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Classical Notes: August 9, 2012 Archive

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Real-time music scanning

Posted at 7:00 AM on August 9, 2012 by William Johnston (0 Comments)

An interesting convergence of tech and music. Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have built a set of scanners which can convert the printed score into computer generated sound in real time.

Now, when will this allow me to scan a score into Finale without it crashing on me...

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Milos Karadaglic inspired by vintage video

Posted at 1:35 PM on August 9, 2012 by Alison Young (1 Comments)

It's CD giveaway time and this week it's a marvelous new disc by Milos Karadaglic.

Milos says that it was a vintage video of Andres Segovia playing Manuel Ponce that had the biggest impact on his future career. The steamy atmosphere is only enhanced by the stoked fire smoldering over his shoulder.

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