Congrats

So micro-freaks like us can win mainstream awards.
Congrats.

(Recognize someone? :)

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Subject: 54th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the 54th Annual BMI Student Composer
Awards: Niccolo Athens
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#na> (age 17, studies
privately with Timothy Kramer in San Antonio); Jacob Bancks
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#jb> (age 24, studies
at the Eastman School of Music); Jacob A. Barton
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#jab> (age 21, studies
at Rice University); Stephen T. Danyew
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#sd> (age 22, studies
at University of Miami); Daniel Thomas Davis
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#dd> (age 25, studies
at the Royal Academy of Music in London); Gilbert Galindo
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#gg> (age 24, studies
at the Cleveland Institute of Music); David MacDonald
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#dm> (age 22, studies
at the University of Missouri - Columbia); Daniel A. Tacke
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#dt> (age 21, studies
at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music); Christopher Trapani
<http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#ct> (age 26, studies
at �cole Nationale de Musique du Blanc-Mesnil in France); and Colin
Tucker <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#ct2> (age 21,
studies at the University of Michigan).

For pictures, bios and full details, see: http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/20060524a.asp

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congrats Jacob!

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Bailey <chris@...>
wrote:
>
>
> So micro-freaks like us can win mainstream awards.
> Congrats.
>
> (Recognize someone? :)
>
>
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> Subject: 54th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards
>
> Congratulations to the winners of the 54th Annual BMI Student
Composer
> Awards: Niccolo Athens
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#na> (age 17,
studies
> privately with Timothy Kramer in San Antonio); Jacob Bancks
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#jb> (age 24,
studies
> at the Eastman School of Music); Jacob A. Barton
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#jab> (age 21,
studies
> at Rice University); Stephen T. Danyew
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#sd> (age 22,
studies
> at University of Miami); Daniel Thomas Davis
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#dd> (age 25,
studies
> at the Royal Academy of Music in London); Gilbert Galindo
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#gg> (age 24,
studies
> at the Cleveland Institute of Music); David MacDonald
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#dm> (age 22,
studies
> at the University of Missouri - Columbia); Daniel A. Tacke
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#dt> (age 21,
studies
> at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music); Christopher Trapani
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#ct> (age 26,
studies
> at École Nationale de Musique du Blanc-Mesnil in France); and
Colin
> Tucker <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#ct2>
(age 21,
> studies at the University of Michigan).
>
>
>
> For pictures, bios and full details, see:
http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/20060524a.asp
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Hey,

>(Recognize someone? :)

Keeping things completely non-academic: Dude!

Cheers,
Jon

Dear Jacob,

Please let me join the others who have congratulated you on your BMI
award, an achievement that reminds me of Nancarrow.

Also, your 17-EDO twin piano project might recall something that John
Chalmers mentioned to me: the use by Joseph Yasser of two pianos to
tune 19-EDO.

Since I often use tunings not too dissimilar from 17-EDO, and which
involve somewhat resources, maybe in posting pieces in these tunings I
might offer a hint now and then about possible applications for people
who make submissions for your project.

Again, congratulations on your award (I'd love to hear your Mozart
variations) -- and thank you for the worthy endeavor of 17-tpp.

Peace and love,

Margo

Thanks to Margo and all! Getting this award makes me think that there
are no great invisible barriers, not even in the academic mainstream,
to the proliferation of microtonality, only a certain obscurity that
makes it hard to see from all vantage points. A generalization, of
course, but for now, I don't feel as though I'm at odds with anything
or anyone...

The piece in question, "Xenharmonic Variations on a Theme by Mozart"
(with alternate title "foum"), begins with a statement of the theme in
12-equal and proceeds to a variation in 13-equal, then 14-equal, and
so on up to 19-equal. The attempted/emulated styles vary wildly and in
accordance with the tuning (I like to think), but the very ordering of
the tunings adds a certain whimsy to it. Perhaps?

The piece is downloadable here:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=145852&songID=1804551

but if you want a hard copy, zap me your address and I'll zap you a CD.

Happy memorial day weekend,
Jacob

PS Margo! Might I entice you into submitting something yourself?

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Margo Schulter <mschulter@...>
wrote:
>
> Dear Jacob,
>
> Please let me join the others who have congratulated you on your BMI
> award, an achievement that reminds me of Nancarrow.
>
> Also, your 17-EDO twin piano project might recall something that John
> Chalmers mentioned to me: the use by Joseph Yasser of two pianos to
> tune 19-EDO.
>
> Since I often use tunings not too dissimilar from 17-EDO, and which
> involve somewhat resources, maybe in posting pieces in these tunings I
> might offer a hint now and then about possible applications for people
> who make submissions for your project.
>
> Again, congratulations on your award (I'd love to hear your Mozart
> variations) -- and thank you for the worthy endeavor of 17-tpp.
>
> Peace and love,
>
> Margo
>

i remember some years (decades maybe) back Daniel Wolf did a version of one of the brandenberg's transposed into Pelog.
I believe he did this by placing it in the chain of fifths.12 into 9

