24 Sep 19
@wolfgang59 said99 bottles of beer on the wall
What is it?
How long is it?
Take a guess before googling.
(And even then you may get a surprise with further investigation.)
24 Sep 19
@forkedknight saidI was thinking TIME.
Isn't there some "piece of music" where they're just playing a note every couple of years or something?
The term "music" is so subjective, nevermind the "longest". Longest in what? Time? Number of notes? Measures?
But you could impress me by finding the longest manuscript measured in yards.
24 Sep 19
@wolfgang59 saidyou mean composed or actually performed?
What is it?
How long is it?
Take a guess before googling.
(And even then you may get a surprise with further investigation.)
24 Sep 19
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@wolfgang59 said"The Road" by Frederic Rzewski is 539 pages (A3) in its entirety, which according to Google comes out to over 247 yards.
I was thinking TIME.
But you could impress me by finding the longest manuscript measured in yards.
Anyone got that beat?
https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Road_(Rzewski%2C_Frederic)
24 Sep 19
@ponderable saidBoth ... any ... whatever.
you mean composed or actually performed?
This isn't an exam!
25 Sep 19
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@wolfgang59 saidYou clearly did not come across my Magnum Opus, called "Pi", where each number is assigned a different note on the piano and then played in order.
Both ... any ... whatever.
This isn't an exam!
There is a repeat sign at the end.
25 Sep 19
@rank-outsider saidI like that
You clearly did not come across my Magnum Opus, called "Pi", where each number is assigned a different note on the piano and then played in order.
There is a repeat sign at the end.
every song, melody, composition and such would appear
26 Sep 19
@lemondrop saidOr would it?
I like that
every song, melody, composition and such would appear
27 Sep 19
@rank-outsider saidIf it corresponds to pi (3.14159...) the digits never end. Hence, a repeat sign is pointless.
You clearly did not come across my Magnum Opus, called "Pi", where each number is assigned a different note on the piano and then played in order.
There is a repeat sign at the end.
27 Sep 19
@lemondrop saidNot at all.
I like that
every song, melody, composition and such would appear
29 Sep 19
@lemondrop saidEvery melody: yes in terms of the appearnec of notes. (though there is the question of rhythm...how is that coded? )
I like that
every song, melody, composition and such would appear
Every composition: no. ther is a consept of having more tones than one at a given time...
29 Sep 19
@ponderable saidI think we need to clarify Rank outsider's premise, where each number (digit?) is assigned a different note on the piano and then played in order. Pi (3.14159...) is represented by ten digits (0 to 9) in various combinations continuing endlessly.
Every melody: yes in terms of the appearnec of notes. (though there is the question of rhythm...how is that coded? )
Every composition: no. ther is a consept of having more tones than one at a given time...
That would mean that ten different notes in various combinations would be played endlessly. Obviously, ten notes (out of dozens in existence) cannot bring forth every song, melody or composition.