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> Sally Caves wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Herman Miller" <hmiller@...>
> >> Very interesting. Sad to say, as much as I've thought about the Zireen,
> >> and as important as sexual relationships (of various kinds) are to
> them, I
> >> haven't given much thought to the whole subject. I'll have to see if I
> can
> >> find an informant who's familiar with the subject to explain it to me.
> :-)
> >> I'm sure they must be starting to wonder why I have such an interest in
> >> their music when there are other important things in life.
> >
> > Now the music, Herman, that you have transmitted for us is absolutely
> > beautiful. I wish I could have lavished that much creativity and tonal
> > alterity on my Teonim; my hat is off to you! Sex is not to be dismissed,
> by
> > no means, but music is the language of heaven! Thank you for gifting us
> > with your people's music.
>
> I'm glad you like it; I only wish I had the time and dedication to
> finish more of the brief sketches into something more substantial. I've
> recently updated
http://home.comcast.net/~teamouse/ with a couple of
> tuning examples: this one
>
>
http://home.comcast.net/~teamouse/bug9.mp3
>
> includes some of my more recent attempts to imitate the sounds of Zireen
> musical instruments: the high-pitched _thira_ flute, the reedy
> accompaniment of the _vila_, the buzzy sound of the _vunya_ in the bass,
> and the bouncy hammering of the _suri_, playing complex rhythms in _nai
> hanaki_ tuning. But it's barely an introduction....
>