Tempo – Conrad Askland https://conradaskland.com/blog Music Director and Music Technology Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:36:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 53388445 Bach Badinerie https://conradaskland.com/blog/bach-badinerie/ https://conradaskland.com/blog/bach-badinerie/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:57:16 +0000 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/?p=3714 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVxwuirUX-M

Two video recordings of a Badinerie by JS Bach. I have heard several absolutely horrible renditions on YouTube – but I like both of these. My favorite of these two is the first on top. The musicians take a little more chance with the tempo and interpretation – and to my ears it has a little more sizzle than the performance at the Vatican.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjvvKnM5Yo

]]> https://conradaskland.com/blog/bach-badinerie/feed/ 0 3714 How the SEINFELD Theme was written https://conradaskland.com/blog/how-the-seinfeld-theme-was-written/ https://conradaskland.com/blog/how-the-seinfeld-theme-was-written/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:01:32 +0000 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2007/04/how-the-seinfeld-theme-was-written/ We all know the sound. It’s that quirky slapped bass that opens while Jerry Seinfeld does his comedic monologue, and then hilarity ensues. The little ditty was written by Jonathan Wolf. When hired for the job he listened to Jerry’s stand-up and found a sort of melody and rhythm to his delivery. Knowing that he couldn’t actually write a melodic theme over the monologue, he sort of timed it instead. The tempo, about 110, became the basis for a simple slapped bass line. With Jerry in studio, he recorded the line while Jerry did his thing. And that has become the popular and recognizable Seinfeld theme.

From the bass guitar forum at BassDogs.com

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