In article <slrnd8d82l.s52.slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Albert Silverman <slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On 2005-05-14, Doug <anothername@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> At the risk of asking the obvious or something I should already know.
>>
>> What is tritone?
>> Why is it named "tritone".
>> Any other info on this tritone mystery would be appreciated.
>
>It is no mystery that a tritone interval is that of three semi-tones, or
>six whole tones.
>
>What *is* a mystery, however, is WHY anyone would think that such an
>interval has any qualities suggesting a tension which seeks a
"resolution"
>in some other interval.
>
>This is one of the Ancient Mysteries which no one around here who
sup****ts
>Ancient Things can even begin to answer.
>
>The reason, of course, is that any suggested "resolution" for the tritone
>interval is simply *Ancient Bunko*--or worse.
>
>
>So forget about doing any sleuthing to solve this Ancient Mystery. You
>will not be able to do it, except for the "Bunko" solution.
>
>And do not, under any cir***stances, listen to an indoctrinated English
>"doctor."
>
>
>
>
>Albert Silverman
>(Al is in Wonderland!)
>where relevance is irrelevant
>
Al. If you were to actually listen to music rather than sticking
your fingers in your ears and blathering about "abstract principles",
these mysteries would become clear to you. You really should try music--
you might like it.
--
Matthew H. Fields http://personal.www.umich.edu/~fields
Music: Splendor in Sound
To be great, do things better and better. Don't wait for talent: no such
thing.
Brights have a naturalistic world-view. http://www.the-brights.net/
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