Makes you wonder who he thinks he's fooling.
In article <da18d2$7m4$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Albert Silverman <slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>The Tortoise:
>
> Excuse me, but I'm a little slow to grasp this very important
musical
> concept. Can anyone tell me what a "diminished interval" is?
>
>The Hatter:
>
> Certainly. It is an interval that has been accidentally squeezed
down
> (poor thing) to a smaller size, so that it no longer has a perfect
> shape.
>
> For example, the interval (C-F) is a perfect fourth, but the
interval
> (C#-Fb) is squeezed down to an imperfect diminished fourth.
>
> You know, I just love perfect things! As I said, I never make a
> mistake. NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER........
>
>Alice:
>
> Nonsense! You are mistaken. The interval (C#-Fb) is a "*doubly*-
> diminished" fourth. Everyone knows that.
>
>The Hatter:
>
> True. Just as I said, my dear, the interval (C#-Fb) is a doubly-
> diminished fourth.
>
>Alice:
>
> As you *just* said.
>
>
>-------------------------
>Albert Silverman
>(Al is in Wonderland!)
>where relevance is irrelevant
>(03)
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