Comments on: Announcing the Music Notation Project Wiki http://musicnotation.org/blog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/ News and notes on alternative music notation from the Music Notation Project Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Paul Morris http://musicnotation.org/blog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Paul Morris Sun, 23 May 2010 21:00:02 +0000 http://musicnotation.org/WPblog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/#comment-79 For those who do not know, Constance Virtue designed the Notagraph alternative music notation system, which is shown here: http://musicnotation.org/musicnotations/6lines.html#virtue For those who do not know, Constance Virtue designed the Notagraph alternative music notation system, which is shown here:

http://musicnotation.org/musicnotations/6lines.html#virtue

]]> By: Michael Johnston http://musicnotation.org/blog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Michael Johnston Fri, 21 May 2010 22:44:03 +0000 http://musicnotation.org/WPblog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/#comment-78 Carol, you wouldn't happen to have a photo of Constance would you? Carol, you wouldn’t happen to have a photo of Constance would you?

]]> By: M. Lawyer http://musicnotation.org/blog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-77 M. Lawyer Wed, 19 May 2010 23:47:27 +0000 http://musicnotation.org/WPblog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/#comment-77 <i>I remember when I first met Constance. I was a student attending the University of San Diego. I was a music major and I looked her up one day while I was preparing for my master’s thesis. It was 1972 or 1973. I had been studying Helmholtz and attended lectures by Roger Reynolds and Paulina Oliveros. It was an amazing time to study music. She had the most amazing pipe organ built within her home that overlooked the inland valley. </i> +1 I remember when I first met Constance. I was a student attending the University of San Diego. I was a music major and I looked her up one day while I was preparing for my master’s thesis. It was 1972 or 1973. I had been studying Helmholtz and attended lectures by Roger Reynolds and Paulina Oliveros. It was an amazing time to study music. She had the most amazing pipe organ built within her home that overlooked the inland valley.
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]]> By: Paul Morris http://musicnotation.org/blog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Paul Morris Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:27:05 +0000 http://musicnotation.org/WPblog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/#comment-66 Dear Carol Collins, Thank you for posting your comment. It is good to hear from someone who knew Constance, and to hear your memories of her. If she studied with Berg, she may have known of Schoenberg's chromatic staff music notation system (given Berg's and Schoenberg's close ties): http://musicnotation.org/musicnotations/3linesmajorthird.html#schoenberg At any rate, it seems that she was familiar with 12-tone music and that was probably an inspiration to her to design her chromatic staff notation system. Thank you for your encouragement on our efforts. Best regards, Paul Morris Dear Carol Collins,

Thank you for posting your comment. It is good to hear from someone who knew Constance, and to hear your memories of her. If she studied with Berg, she may have known of Schoenberg’s chromatic staff music notation system (given Berg’s and Schoenberg’s close ties):

http://musicnotation.org/musicnotations/3linesmajorthird.html#schoenberg

At any rate, it seems that she was familiar with 12-tone music and that was probably an inspiration to her to design her chromatic staff notation system.

Thank you for your encouragement on our efforts.

Best regards,
Paul Morris

]]> By: Carol Collins http://musicnotation.org/blog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Carol Collins Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:48:18 +0000 http://musicnotation.org/WPblog/2009/11/announcing-the-music-notation-project-wiki/#comment-54 Dear Music Notation I remember when I first met Constance. I was a student attending the University of San Diego. I was a music major and I looked her up one day while I was preparing for my master's thesis. It was 1972 or 1973. I had been studying Helmholtz and attended lectures by Roger Reynolds and Paulina Oliveros. It was an amazing time to study music. She had the most amazing pipe organ built within her home that overlooked the inland valley. I visted her frequently as she was lonely for company while her husband was away. I was the one who contacted Isaac Stern about her notagraph. I remember calling him up and scolding him for not paying attention to her work. She had studied with Alan Berg for goodness sake! How cool is that. I also sent a copy of her Notagraph document to Darmstadt's School of New Musik. She called me her " littlest angel" . She was so far ahead of her time......... She was an amazing woman and influenced my life for many years after. It is good to see that she is remembered. Thank you for your good work. Carol Collins, CEO Spiralcat of Maryland Dear Music Notation

I remember when I first met Constance. I was a student attending the University of San Diego. I was a music major and I looked her up one day while I was preparing for my master’s thesis. It was 1972 or 1973. I had been studying Helmholtz and attended lectures by Roger Reynolds and Paulina Oliveros. It was an amazing time to study music. She had the most amazing pipe organ built within her home that overlooked the inland valley.

I visted her frequently as she was lonely for company while her husband was away. I was the one who contacted Isaac Stern about her notagraph. I remember calling him up and scolding him for not paying attention to her work. She had studied with Alan Berg for goodness sake! How cool is that. I also sent a copy of her Notagraph document to Darmstadt’s School of New Musik. She called me her ” littlest angel” .

She was so far ahead of her time……… She was an amazing woman and influenced my life for many years after.

It is good to see that she is remembered.

Thank you for your good work.

Carol Collins, CEO
Spiralcat of Maryland

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