Re: Microtonality For Gene

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, JON L SMITH <jsmith9624@...> wrote:
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> Cousin Gene,
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> To save you the trouble of listening to anything NOT "microtonal",
only the following three pieces employ non-standard tunings:

You seem a little peeved I asked the question. In my case, I suspect
there would be more people who would pay not to have to listen to my
music than would eventually learn to like it. This does not mean I
write bad stuff, just that tastes differ. Someone listening to it at
least knows what they are getting into, in that it is all complexly
structured xenharmonic weirdness, and if that isn't enough, there are
short descriptions to go with each piece. I think a few words about
each of your pieces would be a great addition to your ArtistGigs page.

> Of the above three, only "'Ud & Nay" is short enough not to bore you.

Mahler's Third Symphony isn't long enough to bore me. What will bore
me is not finding enough that my ear thinks is interesting. I did like
'Ud and Nay the best of these three; I think more happened in less
space of time, and it had less of a pop sound to it. That is another
tastes differ issue of course.