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Re: Quadra- Quad- 4-by- 400-
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Slightly hybrid, as the 'centum' part remains Latin

Jim Binns wrote:

>Randy, how would Greek sound, " Jamestowne Tetracentum March"?
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>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Randy Cabell
>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:01 PM
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>Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Quadra- Quad- 4-by- 400-
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>Thanks, Suzanne.  Life was so simple before I tried to pick a title.  I
>think I'll get back to working on the march and see if a title emerges as I
>go.
>
>Randy
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>From: "Levy, Suzanne S." <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 3:15 PM
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>>Couldn't you get away with the Jamestowne Quad-Centennial March?? Or the
>>Jamestowne Four Centuries March?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Randy Cabell
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:32 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Quadra- Quad- 4-by- 400-
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>>Inspired by a CD of the 1907 and 1957 Jamestowne commissioned music that
>>I picked up last week down there, I have decided to apply my creative
>>juices to writing a march.  The easy part is roughing it out and
>>entering the notes.  I have scheduled lotsa drums and trumpets, horns
>>and rippling piccolos......   The hard part is picking a title, and I
>>need some academic help here.
>>
>>The logical title is:
>>
>>                                   "The Jamestowne Quadracentennial
>>March"
>>
>>But the extra syllable in Quadra eliminates the 'flow' that we have with
>>'Centennial', 'BiCentennial' and 'TerCentennial'.
>>
>>Is there another Greek, Latin, or English prefix which means '4' and
>>sounds better than 'Quadra'.  A free copy of the march for your favorite
>>high school, college, or community band to the winner.
>>
>>

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