But i am sure he might have more to say on this, i just mention this as it seems like one good way to get material from one tuning into another

Jacob wrote:
> Thanks to Margo and all! Getting this award makes me think that there
> are no great invisible barriers, not even in the academic mainstream,
> to the proliferation of microtonality, only a certain obscurity that
> makes it hard to see from all vantage points. A generalization, of
> course, but for now, I don't feel as though I'm at odds with anything
> or anyone...
>
> The piece in question, "Xenharmonic Variations on a Theme by Mozart"
> (with alternate title "foum"), begins with a statement of the theme in
> 12-equal and proceeds to a variation in 13-equal, then 14-equal, and
> so on up to 19-equal. The attempted/emulated styles vary wildly and in
> accordance with the tuning (I like to think), but the very ordering of
> the tunings adds a certain whimsy to it. Perhaps?
>
> The piece is downloadable here:
>
> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=145852&songID=1804551
>
> but if you want a hard copy, zap me your address and I'll zap you a CD.
>
> Happy memorial day weekend,
> Jacob
>
> PS Margo! Might I entice you into submitting something yourself?
>
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Margo Schulter <mschulter@...>
> wrote:
> >> Dear Jacob,
>>
>> Please let me join the others who have congratulated you on your BMI
>> award, an achievement that reminds me of Nancarrow.
>>
>> Also, your 17-EDO twin piano project might recall something that John
>> Chalmers mentioned to me: the use by Joseph Yasser of two pianos to
>> tune 19-EDO.
>>
>> Since I often use tunings not too dissimilar from 17-EDO, and which
>> involve somewhat resources, maybe in posting pieces in these tunings I
>> might offer a hint now and then about possible applications for people
>> who make submissions for your project.
>>
>> Again, congratulations on your award (I'd love to hear your Mozart
>> variations) -- and thank you for the worthy endeavor of 17-tpp.
>>
>> Peace and love,
>>
>> Margo
>>
>> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
> >
>
>
>
>
> -- Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island <http://anaphoria.com/>
The Wandering Medicine Show
KXLU <http://www.kxlu.com/main.html> 88.9 FM Wed 8-9 pm Los Angeles

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Jacob" <jbarton@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks to Margo and all! Getting this award makes me think that there
> are no great invisible barriers, not even in the academic mainstream,
> to the proliferation of microtonality, only a certain obscurity that
> makes it hard to see from all vantage points.

Did you just submit an mp3 file to the contest or what?

See the pix at http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/20060524a.asp

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Bailey <chris@...>
wrote:
>
>
> So micro-freaks like us can win mainstream awards.
> Congrats.
>
> (Recognize someone? :)
>
>

Really nice....and the 12 is my least favorite.Better demonstration
of this sort than E.Blackwood's. Congrats and well deserved I think!
Btw, after the beautiful, slow 15edo I was wondering how could 16
sound any good, and out jumped a nice brisk "entertainers" styled bit
of barrelhouse piano....I didn't want this piece to stop!

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Jacob" <jbarton@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks to Margo and all! Getting this award makes me think that
there
> are no great invisible barriers, not even in the academic
mainstream,
> to the proliferation of microtonality, only a certain obscurity that
> makes it hard to see from all vantage points. A generalization, of
> course, but for now, I don't feel as though I'm at odds with
anything
> or anyone...
>
> The piece in question, "Xenharmonic Variations on a Theme by Mozart"
> (with alternate title "foum"), begins with a statement of the theme
in
> 12-equal and proceeds to a variation in 13-equal, then 14-equal, and
> so on up to 19-equal. The attempted/emulated styles vary wildly and
in
> accordance with the tuning (I like to think), but the very ordering
of
> the tunings adds a certain whimsy to it. Perhaps?
>
> The piece is downloadable here:
>
> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?
bandID=145852&songID=1804551
>
> but if you want a hard copy, zap me your address and I'll zap you a
CD.
>
> Happy memorial day weekend,
> Jacob
>
> PS Margo! Might I entice you into submitting something yourself?
>
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Margo Schulter <mschulter@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Jacob,
> >
> > Please let me join the others who have congratulated you on your
BMI
> > award, an achievement that reminds me of Nancarrow.
> >
> > Also, your 17-EDO twin piano project might recall something that
John
> > Chalmers mentioned to me: the use by Joseph Yasser of two pianos
to
> > tune 19-EDO.
> >
> > Since I often use tunings not too dissimilar from 17-EDO, and
which
> > involve somewhat resources, maybe in posting pieces in these
tunings I
> > might offer a hint now and then about possible applications for
people
> > who make submissions for your project.
> >
> > Again, congratulations on your award (I'd love to hear your Mozart
> > variations) -- and thank you for the worthy endeavor of 17-tpp.
> >
> > Peace and love,
> >
> > Margo
> >
>

Definitely great news! Major congrats, Jacob.
This was always my favorite piece of yours!

-Carl

From Christopher Bailey on Wed May 24, 2006:
>
> So micro-freaks like us can win mainstream awards.
> Congrats.
>
> (Recognize someone? :)
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Subject: 54th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards
>
> Congratulations to the winners of the 54th Annual BMI Student Composer
> Awards: ... Jacob A. Barton
> <http://bmifoundation.org/news/200605/sca_bios.asp#jab> (age
> 21, studies at Rice University) ...

