Chris Timson Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 or whenever they invent time travel so I can see which century suits best. But perhaps that's where you're from anyway, and this is all a front just to put us all off the scent. Definite giveaway, your sig block. Product of an advanced civilisation or I'm a concertina player! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 or whenever they invent time travel so I can see which century suits best. But perhaps that's where you're from anyway, and this is all a front just to put us all off the scent. Definite giveaway, your sig block. Product of an advanced civilisation or I'm a concertina player! Chris So! Back to the future, eh, LDT? I bet you've got a Delorean time-travelling machine tucked away in your parent's garage somewhere. Or even a Tardis. Perhaps you can tell us whether Colin Dipper subsequently re-incarnated to produce more concertinas in the 22nd century? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catty Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 I suspect, among all musical instrument forums, there are fewer Wii afficonados here... Well, given that Nintendo is taking over the planet, I stand by my postulation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDT Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) or whenever they invent time travel so I can see which century suits best. But perhaps that's where you're from anyway, and this is all a front just to put us all off the scent. Definite giveaway, your sig block. Product of an advanced civilisation or I'm a concertina player! Chris So! Back to the future, eh, LDT? I bet you've got a Delorean time-travelling machine tucked away in your parent's garage somewhere. Or even a Tardis. Perhaps you can tell us whether Colin Dipper subsequently re-incarnated to produce more concertinas in the 22nd century? Chris I time travel with my concertina...as its a cunningly disguised TARDIS. You know if enough people play together you can warp time. All I can say is..regeneration. I suspect, among all musical instrument forums, there are fewer Wii afficonados here... Well, given that Nintendo is taking over the planet, I stand by my postulation... Well nearly there http://e3.nintendo.com/wii/wiimusic/index.html there is a Wii Music now. Edited November 20, 2008 by LDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catty Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) there is a Wii Music now. 'Tis what I'm speaking of. Seems like the ultimate travesty to me. I can understand virtual sports activity...but, music? If you're going to fiddle around with something that produces musical sounds, why not simply do so on a bona fide instrument? Alas, ever more the culture of people who are adept at perpetrating vicarious violence; virtual killings by gunshot, martial arts, or bombing with the flick of a joystick, while fewer seem able to enjoy music in a meaningful context. Something has gone seriously amiss when we prefer to manipulate virtual beings with a joystick to watch them perform "Twinkle, Twinkle.." than buttons on our concertinae. Edited November 21, 2008 by catty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishtar Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Something has gone seriously amiss when we prefer to manipulate virtual beings with a joystick to watch them perform "Twinkle, Twinkle.." than buttons on our concertinae. Nah, it's just a bit of fun. Horses for courses. And at £30, it's cheaper than any musical instrument, AND six people can play it at the same time! And it's better than going out binge drinking or knifing people. And virtual music is better than no music at all. And it's Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzirtzi Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Something has gone seriously amiss when we prefer to manipulate virtual beings with a joystick to watch them perform "Twinkle, Twinkle.." than buttons on our concertinae. Nah, it's just a bit of fun. Horses for courses. Essacly - and games like this don't replace musical instruments. They're just games - for fun - that are themed around them. I have friends who are very into and very good at Guitar Hero and Rock band - and they have, had, and will have no interest in playing the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDT Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Something has gone seriously amiss when we prefer to manipulate virtual beings with a joystick to watch them perform "Twinkle, Twinkle.." than buttons on our concertinae. Nah, it's just a bit of fun. Horses for courses. Essacly - and games like this don't replace musical instruments. They're just games - for fun - that are themed around them. I have friends who are very into and very good at Guitar Hero and Rock band - and they have, had, and will have no interest in playing the guitar. I wouldn't/can't play a real guitar competantly...but I think I could do a good job on guitar hero. So who's for writing in and asking for 'Concertina Hero' as the next game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catty Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 Nah, it's just a bit of fun. Horses for courses. And it's better than going out binge drinking or knifing people. Well, okay...I'm a bit of a purist and tend to get on curmudgeonly, self-righteous social critique rants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDT Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 And it's better than going out binge drinking or knifing people. maybe they'll do a Wii Binge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catty Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 And virtual music is better than no music at all. Well...THIS one I can't accept . I would prefer silence.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Something has gone seriously amiss when we prefer to manipulate virtual beings with a joystick to watch them perform "Twinkle, Twinkle.." than buttons on our concertinae....it's better than going out binge drinking or knifing people. A matter of opinion, I'm sure. Some folks seem to actually enjoy those activities, too. And virtual music is better than no music at all.Well...THIS one I can't accept . I would prefer silence.. In my vocabulary, music that's only virtual IS silence. Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Viehoff Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 And virtual music is better than no music at all. Well...THIS one I can't accept . I would prefer silence. When Daniel Barenboim went on Desert Island Discs (explanation if required: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Island_Discs), he said he would prefer to have scores to recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catty Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 In my vocabulary, music that's only virtual IS silence. Eh? [/indent] I think what we're thinking of here is computer generated tones. (Of course, Frank Zappa preferred to use computers in lieu of studio players--he said they were more reliable, and cheaper..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglo-Irishman Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Something has gone seriously amiss when we prefer to manipulate virtual beings with a joystick to watch them perform "Twinkle, Twinkle.." than buttons on our concertinae. True! But what fascinates me about your statment is the last word. The plural form "concertinae". A latinisation of the lowly Anglo or bourgeois English, lifting it to a scholarly level! But just a moment: the way we were taught to pronounce Latin in school, the singular would come out like "konker Tina" - which sounds more like a rather butch schoolgirl who plays boys' games. So what about the plural "concertine"? That would make "concertina" Italian, and Italian is always right when it comes to musical terms. Hm, perhaps not! When concertinists hear "Italian" they automatically think of Stagis and accordion reeds So what about leaving the plural as "concertinas", but pronounthing it "conthertinas"? After all, wasn't there a thread some time back about there being concertina ends found in a Spanish Armada ship dating from 1588? So perhaps it really is a Spanish word. It wouldn't be the first time that name-juggling has been used to polish up an instrument's image. Back in the 1890s, S.S. Stewart, the American banjo-manufacturer, tried to encourage middle- and upper-class people to take up his instrument by re-spelling it "banjeau" (plural: "banjeaux", presumably pronounced "banjos"). Francophone was chic in those days. A box by any other name would sound as sweet ... Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catty Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 John- Gloriously obscure...on a thread critical of academic hegemony, no less! Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catty Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 maybe they'll do a Wii Binge Now there it is...brilliant. I anxiously anticipate the introduction of "Wii-bay." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieppe Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Well, there's always Accordion Hero II! I guess someone really made it though...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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