Is Microtuning a Genre?

I went to MP3.com

http://genres.mp3.com/music/genres.html

and did not find microtuning listed as
a genre.

Should it be?

Vas

PS note that MP3.com now pays the artist
for their music. See top earners:

http://www.mp3.com/payback/

i think john has it under tuningPunks

Pat Pagano, Director
South East Just Intonation Society
http://indians.australians.com/meherbaba/
http://www.screwmusicforever.com/SHREESWIFT/
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 3:08 AM
Subject: [tuning] Is Microtuning a Genre?

> I went to MP3.com
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> http://genres.mp3.com/music/genres.html
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> and did not find microtuning listed as
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> Should it be?
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> Vas
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I think that a genre, in music, must indicate a whole set of stylistic preferences, which microtuning is included in. So I think that microtuning itself is not a genre. Consider the "Rock" genre. Microtonal rock is possible in addition to 12tet rock; the microtuning only changes a specific part of the whole.

-Peter B
http://www.elyrialights.com
http://www.oberlin.edu/~pblasser

Peter Blasser wrote,

<< So I think that microtuning itself is not a genre. >>

I absolutely agree, though it is often convenient to ignore that and
treat it as though it were one all the same...

BTW, Peter himself makes some very fine microtonal rock -- check it
out!

--Dan Stearns

Thanks to All that responded to:
Is Microtuning a Genre?

Conclusion, By unanimous opinion:
Microtuning is not a Genre!

Vas