You said it, Mr. Bailey! And I'm sure many more have echoed
your sentiments. Sorry for the "late entry", Jacob, but please
accept this as a faithful recapitulation of the theme.

Let's hope it's just one of many trophies to go on your shelf!

Regards,
Yahya

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Hi Jacob,

From: Jacob Barton on Sun May 28, 2006:
>
> Thanks to Margo and all! Getting this award makes me think that there
> are no great invisible barriers, not even in the academic mainstream,
> to the proliferation of microtonality, only a certain obscurity that
> makes it hard to see from all vantage points. A generalization, of
> course, but for now, I don't feel as though I'm at odds with anything
> or anyone...
>
> The piece in question, "Xenharmonic Variations on a Theme by Mozart"
> (with alternate title "foum"), begins with a statement of the theme in
> 12-equal and proceeds to a variation in 13-equal, then 14-equal, and
> so on up to 19-equal. The attempted/emulated styles vary wildly and in
> accordance with the tuning (I like to think), but the very ordering of
> the tunings adds a certain whimsy to it. Perhaps?
>
> The piece is downloadable here:
>
> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=145852&songID=1804551
>
> but if you want a hard copy, zap me your address and I'll zap you a CD.
>
> Happy memorial day weekend,
> Jacob
...

Stunning!

And the 19-EDO is a nicely harmonic (neo-classic)
wrap-up to all those wacky intervening variations,
a bookend to the 12-EDO start.

I really enjoyed this one - thanks!

Regards,
Yahya

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On Monday 29 May 2006 7:29 am, Carl Lumma wrote:
> Definitely great news! Major congrats, Jacob.
> This was always my favorite piece of yours!

Let me add my belated congrats as well, Jacob, for a job well done!!...may it
serve both you and the microtonal music community!

Best,
Aaron.

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Ward Smith"
<genewardsmith@...> wrote:
> Did you just submit an mp3 file to the contest or what?

Well, it's funny. The contest was mainly judged on written scores. I
had no score (had been planning something with Sagittal, never got
around to it). The rules said that if the piece has an electronic
component that's un-notatable, then a recording of that part could be
sent. All-electronic pieces are technically allowed but rarely have
won. But I told them it was for (acoustic) microtonal player piano,
which unfortunately doesn't exist yet.

But I had no score. (It was only suggested later to print out a piano
roll type thing from a sequencer) So all they had to go on was a CD.

So much the better that their ears were the judge

Jacob wrote:
>
> But I had no score. (It was only suggested later to print out a piano > roll type thing from a sequencer) So all they had to go on was a CD.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -- Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island <http://anaphoria.com/>
The Wandering Medicine Show
KXLU <http://www.kxlu.com/main.html> 88.9 FM Wed 8-9 pm Los Angeles

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Jacob" <jbarton@...> wrote:

> But I had no score. (It was only suggested later to print out a piano
> roll type thing from a sequencer) So all they had to go on was a CD.

Wow. If I contest comes up where I can figure out how to enter it, I
might try. Has anyone else here entered a microtonal piece in a contest?

>> But I had no score. (It was only suggested later to print out a piano
>> roll type thing from a sequencer) So all they had to go on was a CD.
>
>Wow. If I contest comes up where I can figure out how to enter it, I
>might try. Has anyone else here entered a microtonal piece in a contest?

Jules Siegel (on on this list AFAIK) won awards (in the 80s or 90s?)
for some of his 15-limit JI work, which was in fact quite brilliant.

-Carl

sure,One Step from the Street finished 2nd in the 1991 Guitar Player
soundpage competition, an international contest with over 700 entries
that year. What's stranger still is that my friend Ken Rubenstien won
with yet another microtonal piece....what are the chances of that!

daniel

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Ward Smith"
<genewardsmith@...> wrote:
>
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Jacob" <jbarton@> wrote:
>
> > But I had no score. (It was only suggested later to print out a
piano
> > roll type thing from a sequencer) So all they had to go on was a
CD.
>
> Wow. If I contest comes up where I can figure out how to enter it, I
> might try. Has anyone else here entered a microtonal piece in a
contest?
>

Dan and friends,

{you wrote...}
>One Step from the Street finished 2nd in the 1991 Guitar Player soundpage competition, an international contest with over 700 entries that year.

After all, what is important is the artifact is great music, or as great as we can muster. Great music trumps prejudices (on a good day), and microtonal musicians/composers need to get over their own feelings of inadequacy and focus on producing the most amazing music they possibly can.

I'm sure Neil can feature that... :)

Cheers,
Jon

I'm only just keeping track of what's going on in MMM land but I believe a
young composer called Jacob won a prize for a microtonal composition and I'd
like to extend my congratulations. Hopefully I'll get to hear the piece
soon. I had a composer/academic tell me that microtonality had had its day.
F*ck me that was quick - I must have blinked.

Good luck to all the MMMers

james