Digest 1822: tuning choice

Hi Jon, Carl, and David,

Allow me to suggest otherwise. I wrote about mixing tunings and exploring ever new tunings in an article on polymicrotonality on the Stereo Society site. But this is not about trying to change your minds, or anyone else reading this. One might as well speak about a tuning for life as a religous act; it has the same sense of finality.

On the other hand, I have quite a body of work of original compositions in all different tunings. Gradually, more will get released. The important thing is that one does not have to follow the supposed lead of another in choosing intervallic vocabulary.

Really now, if one is comfortable with any interval, what should prevent it from being used in any piece of music, other than a preimposed decision to do so?

Let us not confuse our own preferences as universal rules for others.

all best, Johnny Reinhard

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At 10:38 AM 1/6/2007, you wrote:
>
> Hi Jon, Carl, and David,
>
>Allow me to suggest otherwise. I wrote about mixing tunings and
>exploring ever new tunings in an article on polymicrotonality on the
>Stereo Society site. But this is not about trying to change your
>minds, or anyone else reading this. One might as well speak about a
>tuning for life as a religous act; it has the same sense of finality.
>
>On the other hand, I have quite a body of work of original
>compositions in all different tunings. Gradually, more will get
>released. The important thing is that one does not have to follow the
>supposed lead of another in choosing intervallic vocabulary.
>
>Really now, if one is comfortable with any interval, what should
>prevent it from being used in any piece of music, other than a
>preimposed decision to do so?
>
>Let us not confuse our own preferences as universal rules for others.
>
>all best, Johnny Reinhard

Hi Johnny,

Please note, I do agree (and have been saying) that working in lots
of different tunings is a good approach.

-Carl