Is the Official Spanky Fractint Homepage Dead Forever? TG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo M. Forno" <rforno@tutopia.com> To: <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [Fractint] FOTD 29-12-01 (The Secret of Time [4])
Well, this is the first time I have heard about "decimal music". Anyhow, the subject of dissonance is clarified: 1) By the composers themselves. Stravinsky, Schoenberg and others actually said they *tried* to write dissonant music... and they succeeded. 2) By the rules of harmony, which are simple and verifiable by anyone. A fifth, a major third, a fourth, a minor third, etc. are all consonant because the the frequencies ratios are fractions composed of small numbers and so they generate less interference sounds (it is more complex than that, but the complete theory does not fit in the margin :-)). Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Morgan L. Owens" <packrat@nznet.gen.nz> To: <fractint@mailman.xmission.com>; <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [Fractint] FOTD 29-12-01 (The Secret of Time [4])
At 17:30 30/12/2001 -0300, Ricardo M. Forno wrote:
You are right on both counts, but anyhow you should recognize that modern music is usually harsh and dissonant, while old music isn't.
Well, all this is just a restatement of what Jim Muth said in his editorial, sweeping generalisation and all, so my reply obviously wouldn't be any different either.
Remember "decimal music"?
Morgan L. Owens "Sorry I'm not up to writing musical notation here."
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