Re: [tuning] Digest Number 1112

Joseph Monzo wrote:

"Just thought I'd pass on the info that Krenek was yet another
microtonalist who lived in San Diego. He spent the last few
decades of his life here, teaching at UCSD.

Hmmm... Krenek's use of 13-tET happened at a much later date
than that in my focus on my upcoming Microfest lecture, but
since he studied with Schoenberg, maybe I can still tie
a reference to Krenek into my presentation..."

Answer:

Not quite. Krenek had already retired from teaching at Hamline University when
he came to live in the L.A. area around 1947, finally retiring to Palm Springs
in 1966. He was a frequent visitor to UCSD but never a regular faculty member.
Two of his Hamline students (Robert Erickson and Will Ogdon) co-founded the UCSD
music department, the head of the music library and a former college provost at
UCSC are both Krenek scholars.

Krenek did not study with Schoenberg. He was a student of Franz Schreker,
following Schreker fom Vienna to Berlin.

DJW