Re: new music at microtonal.org

on 10/26/02 12:03 AM, Carl Lumma wrote:

>> And now, here is what the songbird dreamed of:
>>
>> "Dream Bird Within Wood Stove"
>> http://www.microtonal.org/mp3/DreamBirdWithinWoodStove.mp3
>> (c) 24 October 2002 by X. J. Scott
>
> Hey, that's really good, Jeff! The progression between 2:00
> and 2:10 is beautiful and impressive. The performance values,
> mainly rubato, are clean and strong. While some of the 'circle
> around the tonic' material smacks of the sort stuff that I tend
> to get stuck in when improvising in 12-tone microtonal scales
> at the Halberstadt, the integrity of the construction, including
> the climax mentioned above and the strong running melody, make
> it a winner.
>
> Cool story, too.
>
> Are you telling what scale it's in?
>
> -Carl

Hi Carl!

Thanks for the kind words.

The chord progression you mention is one I gravitate towards and sometimes
feel even that I use it far too much -- it just sort off falls out when I'm
not actively resisting it -- so it's especially nice to hear that it sounds
fresh to others.

I'll hide the scale for a little while until everyone has a chance to form
their impressions, then I'll only give a hint about it that may or may not
be sufficient to figure it out. It's sort of a mystery or puzzle scale in a
way -- it has neat properties that seem paradoxical but that I think may be
fun for people to ponder.

- Jeff