Re: 12-equal Vs. Just tuning

[Paul wrote...]
>"I had discovered some chord progressions in 12 notes in the
>process of looking at some of the other equal tunings, which,
>oddly enough, were never exploited or used by composers between
>1904 and 1915 when they would have been idiomatic."
>
>this is right up my alley. i think i'm going to *love* this
>music if i ever get to hear it.

I've got all his Cedille stuff (symphonies, string quartets,
piano music). It _is_ very good, though a little too 'French'
for my taste.

I tend to think the Microtonal Etudes are Blackwood's best work,
even tuning aside, though it's hard to put tuning aside.

My favorite 20th-century classical music has long been sum-upable
by the term "Le Six" -- a sort of collision between French
lyricality and German angst. Saw a concert of Milhaud at Mills
this past Sunday which blew my mind. Had always tended to place
Milhaud somewhat in the bin of polytonal cliche, but turns out he
was actually very versitile. And good.

-Carl