[lit-ideas] The Wood Section

From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:14:52 -0400 (EDT)
It occurred to me, after reading McEvoy's challenging, ""World 3" as a  
challenge to materialism", that philosophers should pay more attention to the  
quintessences, or five elements. All is made of water, a philosopher of 
Greek  Antiquity said; no, air, some other philosopher corrected. The correct 
answer  was indeed, 'wood': since 'materia' in Latin and 'hyle' in Greek -- 
and  Aristotle's hylemorphism makes this clear.

In this regard, the 'realms'  that Popper speaks of can be compared to the 
sections in an orchestra: where the  wood section should predominate -- or 
not.
 
As Mark Holton writes in "English Usage", "the phrase 'wood section' should 
 be preferred to the more pompous 'woodwind section', since we don't make 
the  corresponding qualification when we speak of the string section  
('string-humming' section?)". The wind, in Griceian parlance, becomes otiose,  
informatively.

Cheers,

Speranza

References: the wood section. Popper: "die Holzbläser", pl. in an  
orchestra, the group of people who play) wind instruments made of wood --  
literally 
'matter'. Cfr. materialism.
 
The woodwind section of the orchestra consists of woodwind instruments, and 
 is one of the main sections of a symphony orchestra.
 
It contains instruments given Hornbostel-Sachs classifications of 421  
(edge-blown aerophones, commonly known generally as flutes) and 422 (reed  
aerophones), but excludes 423 (brass instruments).
 
At its most basic it commonly consists of:
Oboes
Flutes
One or  more bassoons
Clarinets
 
For early classical music, the clarinets may be omitted. The principal  
oboist is traditionally the section leader.
 
It may also include:
Cor anglais, sometimes played by an oboist but  commonly by a specialist 
cor anglais player
Picollo, often played by the  second or third flute
Alto flute
Bass flute
Basset horn
Bass  clarinet
Contrabassoon
One or more  saxophones

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