Slightly hybrid, as the 'centum' part remains Latin Jim Binns wrote: >Randy, how would Greek sound, " Jamestowne Tetracentum March"? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Randy Cabell >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:01 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Quadra- Quad- 4-by- 400- > > >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 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Levy, Suzanne S." <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 3:15 PM >Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Quadra- Quad- 4-by- 400- > > > > >>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- >> >> >>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. >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html