ArishMell · 70-79, M
I remember the premiere of Sleep, broadcast live on BBC Radio Three.
I put my bedroom radio on, at a very low volume so I didn't disturb my neighbour through the thin party wall, and went to bed!
I woke briefly a few times, I think more in the vocalese rather than purely instrumental sections, and eventually came fully awake about twenty minutes or so before the finale, which I stayed to hear. It lasts about eight hours in full.
The premiere was held in front of an audience invited to bring sleeping bags and camping mattresses, though apparently the music was quite loud in the auditorium. The work allows performers to rest between their passages.
I put my bedroom radio on, at a very low volume so I didn't disturb my neighbour through the thin party wall, and went to bed!
I woke briefly a few times, I think more in the vocalese rather than purely instrumental sections, and eventually came fully awake about twenty minutes or so before the finale, which I stayed to hear. It lasts about eight hours in full.
The premiere was held in front of an audience invited to bring sleeping bags and camping mattresses, though apparently the music was quite loud in the auditorium. The work allows performers to rest between their passages.
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trackboy · 26-30, M
@ArishMell If the brick wall goes up through the attic. You should be able to listen to the radio and TV at normal levels. You just cant run a subwoofer as the deep bass goes through things and carries outside too. goes around corners. should be able to run up to about a watt of audio power. You just cant run a stereo system cranked up to 100 watts per channel. You're supposed to listen to this program while sleeping?? usally you have it quiet while sleeping, and the only sound is the purring cat. Power goes out a lot. storms go through, and we can be days or weeks without power. We run on a generator when the power is out. The derecho went through. took out the power lines in a multi-state area. We were without power for a month, so were a lot of people. At night, you could look in all directions, and it was dark from horizon to horizon. no power in any direction. The great blackout had us dark for a month. Europe got hit by the great blackout. Multiple countries in Europe were dark in the Great Blackout. You never know when the great blackout is going to come for you. 🍪
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@trackboy THIS thread is about a piece of music whose title is Sleep and by-line something like Lullaby For Modern Times - the clue is there, and another reason for playing it very softly.
1W of sound power and 100W electrical power, are those? I think they would both be very loud in a small bedroom.
Nothing to do with brick walls and power-cuts, real or not.
1W of sound power and 100W electrical power, are those? I think they would both be very loud in a small bedroom.
Nothing to do with brick walls and power-cuts, real or not.
trackboy · 26-30, M
@ArishMell it is about how loud you can have music without annoying neighbors with shared walls. 1 watt of sound power for listening is common with music and with watching tv programs with a sound system. The sound system goes up to 100 watts per channel to the speakers. Sometimes my grandparents are watching something here. I will walk into the living room and see the audio power meters hitting 100 watts per channel. They are heard of hearing. They are analog power meters. They respond better than digital power meters. 🍪 You can hear the TV program outside the house down the street when my grandparents are watching TV. 🍪
