Common Tone Episode 6 was originally released on September 5th, 2005 and is now available once again for download.

 

While this episode features a discussion on the life and works of synthesizer and electronic music pioneer Dr. Robert Moog (1934-2005), its focus is really just classic silliness. We introduce a few technical advances, audition some theme music options, introduce our first mailbag segment and t-shirt contest and, at the frantic request of a listener, we also address the plight of the Naperville Carillon.

As if that's not enough, we also experience our first technical problems.

Sound like fun? Episode 6 is very busy, with more humor and less serious music than any prior episode.

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Thanks for listening, and please direct your comments to us at commontone@gmail.com

TECHNICALS: File Format: MPEG-4 , File Size: 44.9 MB , Running Time: 49 min.

Common Tone Episode Five was originally released in August 2005 and features part one of our discussion of the Kronos Quartet, their origins and performances, and focuses on the George Crumb composition Black Angels. It also includes the usual amount of humor and digression that you've come to love. It also has the same mellow, mixed-back microphone sound for Jim as in Episode Five, thus answering the question, "Does the consumption of cheap beer affect the sense of hearing during recording sessions?" Part two of this discussion- about Kronos, not cheap beer- will be in Episode Six. Don't forget: our new store at Zazzle.com. There's a message forum so you can interact with us & leave comments or questions. Check out our new Wear It Proudly series, featuring some of the shiniest foreheads in modern classical music. They're way funny. Buy one and show the world what a sophisticate you are. Thanks for listening, and please direct your comments to us at CommonTone@gmail.com or stop by our blog, commontoneblog.blogspot.com. TECHNICALS File Format: MPEG-4 , File Size: 3.1 MB , Running Time: 39 min.

The fourth episode of Common Tone was released back in August 2005 and features a discussion on the music of American composer George Rochberg and includes Part B of his famous String Quartet No. 3 performed by the Concord Quartet. It also includes fewer digressions than normal and more stammering by Jim than in all three previous episodes combined. It was probably the Pabst Blue Ribbon. Episode 5 is now in post-production and will be released early next week, so stay tuned. In the meantime, don't forget: our new store at Zazzle.com is ready for you to peruse and sit a spell. There's a message forum so you can interact with us & leave comments or questions. Check out our new Wear It Proudly series, featuring some of the shiniest foreheads in modern classical music. They're way funny. Buy one and show the world what a sophisticate you are. Thanks for listening, and please direct your comments to us at CommonTone@gmail.com or visit our blog, commontoneblog.blogspot.com. TECHNICALS File Format: MPEG-4 , File Size: 33.8 MB , Running Time: 37 min

The third episode of Common Tone was released this evening and is now available for download. This episode features a discussion on the music of American composer David Diamond and includes the 1st movement of his Symphony No. 2 performed by the Seattle Symphony and conducted by Gerard Schwarz. It also includes the story of a brush with a Supreme Court Chief Justice and a few more surprises. Don't forget: our new store at Zazzle.com is ready for you to peruse and sit a spell. There's a message forum so you can interact with us & leave comments or questions. Jim designed the T-shirts, with new designs going up every few days. They're way funny. Buy one and show the world what a sophisticate you are. Thanks for listening, and please direct your comments to us at CommonTone@ gmail.com or stop by our blog, commontoneblog.blogspot.com. TECHNICALS File Format: MPEG-4 , File Size: 30.6 MB , Running Time: 33 min

Here's the second episode of Common Tone from back in July 2005. This episode includes the piece Short Ride In A Fast Machine by John Adams, as performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle; and "Molto Vivace" from Ellen Taafe Zwilich's Symphony No. 3 as performed by the Louisville Orchestra and conducted by James Sedares. Join us for this second episode as we once again dodge ASCAP as only we can. TECHNICALS File Format: MPEG-4 , File Size: 34.5 MB , Running Time: 37 min. Thanks for listening, and send your comments and suggestions to us at CommonTone@gmail.com or visit our blog at commontoneblog.blogspot.com. We'd love to hear from you. My Odeo Channel (odeo/41252590aee5aaca)

Here's the first episode of Common Tone from back in July 2005. Thanks for listening, and send your comments and suggestions to us at CommonTone@gmail.com or visit our blog at commontoneblog.blogspot.com. We'd love to hear from you.