this list is the fact that the
> >>singers aren't able to adaptively control their intonation.
> >>
> >>Also I found the piece to be absolutely lifeless.
> >>
> >>Nonetheless it is a great idea and a great project and even
> >>better if it gets people singing out more.
> >>
> >>-Carl
> >>
> >>Chris wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ok,
> >>>
> >>>I just watched on TED, and then Youtube Eric Whitacre's virtual choir.
> >>>
> >>>An excellent Idea!
> >>>
> >>>Here is the product
> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
> >>>
> >>>Here is the recording / conductor track (bit boring of course)
> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrQRVI8y5j8&feature=relmfu
> >>>
>
>
>

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