Re: Loop devoid car horns -was- Re: 4'33"

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

Laurie Anderson did this, but I don't believe the horns were tuned in 
any way.

Mark Sottilaro

On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 03:00 PM, Goddess wrote:

>   This whole car horn bit reminds me of one Saturday running around in 
> NYC.
>  There were so many car horns at one point, that the idea came to me
> suddenly that it reminded me of an orchestra warming up.   So I then
> thought, how interesting it would be to assemble some very well tuned 
> car
> horns and perform some classical repertoire.  -I believe someone has in
> fact done this, but I haven't heard it yet.   -would love to though...
>
> Smiles,
>
> Cara
>
> At 07:08 AM 1/17/03 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>> --- SoundFNR@aol.com wrote:
>>>> 4'33"  The XTREME MIX.  If you listen to
>>>> it............it's way quieter  than
>>>> any other version ever recorded. ;-)
>>>
>>> that's because you should have opened the windows
>>> first;-)
>>
>> Rick's letting the *listener* open their windows; his
>> recording is intentionally quiet so that one
>> particular Santa Cruz car horn honk won't be heard
>> every time around. ;-) Honk...
>>
>> I find Rick's version refreshing, because so many
>> performers take liberties with the tempo of that
>> piece, usually playing it waaaay too fast. ;-) ;-)
>>
>> Honk...
>>
>> What I'm waiting for is someone to perform Ligeti's
>> 'Poeme Symphonique' with *one* metronome and 100 EDPs!
>>
>> -t-
>>
>>
>>
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