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performing live with the Bohlen-Pierce scale

🔗Joel Rodrigues <jdrodrigues@Phreaker.net>

5/25/2003 11:16:29 AM

On Sunday, May 25, 2003, at 02:50 , tuning@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> "Joseph Pehrson" <jpehrson@rcn.com>
> Subject: Re: hi, i'm back & a few ???

> I found the Bohlen-Pierce scale to be fascinating to work with:
> maybe a bit dark and strange, but not unduly so. It seems better
> suited for electronic studies than anything; getting "real live"
> players to perform it would be a task, I believe.

Elaine Walker & ZIA
http://www.chaoscontrolnetwork.com/ZIA/

> best,
>
> J. Pehrson

Cheers,
Joel

🔗David Beardsley <db@biink.com>

5/25/2003 12:00:28 PM

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Rodrigues" <jdrodrigues@Phreaker.net>
>
> On Sunday, May 25, 2003, at 02:50 , tuning@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> > "Joseph Pehrson" <jpehrson@rcn.com>
> > Subject: Re: hi, i'm back & a few ???
>
>
> > I found the Bohlen-Pierce scale to be fascinating to work with:
> > maybe a bit dark and strange, but not unduly so. It seems better
> > suited for electronic studies than anything; getting "real live"
> > players to perform it would be a task, I believe.
>
> Elaine Walker & ZIA
> http://www.chaoscontrolnetwork.com/ZIA/

And they're a New York city band!

* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db