Alphabet associations - I

[Flay]

I'm thinking in the percussion department

Like a Gong?

[mercia]

Like a Gong?

indeed - can they be harmonic ? - I've no idea

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

indeed - can they be harmonic ? - I've no idea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxNQzEeq2B4

[Flay]

indeed - can they be harmonic ? - I've no idea

Wiki: <<Large flat gongs may be 'primed' by lightly hitting them before the main stroke, greatly enhancing the sound and causing the instrument to "speak" sooner, with a shorter delay for the sound to "bloom". Keeping this priming stroke inaudible calls for a great deal of skill. The smallest suspended gongs are played with bamboo sticks, or even western-style drumsticks. Contemporary & avant-garde music, where different sounds are sought, will often use friction mallets (producing squeals & harmonics), bass bows (producing long tones and high overtones), and various striking implements (wood/plastic/metal) to produce the desired tones.>>

So yes, they can.

Furthermore: <<Gongs can also be immersed into a tub of water after being struck. This is called "water gong" and is called for in several orchestral pieces.>>

That would make them damp all right.

[mercia]

can they be harmonic ?

well, Charlene's are, as long as you're prepared to sit on the floor

[vinteuil]

... this G is not a musical instrument.

[mercia]

... this G is not a musical instrument.

..... so are we in the land of notation / ornamentation ?

[Flay]

Or gardens? Hanging ones in Babylon. We aspire for all our gardens to be harmonious, and hopefully damp (especially those who live in the south-east!)

[mercia]

Or gardens? Hanging ones in Babylon. We aspire for all our gardens to be harmonious, and hopefully damp (especially those who live in the south-east!)

sounds good to me. at one point I thought it might be Gene (Kelly) who got a bit damp in a musical I think.


Grace notes ????

[vinteuil]

Or gardens? Hanging ones in Babylon. We aspire for all our gardens to be harmonious, and hopefully damp (especially those who live in the south-east!)

Gardens it is!

Yes - but now some details please. Various languages are involved...

[mercia]

well done flay brilliant

[Flay]

well done flay brilliant

What the heck??? How did I get that right? I think you're going to have to help me out here, mercs.

"Various languages"..... Greek: κήπος, Azerbaijani: bağ, Esperanto: ĝardeno, Arabic: حديقة, or perhaps Welsh: gardd

[vinteuil]

What the heck??? How did I get that right? I think you're going to have to help me out here, mercs.

"Various languages"..... Greek: κήπος, Azerbaijani: bağ, Esperanto: ĝardeno, Arabic: حديقة, or perhaps Welsh: gardd

... o, I'm not that cruel - German, French, and Italian shd suffice

[mercia]

help me out here, mercs.

I think the harmonic one is Italian (dating from 1696)
the damp one French ?
the suspended one either French or German ???

I'm sure you don't need my help

[vinteuil]

I think the harmonic one is Italian (dating from 1696)
the damp one French ?
the suspended one either French or German ???

right on all counts (tho' the Italian I was thinking of was founded in 1985... )

The hanging one German...


So - flay or merx - are you going to give us the details??