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Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:12 am
by Tubainsauga
I came across it in the library the other day and took it out. It looks interesting but does anybody know much about it?

To be a bit more specific:
http://toroprod.library.utoronto.ca/uht ... ield1=CKEY" target="_blank^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^words+or+phrase&searchoper1=AND&thesaurus1=GENERAL&search_entries1=CKEY&search_type1=SUBJECT&special_proc1=&CFID=8733654&CFTOKEN=96312393
(sorry for the link, tiny link didn't seem to like it)

Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code
(1972)
by Thomas Beversdorf
i. The Unraveled Cluster
ii. Duo and Repose
iii. Jazz Improvisation #3
iv. Dots, Dashes, and - Splashes

Searches have turned up very little (specific searches for each of the movements turned up nothing as well). I can find a bio of Thomas Beversdorf but little else. Any ideas who it was written for? Where the name comes from. I'd say the name was odd enough that it had to mean something, but... Any ideas?

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:18 pm
by Tom Holtz
Sensors detecting a forum selection error, Captain. Running diagnostics now...

[edit] Buh, it really is tuba music... my bad.

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:59 pm
by windshieldbug
Try it, and let us know.

S. Thomas Beversdorf's music is very interesting!

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:00 pm
by Chris Smith
I just got to college and my dorm house mascot is he Walrus. We are trying to find a giant stuffed one if anyone knows where one is on the internet.

Beversdorf Tuba Sonata is very nice music!

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:31 pm
by tuba_hacker
Chris Smith wrote:I just got to college and my dorm house mascot is he Walrus. We are trying to find a giant stuffed one if anyone knows where one is on the internet.
.... ..- .... ..--..

(...agrees with Tom Holtz)

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:15 pm
by eupher61
tuben wrote:I am the walrus.... Koo-koo-ka-choo.....

No wait, I'm Tony Granados.....

No wait....

RC
actually, the proper phrase is "goo goo ga joob"

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:03 pm
by windshieldbug
tuben wrote:Damnit... I KNEW I should have googled that..... or blookeled or something....
Don't sweat it; I thought that's what it was, too.
Those British guys can't pronounce English very well... :wink:

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:42 pm
by Tom Holtz
You should program the piece just for the title alone. Give it a run and see how she goes.

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:16 pm
by Tubainsauga
Tom Holtz wrote:You should program the piece just for the title alone. Give it a run and see how she goes.
Thats pretty much what I was going to do. Program the recital around it.

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:01 am
by eupher61
um...someone has a few bucks in fines already! :evil: :tuba:

Re: Of Walruses, Cheesecake and Morse Code

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:21 am
by TonyTuba
tuben wrote:I am the walrus.... Koo-koo-ka-choo.....

No wait, I'm Tony Granados.....

No wait....

RC
man o man, it never ends