Videos | Thursday 20 November 2008

Emmy Award-winning actor Bradley Whitford, best known for his role as "Josh Lyman" on The West Wing, reminds us of who has the most to lose if the Republicans steal the White House for another four years. Go to the Courage Campaign's NoDirtyTricks.com to find out more... http://www.nodirtytricks.com/
Videos | Thursday 20 November 2008

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1124 Former New Jersey Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Bradley criticizes the influence of lobbyists and high-dollar campaign contributors on American politics. ----- "A Troubling Nexus: Big Money and Politics" with Senators Bill Bradley and Alan Simpson speaking at The Commonwealth Club of California. Two former senators reach across the aisle to take an inside look at the impact of big money on our political system. They discuss how money influences who runs for office, who gets elected and the ability of elected representatives to remain in office, and they explain why they now support public funding of federal elections and the reasons behind their affiliation with Americans for Campaign Reform. -- The Commonwealth Club William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. Senator from New Jersey and presidential candidate, who challenged Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.
Videos | Thursday 20 November 2008

Heaven -- angels floating around playing lyres? Not for me. My idea of heaven includes a neighborhood known as the "Musician's Quarter." Here, musicians across the ages hang out together trading licks, jamming, telling music jokes, and co-creating. Suppose the great American jazz composer Duke Ellington sits down with classical music giant Beethoven. The two find they have a lot in common. Both epitomize their musical time, place, and culture. Both are powerful pianists widely admired for their improvisational abilities. They decide to collaborate. Beethoven insists on creating the introduction and a cadenza (the point near the end of concertos where the featured musician tries to squeeze in as many notes as possible into a small amount of time). Ellington agrees to handle the main theme allowing room for improvisation along the way. Together, they hammer out a piece sadly destined only for celestial ears unless some mortal can be found to perform it for earthlings. I'm the lucky one they choose. This is the result. [Produced and recorded by Mills James Productions for "The Piano Guy" on public television. Used with permission.]
Videos | Thursday 20 November 2008

Preludes and fugues from "Ariadne musica" (1702/15) by JKF Fischer. The book has 20 of these preludes and fugues in 19 different keys, plus five ricercars based on chorales. The compositions played here are in E major, F minor, F major, F# minor, G minor, and Bb major...all in 10 minutes. These are very short! The examples here are from the complete recording by Bradley Lehman, 2005, on the new Taylor & Boody organ at Goshen College (Goshen IN). This is available for purchase as the 3-CD set "A Joy Forever", including music by other composers. Details: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/larips/cd1002.html The organ's temperament is: F-C-G-D-A-E as 1/6 comma 5ths; E-B-F#-C# as pure 5ths; C#-G#-D#-A# as 1/12 comma 5ths. Based on Lehman's research, this temperament is derived from the title page of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier". Details are at http://www.larips.com "Ariadne musica" itself was an inspiration for Bach to write his own books, going further to use all 24 keys. Bach also borrowed Fischer's F major fugue subject for his own similar F major subject in book 1, and Fischer's E major fugue subject for his own in book 2's E major. What might this book have sounded like as Bach played through it for his own enjoyment and edification? The pages of score shown here are from the 1715 edition, written in soprano clef and bass clef. As a whole, "Ariadne musica" calls for 19 different notes...and obviously the instrument is not to be retuned between these one-minute pieces! The 19 notes are Cb; Db-Ab-Eb-Bb; F-C-G-D-A-E-B; F#-C#-G#-D#-A#-E#-B#. There is no Gb or Fb, but otherwise we have everything short of double-flats or double-sharps. The occurrence of Cb is prominent in the soprano voice in the A-flat major prelude, in the last phrase of the piece. A complete roster of the sharp and flat usage, piece by piece: C major: F# c# minor: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B# d minor: Bb, F#, C#, G# D major: F#, C#, G#, D# Eb major: Bb, Eb, Ab, F# e Phrygian: F#, G# e minor: F#, C#, G#, D#, A# E major: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E# f minor: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db F major: Bb, Eb f# minor: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B# g minor: Bb, Eb, Ab, F# G major: F#, C# Ab major: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Cb a minor: F#, C#, G#, D# A major: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E# Bb major: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db b minor: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E# B major: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E# c minor: Bb, Eb, Ab, F# Also interestingly, the five ricercars appear to have been written so they work fine on meantone organs. They use only F#, C#, G#, and Bb; no Eb or D# anywhere, and nothing farther out on either side. But...among the 20 preludes and fugues, only five of them work unproblematically in meantone: C major, d minor, e Phrygian, F major, and G major.
Videos | Thursday 20 November 2008

