Re: [tuning] Re: Ode to the Polyrhythmophone

Jacky Ligon wrote,

> Do you happen to have musical examples of this (on mp3.com)? Please
do point me toward them if so. This is very interesting to me.

No, sorry, not with the mp3s that are up. But I am inspired to go back
and dig some of this stuff up again now (the last time I even looked
at it was 7 or years ago). I think I could give it all a better go
now.

> Ratios as applied to pitch, tempo, meter and - in your case -
durations, can be very beautiful.

Well they're certainly a great area for continued exploration (can't
wait to hear the ones your presently working on!). Have you come
across Kraig Grady's "A Rhythmic Application of the Horagrams" before?
I think you'd like it. Here's the link in case you haven't come across
it before: <http://www.anaphoria.com/hora.html>

d

--- In tuning@egroups.com, "D.Stearns" <STEARNS@C...> wrote:

Have you come
> across Kraig Grady's "A Rhythmic Application of the Horagrams"
before?
> I think you'd like it.

Dan,

Yes, in fact I have seen this, and it is a really wonderful and
useful concept. Kraig has an AMAZING rhythmic world, for which I have
the most humble respect. As one might imagine, when you compose in
polymeters, it takes a special kind of writing to make all of the
interlocking meters of various percussion and harmonic/melodic
timbres maintain clear delineation as they evolve over time (in this
regard, Kraig has really "got it going on"!) . I'm currently
interested in composing with a number of simultaneous strata of prime
meters in which all of the timbral elements are passed from one prime
level to another during the course of a composition - and of course
all in JI. I will certainly be making some of this music available on
the Punks page.

Good evening,

Jacky Ligon