Re: Intervals enharmony question

[Paul Scott]

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:27:10PM +0200, Hans Åberg wrote:
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> > On 30 Apr 2018, at 22:23, Torsten Hämmerle <address@hidden> wrote:
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> > Hans Åberg-2 wrote
> >> I play the flute, and I checked with one of my teachers who sits on one of
> >> the operas here.
> > 
> > Hi Hans,
> > 
> > It's funny that you mention the flute of all instruments. It reminds me of
> > the old joke
> > "How do you get two flute players to play in unison?" - - - "Shoot one!"
> > 
> > No offence meant, I just couldn't resist :)
> 
> Flutes have a very definite pitch, making it hard to play in unison, unlike 
> strings then. It is mentioned in Blatter's book on orchestration.

I've only heard this joke about piccolo players where the tuning is much more
difficult.

Paul


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