Talk:Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)
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I believe that the section describing the first four notes of this work being part of a "whole tone scale" is completely in error: The first four pitches are E, B, D and C. Alas, there is only a half step between B and C, making it an impossibility for these pitches to be part of a whole-tone-scale (which has no half steps.) The piece begins in E minor, and includes several sharp 4's which are characteristically eastern or exotic sounding in a minor key. I'm new to Wikipedia so I didn't want to edit... :)
Joaquin
- The notes that are stressed in the opening theme (that is, the ones given strong beats or long notes) are E, D, C, A-sharp, which make up the first four notes of a descending whole-tone scale. This is the underlying structure; the other notes intervene to make the melody. Mademoiselle Fifi 12:09, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
I have just listen a concert, there should be one more Trumpet but not only 2 so as one more French Horns but not only just 4.(Addaick 12:48, 1 July 2007 (UTC))
What's that footnote number one doing on this page? This is not an encyclopedic entry, it's advertisement. Would someone just delete that, please? 217.190.144.149 23:37, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
You may be raising the same issue I'm referencing in the comment about the drum and bugle corps. When I saw the article this was footnote 3, and footnote 1 was a reference to liner notes in a recorded release of the work. Arguably that's not a real solid source either, but it at least was referenced for the purpose of attributing legitimate factual details.Ftjrwrites (talk) 16:21, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Drum and bugle corps free ad?
The Santa Clara Drum and Bugle Corps reference, replete with the score they received, seems totally out of place in an encyclopedic entry. I wanted to see if anyone else agreed before I simply removed it. Yeah, my college symphony released a recording of it, too. But that reference doesn't belong on Wikipedia.Ftjrwrites (talk) 16:17, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
