Re: Miscellanous music thread

**Iago** Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:24 pm

That sounded like you made a decision.

**Seamaster** Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:42 pm

Yeah, I'm willing to give it a go. And I did a little research. It looks like the series was renewed for a second season, with HBO also placing orders for Seasons 3 and 4.

**Iago** Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:03 pm

I am looking forward to seeing where it all goes.

**Iago** Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:51 pm

Finished Game of Thrones. It has some flaws, but probably less than a show like Boardwalk Empire. Loved it overall.

**Seamaster** Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:31 pm

Excellent. I picked up the series but have not started watching it yet.

**Iago** Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:11 am

I would watch maybe a couple of episodes before digging into the Complete Guide to Westeros. It is written pretty carefully to avoid first season spoilers, but it has more information than you need at first. But once you are into the show it is pretty helpful for keeping track of the characters, plus the history of the various Houses comes in handy if you get lost on just who did what to whom.

**Seamaster** Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:21 pm

I'll do that. Who did what to whom? Sounds intriguing.

**Iago** Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:08 pm

Imagine Rome with at least four more factions in play . . .

**PhotoOtaku** Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:53 pm

Your going to like this one:

Mobius Music

**Seamaster** Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:39 am

I watched the first episode of Game of Thrones last night and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to seeing where it goes. And like any good HBO show, it provides motivation to work out too.

Very cool, Photo. Pachelbel's "Canon in D" plays up and down the musical scale, which is part of the reason why it is so pleasing to the ear, but Bach's "Canon 1 à 2" truly does lend itself to moebius play.

**Iago** Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:39 pm

Pachelbel's Canon is indeed the original mobius loop. I cannot stand the thing -- my music theory teacher in college just shredded it, since all that it consists of is a circle of fifths, which any first year theory student has to write.

**Seamaster** Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:43 am

That said, often simple is good. Think simple, good quality food using fresh ingredients versus overly processed and complicated food that comes off as pretentious. But I know exactly what you mean about "Canon in D".

**Iago** Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:57 am

There is simple, and there is passing off a first year music theory exercise as a composition. Just sayin' . . . (And a circle of fifths was old even in Pachelbel's day!)

**Seamaster** Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:45 pm

Yet it is somehow one of the most popular wedding songs.

And to think you pick on bagpipe music!

**Iago** Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:17 pm

The two-word phrase at the end of your post is an oxymoron.

Eve orignally wanted Pachelbel's Canon in our wedding, but I had to put my foot down on that one -- I told here that my theory teacher would literally rise out of her grave to kill me if I allowed it. (We opted for Michael Nyman and Vangelis instead.)

**Seamaster** Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:44 pm

In hindsight, and given your warning, I wonder if Eve would have pushed the issue. BAG

**Iago** Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:31 pm

Well, there was a counterbalance to that. Eve wanted a song to be played from a tape, and my mother, who is a lifelong pianist (and a good one, too) despises "canned" music. If we had done that, my mom might have killed Eve!

**Seamaster** Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:24 am

The two of you are still alive, so all must have worked out!

**Iago** Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:59 pm

Compromise is not always a bad thing.

**Seamaster** Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:45 pm

It has its place, but collaboration is better still.

**Iago** Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:38 pm

Invariably the two go hand-in-hand.

**Seamaster** Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:00 pm

Depends on your definition. Compromise usually results in each party giving up something. A true collaboration has both parties gaining.

**Iago** Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:53 pm

In a zero-sum game, in order to gain something something else have to give. Both parties can still gain, but both parties may have to give something up in exchange.

**Seamaster** Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:17 am

True. I'm just saying that compromise, in the strictest sense, puts the emphasis on each party giving up something to reach an agreement. Collaboration, on the other hand, generally emphasizes gain, which, yes, will invariably cost something.

Interestingly, in a two-party game, compromise can be achieved with only one person playing the game, and the other party oblivious. But collaboration requires both parties to be switched on.

**Iago** Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:36 pm

Well, in a relationship I still feel that it is generally a zero-sum game (and I only use the term "game" since that is always attached to the zero-sum idea.) Take usually requires give. A true win/win is not exactly a collaboration; it requires a miracle!

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