Info on new Catler book...

Just got this announcement and hadn't seen prior mention of it on the
list, so here goes:

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FreeNote Music is pleased to announce:

THE NATURE OF MUSIC book by Jon Catler, the much anticipated manual
that reveals the mysteries of the Harmonic Series and the evolution of
Catler's 62-note per octave Just Intonation scale. Also, sections on
alternative temperaments (31-tone, 19-tone, 12-Tone Plus, 12-Tone
Ultra Plus), composing in Just Intonation, unique microtonal
phenomena, musical excerpts, limits, Partch's guitars, and a wealth of
rare information including a compilation of microtonal quotes from
Eddie Van Halen to La Monte Young.

Ordering information:

To order THE NATURE OF MUSIC, send $25 check or money order (includes
shipping) payable to FreeNote Records to:

FreeNote Records

2350 Broadway, Suite 240

New York, NY 10024

Excerpt from the introduction to THE NATURE OF MUSIC by Jon Catler:

"We have been deceived.

For generations, we have been told that music was "in tune" if
the pitches being played were one of the twelve pitches of the 12-Tone
Equal Tempered System. We were not told that this is a man-made
system. We were not told that there was a Natural Tuning System that
contained an infinite variety of notes and chords. We were taught to
ignore the true consonance, magic, and beauty of Nature's Tuning and
to be content with expressing ourselves based on 12-Equal Tempered
notes per octave. The tyranny of this man-made system has made its
way onto every guitar neck sold in every store, every piano keyboard,
every radio, every school where music is taught to children. We have
been taught to accept the chords played on these instruments as "in
tune." We have been misled to think that there are only 12 different
notes available to us. We have learned to forget about Nature and to
accept the compromised and limited set of pitches that Man came up
with over 250 years ago.

We have been deceived.

The purpose of this book is to offer a glimpse into the
Natural Tuning of the Harmonic Series that has been ignored for so
long, and to propose a starting point for future use."

Copyright © 2003 by FreeNote Music

All rights reserved

www.microtones.com

Contact: freenote at earthlink dot net

>Just got this announcement and hadn't seen prior mention of it on the
>list, so here goes:

Where'd ya see that, Jon? I don't see it on the freenote website.

-Carl

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Carl Lumma <ekin@l...> wrote:
> >Just got this announcement and hadn't seen prior mention of it on
the
> >list, so here goes:
>
> Where'd ya see that, Jon? I don't see it on the freenote website.
>
> -Carl

it's on their mailing list, microtones, at yahoogroups dot com.

Is this book out?
The site states that it is a coming attraction .
Do you know if i can order it now?
On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 12:23 AM, Jon Szanto
<JSZANTO@ADNC.COM> wrote:

> Just got this announcement and hadn't seen prior mention of it on the
> list, so here goes:
>
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------
>
>
> FreeNote Music is pleased to announce:
>
>
>
>
> THE NATURE OF MUSIC book by Jon Catler, the much anticipated manual
> that reveals the mysteries of the Harmonic Series and the evolution of
> Catler's 62-note per octave Just Intonation scale. Also, sections on
> alternative temperaments (31-tone, 19-tone, 12-Tone Plus, 12-Tone
> Ultra Plus), composing in Just Intonation, unique microtonal
> phenomena, musical excerpts, limits, Partch's guitars, and a wealth of
> rare information including a compilation of microtonal quotes from
> Eddie Van Halen to La Monte Young.
>
>
>
>
> Ordering information:
>
>
>
>
> To order THE NATURE OF MUSIC, send $25 check or money order (includes
> shipping) payable to FreeNote Records to:
>
>
>
>
> FreeNote Records
>
>
> 2350 Broadway, Suite 240
>
>
> New York, NY 10024
>
>
>
>
> Excerpt from the introduction to THE NATURE OF MUSIC by Jon Catler:
>
>
>
>
> "We have been deceived.
>
>
> For generations, we have been told that music was "in tune" if
> the pitches being played were one of the twelve pitches of the 12-Tone
> Equal Tempered System. We were not told that this is a man-made
> system. We were not told that there was a Natural Tuning System that
> contained an infinite variety of notes and chords. We were taught to
> ignore the true consonance, magic, and beauty of Nature's Tuning and
> to be content with expressing ourselves based on 12-Equal Tempered
> notes per octave. The tyranny of this man-made system has made its
> way onto every guitar neck sold in every store, every piano keyboard,
> every radio, every school where music is taught to children. We have
> been taught to accept the chords played on these instruments as "in
> tune." We have been misled to think that there are only 12 different
> notes available to us. We have learned to forget about Nature and to
> accept the compromised and limited set of pitches that Man came up
> with over 250 years ago.
>
>
>
>
> We have been deceived.
>
>
> The purpose of this book is to offer a glimpse into the
> Natural Tuning of the Harmonic Series that has been ignored for so
> long, and to propose a starting point for future use."
>
>
>
>
> Copyright © 2003 by FreeNote Music
>
>
> All rights reserved
>
>
> www.microtones.com
>
>
> Contact: freenote at earthlink dot net
>
>
>
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