Frangipani
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Hi @Makeme 2020,
honestly, what kind of reply did you expect to your provocative rhetorical
question?In case you didn’t get the hint - I’d actually say my choice of album and song title was a pretty accurate reflection of how a lot of posters in this forum have been feeling today:
Kind of Blue (ranging from disappointment to disbelief with the 4C), yet a defiant
So What? (conviction that Brainchip’s future remains bright despite the 4C seemingly suggesting lack of interest from potential customers, confidence that revenue will eventually come, alas later than hoped for & let’s cross our fingers for some surprise reveals before/at the AGM)
Trumpet players occasionally use mutes to purposely change their instrument’s timbre (tone colour) or lower its volume. So if their sound is a little muffled at times, it doesn‘t mean they‘ve stopped playing altogether. And once in a while they need to take their instrument down and empty the spit valves - but don‘t worry, it‘s mostly water (condensation of the player’s warm moist breath to be precise) and very little actual spit. Also, playing the trumpet can be quite taxing on your lips and you may therefore find it necessary to remove the mouthpiece from your lips from time to time and rest. And last but not least there are those kind of rests that are part of your score and thus intended. The composer may even have chosen to write in a general pause - the absence of sound in all instruments as a powerful means of expression. Sometimes we forget how important silence is in music.
For what it’s worth. The German word for an instrumental mute is “Dämpfer” - this word can also be used metaphorically in the sense of “putting a damper on something“. So while the mood may have been a little subdued today, you should soon be hearing that familiar brilliant sound of trumpets once again, if you choose not to leave the concert hall early, which would indeed be a shame and waste of money in my eyes. And guess what - you are very welcome to join the brass ensemble on stage, playing the trombone or even the tuba, if you prefer that kind of sound over that of a trumpet, as long as your bass line contribution is mostly harmonious - some disharmony is fine, though, and in fact at times even desirable and refreshing:
“Despite their differences, consonance and dissonance tend to work well together in music. Like a good story, tonal music needs conflict to generate tension to drive the story. Dissonance creates that tension in the musical story. The conflict can be but is not required to be, resolved with consonance. Essentially, the composer creates a sense of movement in music by creating tension using dissonant sounds and then releases that tension by returning to consonant sounds.“
Dissonance & Consonance in Music | Definition & Examples - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com
Discover what dissonance and consonance are and the role each plays in music. Define dissonance and consonance in music. Learn the importance of...
Wouldn’t it be gratifying if we all ended up making wonderful music together? After all, aren’t we all in awe of this masterpiece of a composition?
P.S.: Interesting trivia: “Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signalling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC. They began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century.” (Wikipedia)
Doesn’t “Akida Ballista!” sound just like a rousing fanfare?
I guess there is more than just one way to turn lemons into lemonade.
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I will then step into a plane and come over to TALK to you all in person!!! The management DOES NOT DESERVE THEIR SALARY AND THEREFORE ALSO NOT A BONUS!!!!
