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November 20

audio home stereo amplifiers

I tried to find out my question in a few articles and could not find it. my home stereo audio amplifier sais 320 watts on the back of it. does that mean 320 watts per channel?

Unless it specifically says so, probably not. That could well be the total power consumption. I suggest you search the manufacturer's website (or simply Google the make and model) for the specification of that particular model.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:10, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Can't find the name of this song

At the 17:51 mark here [1] Thanks much! ^{Market St.⧏} _{⧐ Diamond Way} 11:26, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

You could write to the show's organizers, or try a music recognition app like soundhound or shazam [2]. SemanticMantis (talk) 16:07, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Early choral music with jazz trumpet or soprano saxophone accompaniment

About 10-15 years ago, there was a recording issued of early choral music which had a (modern) jazz trumpet accompaniment, often soaring above the singers. The singers were I believe one of the 'standard' UK early music groups, I once managed to write down the name of the composer (possibly Spanish or Spanish-sounding), but lost the name. The piece was frequently used as a 'filler' on UK's Radio 3 (classical station), but not knowing composer/name of piece/choral group or trumpeter, I've never managed to track it down. Make my Xmas someone! What was it? Pincrete (talk) 22:46, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Are you sure it was a trumpet and not a soprano saxophone? I'm asking because Jan Garbarek recorded a couple of albums with the Hilliard Ensemble. The first one was titled Officium, recorded in 1994, and begins with a composition by Cristóbal de Morales. ---Sluzzelin talk 01:09, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

I think you are probably right, the composer name sounds 'right-ish', thinking about it sop sax is more likely as the tone/register is 'light' and capable of blending with/rising above the high voices, which trumpet would be too dark to do. Many thanks I am amending title so that the question archives more helpfully. Pincrete (talk) 10:26, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

It might well have been them but interpreting a different Spanish composer.

In case you're interested, Trio Mediæval have been performing with Arve Henriksen on trumpet (though not until recently, so that's definitely not what you had heard). This Guardian review links the project to that of Garbarek + Hilliard Ensemble (there is the Norwegian connection too of course). A unique and breathy sounding trumpet, far out of the usual range of acoustic trumpet sound (so one could argue it sounds even less like a trumpet than Garbarek's soprano saxophone does :-). Listen to him on pocket trumpet with the Trio Mediæval here, for example. ---Sluzzelin talk 15:57, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

I'm outside UK these days, so cut off from Grauniad/Radio 3/good record shops, but will explore your tip. I often DETEST 'cross-overs',(neither fish nor fowl), but the Hilliard/sax I heard, quite inexplicably 'worked'. I'll check-out your suggestion. Many many thanks. Pincrete (talk) 17:24, 21 November 2014 (UTC)