Announcing the Joe Maneri Website

Announcing www.joemaneri.com, a comprehensive resource of information about Joseph Gabriel Esther Maneri, legendary improviser, composer, theorist, and educator. This site is the first on the web devoted exclusively to this giant of modern music.

A wealth of facts and resources, the site includes a biography of Joe's musical career, a detailed discography, a complete list of his composed works, scanned pages from scores, sound samples, and rare photos from many phases of Joe's career. Also, for the first time, all of Joe's works are being made available for sale or for rental through the site.

In addition, "Preliminary Studies in The Virtual Pitch Continuum", written by Joe Maneri and Scott A. Van Duyne in 1990, is available for purchase from the Boston Microtonal Society. Modeled after some of Arnold Schoenberg's rigorous modes of study in his "Preliminary Exercises in Counterpoint", the book leads students in the creation of 12 separate 4-note ascending microtonal melodies. Then, through subsequent lessons, students rearrange that material: adding voices to create harmonies, putting them to rhythm and by the end of the book, writing in 6-part microtonal counterpoint. You can view pages and hear examples from the book at www.joemaneri.com/publ.html

The site will be updated continuously in the months ahead. Check back for new information.
Questions or comments are encouraged.

Enjoy!
Jacob Garchik
webmaster and creator, www.joemaneri.com
jacob@joemaneri.com