Re: Summoning by X. J. Scott

Jeff,

very nice piece. I like some of the dyads going to beautiful, but unexpected
places.

Nice.

GZ

"X. J. Scott" wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Here's a new song I've written in Jacky's morning
> scale.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/nonoctave/
>
> Here's the notes I have there for the new piece:
>
> ==================================================
> Summoning, 21 January 2002 by X. J. Scott
> Neutral 3rd MOS tuning on bamboo xylophone.
>
> The primitive instrument breathes in and out violently;
> it falls back and forth, precipitously. Rumbling, it
> tears through the thin, cold evening air. Plucked, it
> resonates, calling forth the yellow-orange presence
> unseen, yet felt, heard and tasted.
> ==================================================
>
> - Jeff
>
>
>
>
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[GZ:]

> very nice piece. I like some of the dyads going to beautiful,
> but unexpected places.

Thanks for kind words George. I agree. I think it might
be a side effect of the interesting scale - it is
naturally fertile ground for growing the unexpected.

[Jon:]

> Veeeery nice! With your choice of timbre, I can really hear
> this scale tuned up on some acoustic mbiras, and then let
> some people who know that particular vernacular start making
> some new pieces. Maybe George Z. will make some, once he gets
> his hands on some gourds!

Thanks for the positive feedback Jon.

Yes; Jacky's new scale really has some possibilities.
It's a good design.

> P.S. Jeff: you seem to have the same little bug that Monz
> had: your posts came in dated from 2001 - I thought they got
> filtered to the trash, but they we just waaaaaay back at the
> beginning of my CMM mailbox!

Yes - Arg! I was tired last night and I knew the date
was messed up and so I advanced the day from 21 to 22
and the year from 2002 to 2001. Then, completely
convinced that Monday was the 22nd, went and changed
the dates on the web page for the song. No explanation
for that; its amazing the dumb stuff that seems to make
sense when tired. \:-P

- Jeff