Woodwinds and Systems

The problem with setting up a woodwind with new keywork to play
microtonally is that these instruments do not allow a simple "press and
blow" to predict a pitch. The double reeds sound horrible if one does not
"hear" in the mind the pitches sought and one has not learned to center
the tone for each and every pitch sought. This is true for the other
winds also, but perhaps to a lesser degree.

Regarding systems: the opposite of tuning systems is not chaos. The
common ground might be that each composition could be in a different
system. However, mixing all systems permits greater musical expression.

Imagine speaking only with words that begin with consonants. Someone else
speaks only with words that have the vowel "o" in it, etc. By using all
that language permits, one has the greatest command of expression.

Johnny Reinhard
Director
American Festival of Microtonal Music
318 East 70th Street, Suite 5FW
New York, New York 10021 USA
(212)517-3550/fax (212) 517-5495
reinhard@idt.net
http://www.echonyc.com/~jhhl/AFMM


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