[HANASHIR:1541] Re: code for melodies -Reply

[Judy Caplan Ginsburgh <jerd...>]

Well, it kind of shifted itself, but hopefully you can get the idea.

Judy Caplan Ginsburgh wrote:

> Here is an example of the tablature we use on this other list.  I find it a 
> little
> easier to de-code.
>
> 1  =  whole note
> 2  =  half note
> 2. =  dotted half note
> 4  =  quarter note
> 4. =  dotted quarter note
> 8  =  eighth note
> 8. =  dotted eighth note
> 9  =  sixteenth note
> 9. =  dotted sixteenth note
>
> ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
>
> 4/4 Time
> >From the Welsh
>
> NOTES USED:  midC Db Eb F G Ab Bb C+ Db+ Eb+ F+
>                      *  * * *  *  *  *   *   *
>
>  4.       8    4    4           4.    8     4     4
>  Ab    G    F    Ab        Bb  Ab    G    Eb
> Sleep, my child, and  |  peace at - tend thee,  |
>
>  2     4.     8          1
>  F     G     G       Ab
> All through the  |  night;  |
>
>   4.      8   4       4       4.      8     4    4
>   Ab     G  F     Ab      Bb   Ab   G    Eb
> Guard - ian an - gels  |  God will send thee,  |
>
>  2     4.    8          1
>  F     G     G        Ab
> All through the  |  night.  |
>
> 4        4     4        4         4      4       4         4
> Db+  C+  Db+    Eb+     F+   Eb+  Db+    C+
> Soft the drow - sy  |  hours are creep - ing,  |
>
> 4        4      4    4         4.      8     4        4
> Db+  C+   Bb  Ab      C+    Bb   Ab      G
> Hill and vale in  |  slum - ber steep - ing,  |
>
> 4.    8  4    4         4.      8   4      4
> Ab G  F    Ab      Bb    Ab  G     Eb
> I my lov - ing  |  vig - il keep - ing,  |
>
>  2     4.     8         1
>  F     G     G       Ab
> All through the  |  night.  ||
>
> Judy : )
>
> Michelle Katz wrote:
>
> > I'm not really active on this list, but I've been intrigued by the idea of 
> > finding
> > a low tech way to transcribe notation.  I am currently sitting in my office 
> > in
> > the middle of writing a brief (I am a musician by avocation, alas, not
> > vocation) and I was able to "sight read" this melody in about 5 minutes.
> > The first three minutes were spent making sure I understood the notation
> > method.
> >
> > This is surprisingly easy.
> >
> > >>> "Bailey, Kent R., Ph.D."  Kent Bailey <baileyk (at) mayo(dot)edu> 
> > >>> 10/22/98
> > 10:48am >>>
> >
> > Here is an example of a well-known Shabbat melody in the code
> > I described in my other message.
> >
> > It uses C8 to represent an octave higher than the starting C.
> > One count is an 1/8 note in this example.  Time signature is 4/4
> > Key signature is 1 flat, but if you write out all the notes you
> > don't really need the key signature for accuracy, just for
> > insight.
> >
> > It uses dashes in an inconsistent way.  One could use those
> > to go with the musical patterns, or to link words together,
> > or just to emphasize the rhythmic patterns.
> >
> > One way to represent notes carried across a measure bar might be to
> > put the note in both measures, but enclose it in parentheses in the
> > second measure, to show there is no new attack.
> >
> > It took very little time to jot this down, particularly with the copy
> > and paste function in my mail tool.
> >
> > R(7) C(1) M  C(1)-F(1)-F(1)-G(1) A(2) Bf(1)-G(1) M
> >
> > C8(2) Bf(1)-Bf(1) A(2) G(2) M
> >
> > C(1)-F(1)  F(1)-G(1) A(2) Bf(1)-G(1) M
> >
> > A(8) M
> >
> > C8(3)-D8(1) Bf(1)-A(1)-Bf(2) M
> >
> > A(3)-Bf(1) G(1)-F(1)-G(2) M
> >
> > C(1)-F(1)-F(1)-G(1) A(2) Bf(1)-G(1) M
> >
> > F(2) E(2) F(4)  M
> >
> > C8(3)-D8(1) Bf(1)-A(1)-Bf(1) Bf(1) M
> >
> > A(1 1/2)-A(1/2) A(1)-Bf(1) G(1)-F(1)-G(2) M
> >
> > C(1)-F(1)-F(1)-G(1) A(2) Bf(1)-G(1) M
> >
> > F(2) E(1)-E(1) F(3)
> >
> > C(1) M  C(1)-F(1)-F(1) G(1)-A(2) Bf(1)-G(1) M
> >
> > C8(2) Bf(1)-Bf(1) A(2) G(2) M
> >
> > C(1)-F(1) F(1) G(1) A(2)-Bf(1) G(1) M
> >
> > C8(1) C8(1) D8(2) C8(4) M
> >
> > C8(3) D8(1) Bf(1)-A(1)-Bf(2) M
> >
> > A(3) Bf(1)-G(1)-F(1)-G(2) M
> >
> > C(1)-F(1)-F(1)-G(1)-A(2) Bf(1)-G(1) M
> >
> > -F(2)-E(2)-F(4)  M
> >
> > (opt. repeat)
> >
> > C8(3)-D8(1) Bf(1)-A(1)-Bf(2) M
> >
> > A(3)-Bf(1) G(1)-F(1)-G(2) M
> >
> > C(1)-F(1)-F(1)-G(1) A(2) Bf(1)-G(1) M
> >
> > F(2) E(2) F(4)  M
> >
> > Would someone who didn't know this tune be able to figure it out
> >  from this representation? Reactions?
> >
> > Kent Bailey
> > Rochester, MN
> > baileyk (at) mayo(dot)edu
>
> --
> Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, Award-winning Singer/Music Specialist
>        http://www.ax.centuryinter.net/jewishentertainment/judy/index.html
> Director:  Jewish Entertainment Resources
>        http://www.ax.centuryinter.net/jewishentertainment/index.html
> Cantorial Soloist, Touro Synagogue, New Orleans, LA
> Past Conference Chair:  23rd Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education



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Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, Award-winning Singer/Music Specialist
       http://www.ax.centuryinter.net/jewishentertainment/judy/index.html
Director:  Jewish Entertainment Resources
       http://www.ax.centuryinter.net/jewishentertainment/index.html
Cantorial Soloist, Touro Synagogue, New Orleans, LA
Past Conference Chair:  23rd Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education