Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Here's a nightlight. It's the Milky Way. The picture was taken by the COBE satellite and shows the plane of our Galaxy in infrared light. The thin disk of our home spiral galaxy is clearly apparent, with stars appearing white and interstellar dust appearing red.(http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000130.html)
He sounds rather like the father in Pride and Prejudice, I very much liked both the character and the performance in that part.
I am very much out of practice, but I am also a bass, or bass-baritone. In performances of Messiah, in the places where they go to 16 part harmony (includes two baritone and two bass parts), I usually can sing the lower bass, but occasionally had to sing the higher bass part.
Suppose Dwarves and Ents could put together a Hrooom quartet?
Yeah, really. That's why I don't do choir anymore....can't stand the music. I sing alto but am out of practice. Used to do a lot of choral stuff in high school.
I love dippin' down below the bass clef, down to a low E or D... yuh get that rumble goin' on... A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, man, what a classic...I'm a Messiah vet too...great pieces...I don't think a worship service should be a funeral dirge, but I really can't get into a service of strictly 7-11 songs...give me a few good ole hymns...I'm up for a HROOMin' time at the Entmoot...
Hey Rosie, did yuh give those songs a listen?...They are at the very top of my range, I can do most of 'em an octave lower, but that sounds funky...
Aren't old hymns great? We sang a lot of them in high school, harmony and all...it was beautiful AND a lot of fun. And if Entmoot ends up in the Christmas season, some of the old carols have some great harmonies, too! (Silent Night, What Child is This, Joy to the World, etc.)
I listened to part of one of the songs, but not enough to get a real feel for your style. I'll head back to that link sometime this morning and check.
You guys missed the chat last night. That was interesting...I think I'm better at communicating with a keyboard, though!
I admit I was thinking "hobbit pony" when you were talking about her...but realized that wouldn't work in the "real world!"
BTW, here's the webpage builder I was talking about: I haven't played around with it enough to know if it's actually any good, though. It DOES have a cool splash screen. (Dwarves!) Web Dwarf
I got back late from choir practice (9:30), and then Mrs. g'nad wanted my undivided attention...my evenings are pretty full...
Our choir director went over three options for our Christmas Cantata last night...I was not thrilled with any of them...she keeps picking cantatas that we sing along with canned music...I hate that... if she can't play the accompaniment, then I'd rather not do it...I know I know...I'm old fashioned, but that's me...
She did spring a new piece on us last nite...are any of you familiar with Let's Go Down To The River from the movie O' Brother, Where Art Thou?? Way kewl...
There are days I'd be willin' to take you up on that...my boy Jake'd be more than willing...as long as he could wave his sword...
Yes! I like that track.
It's funny to me to hear it referred to as "from O Brother" - same goes for the rest of the songs in the movie. I've known almost all of them since I can remember. I heard Doc Watson's version of that song by the time I was three or so...
That IS a pretty song, though. Allison Krauss did a great job on the soundtrack, but then I'm a fan of hers anyway!
yeah...but that's a common reference point that most people will know...Miss Krauss did an awesome job...it's got a great Bass part too...not a tenor part called a bass part...
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