Klarinet Archive - Posting 000453.txt from 2000/05

From: tjvm@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Hi
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 23:52:01 -0400

also, check out the music of Harry Partch -- he composed music using a
scale of 43 tones to the octave, and created an entire orchestra of
instruments to play in this scale.

tjvm

On Sat, 6 May 2000 23:37:07 -0700 "Benjamin Maas"
<benmaas@-----.com> writes:
>
>> <><> Anna wrote:
>> doing stuff like multiphonics, micro-tones, flutter-tonguing and
>> slap-tonguing
>>
>>
>> I ran into the word 'micro-tone' the other day in a different
>> context, and I've wondered whether I interpreted it correctly.
>Exactly
>> what does 'micro-tone' mean?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>>
>
>It means taking traditional Western Tonality and throwing it out the
>window.
>We are used to playing in a scale that has 12 half-steps in it.
>Microtonal
>music is music that explores those "tones" that are between our
>traditional
>half-steps (1/4 steps, etc...)
>
>Check out the music of Alois Abba (sp?). He experimented with
>microtonality
>by writing pieces for 8 note scales and 34 note scales, etc... In
>many
>cases, he made instruments that could play that. I have heard some of
>it
>recorded and it is really far out. You may start thinking something
>is in
>"major," but then harmonies start to go a bit off-kilter. It is
>really cool
>and you never knew what hit you.
>
>--Ben
>
>Benjamin Maas
>Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
>Los Angeles, CA
>benmaas@-----.com
>http://www.fifthcircle.com
>
>
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