Re: 120 years (was:Ondes Martenot was Duduk and melancholic instrument)

[Rev Fever <revfever@ubergadget.com>]

Check this out:

http://120years.net/

One can spend a LOT of time at this site!  Enjoy!

All the best,
Rev Fever
http://www.spiritone.com/~rvfever/



On Jan 9, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Rick Walker wrote:

> Michael Peters wrote:
> "speaking of Viola da Gamba as a melancholic instrument, what about  
> an Ondes Martenot?  http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9UBjrUjwo
> Man how much I'd love to own one ..."
>
>
> Thanks for sharing that clip,   what a fascinating demonstration  
> and what an amazing
> guy playing it.  I'd love to sit down and share a glass of red wine  
> with that guy
> and just listen to him talk about his life and music.
>
>  That was also really cute,  them playing the Star Trek theme at  
> the end
> as a joke.  It's actually a beautiful melody stripped of it's TV-ness.
>
>   Damn,  these things must be hella expesive, eh?   Anyone know
> what they go for?         Also, damn!!!!   I want a French horn so  
> badly!!!
>
> that clip made me so inspired..................hard to get quite  
> that much
> expression out of a Dayglo UV Active Optic Orange Plastic Frisbee
> if ya know what ahm sayin', dog!
>