Tuning a harpsichord (cembalo, clavecin) in just a few minutes, by ear, using the tuning sequence I believe is illustrated on the title page of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (1722). Research by Bradley Lehman, 2004, continuing a doctoral project from 1993-4 in "modified meantone" tuning as applied to Bach's music. The interpretation is based on analysis of Bach's extant keyboard music, plus a historical study of tuning methods, plus (in 2004) the suspiciously irregular drawing on Bach's title page. This research was first published in an _Early Music_ (Oxford University Press journal) article, February-May 2005. Two printed portions and five web files comprise that article. This hands-on demonstration: 2007, Bradley Lehman at home. Flemish-style harpsichord built by Anne Acker. For full details about this tuning method and its musical implications, see http://www.larips.com . Articles, CDs, free online samples, links to additional resources. The articles show how Bach's drawing is mapped to the notes in the tuning sequence. F-C-G-D-A-E 5ths (or 4ths) double-tempered; E-B-F#-C# pure 5ths/4ths; C#-G#-D#-A# single-tempered (very slight). I believe this specific unequal tuning method was Bach's intention for at least that book of music, the Well-Tempered Clavier, playing music in all 24 major and minor keys. Time to set up the temperament by ear, from a single tuning fork: about 5 minutes. Time to do the entire instrument: about 8 to 20 minutes. As reported by Bach's son Carl Philipp Emanuel, it never cost JSB more than a quarter hour for the whole thing. (Get the tuning done quickly so there's more time left for playing or improvising! And it's going to be stable for only a day or two anyway, with normal weather fluctuations, so it's good to develop an efficiency of setting and maintaining this quickly.) Also check my other YouTube videos for examples of music played with this tuning: harpsichord and organ. Various full-length CDs are available, played by me and others variously on harpsichords, organs, and fortepianos. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/larips/recordings.html
Videos | Thursday 20 November 2008

Roberto Benigni, Actor/ Director/Comedian, "Life is Beautiful"[Miramax]/// David Maraniss, Author, "The Clinton Enigma A Four- and-A-Half Minute Speech Reveals This President's Entire Life" [Simon & Schuster]/// Bill Bradley, Former U.S. Senator, New Jersey/ Author, "The Values of the Game" [ Artisan]
Videos | Thursday 20 November 2008

Trucks! gives a nuts & bolts gearhead review of the Bradley's engine, transmission and drivetrain, then takes it for an off-road spin. That Cummins VTA-903T Engine is a 903 cubic inch 4-cycle V8 turbosupercharged diesel putting out a max 500hp and 1200 ft-lbs of torque. Name : M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Purpose : Infantry Transport/Support Crew : Three Man Team Soldier Capacity : - M2 : Six Man Infantry Team - M3 : Two Man Scout Team Engine : VTA-903T Diesel Transmission: HMPT-500 three speed hydro mechanical Length : 21' Width : 10' - 6" Height : 10' Weight : 50,000 Lbs Weapons: - 1 M242 25mm Chain Gun - 1 M240C 7.62mm Machine Gun - 2 M257 Smoke Grenade Dischargers - 1 TOW Anti-Tank Missile System Top Land Speed : 66 Km/Hour Top Water Speed : 7.2 Km/Hour - apologies the the poor audio sync, was a problem converting the source video.
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