August 31 - Time / Pitch Cycles


Harmony from P1 to P8, as found in Late Medieval Organa, for the Theoreticians,


before Quiz 3,


with musical examples drawn Chant and Harmony from earlier "Middle-Aged" sources,


on


the


151st


day


of


summer,


high


zooming


up


9 to


106


(103 Pleasant Hill /


80 Pinole),


cheerfully concluding composition for That Which Survives, Op. 269: II. Epitaph of Seikilos (10 pages total) and continuing labours on page 11 re The Decameron: Eighth Day, Op. 266: Novel VIII - One Friend Lies with Another's Wife...

August 30 - Ready to Go


Another delightful day with the Music Historians, proceeding through early Medieval Music, looking and listening towards later of same, as below...


G Major (F# Key Signature)

G A B C D E F# G


G Mixolydian

G A B C D E F G


G Dorian (Bb Key Signature)

G A Bb C D E F G


G Minor (Bb and Eb in Key Signature)

G A Bb C D Eb F G


Subdivisions of Winds, Solid-Body Percussion, and Strings

Winds
End-Blow (Flute)
Double Reed (Oboe, Bassoon)
Single Reed (Clarinet, Saxophone)
Lip Buzz (Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba)

Solid Body Percussion
Metal (Bells, Vibraphone, Cymbals)
Wood (Xylophone, Marimba, Wood Block)
Other (Stone, Glass, Earth)

Strings
Suspended (Harp, Lyre)
Box (Piano, Zither)
Neck (Lute, Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass)


Intervals Between Perfect Fifth (P5) and Perfect Octave (P8) - and # of Steps

Perfect Fifth - P5 = 3 1/2
Minor Sixth -  m6 = 4
Major Sixth - M6 = 4 1/2
Minor Seventh - m7 = 5
Major Seventh - M7 = 5 1/2
Perfect Octave - P8 = 6


Listening

France - Ductia (Duet Dance)
http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/2008/06/french-b-c-1170-danse-real-royale.html

Perotin - Hec Dies (This Is the Day)
http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/8210/01/perotin-c-1170-c-1210.html

Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle - Psallite ("Alle" - Sing It)
http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/8220/01/anonymous-french-author-b-c-1220.html

England - Sumer Is Icumen In (Summer Is A' Coming In)
http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/2008/06/anon-english-b-c-1280-sumer-is-icumen.html

Guillaume de Machaut - Notre Dame Mass: I. Kyrie
http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/2008/01/guillaume-de-machaut-c-1300-april-1377.html 

***


Seemingly


always


another


trip


southwest, 


to


Contra


Costa,


and,


after


class,


another


walk --


this


time


Alamo


Creek,


along


its


East


Branch


to


the


its


namesake


Park,


by


Windemere


Ridge


and


back...


Again


north


for 


a stimulating circuit


about the


hinterlands,


paper grading at Magoo's,





Goat Hall Productions / San Francisco Cabaret Opera Board meeting at John Bilotta's and



finally homeward,


on the solid 150th day of summer, high again 97 --


Pleasant Hill, 93

San Ramon, 89

Pinole, 62

 -- to compose page 10 The Decameron: Eighth Day, Op. 266: Novel VIII - One Friend Lies with Another's Wife and a 9th system of That Which Survives, Op. 269: II. Epitaph of Seikilos...