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Re: Large (L) = II : small (s) = bII re.

🔗Joe Monzo <monz@xxxx.xxxx>

9/21/1999 6:44:40 AM

> [Daniel Wolf, TD 325.5]
>
> Charles Lucy:
>
> Don't be silly. You tried this once before and evidently
> did not register our response. In classical harmonics, "major"
> (large) and "minor" (small) are terms of the trade, with
> varying values within particular tunings or temperaments.
> One cannot copyright a set of variables!
>
> Once again, may I point out Lou Harrison's article "ITEM:
> Five-Tone, Six-Tone, and Seven-Tone Modal Forms within the
> Traditional Matrix of Two Tetrachords separated by a Nine to
> Eight" in Xenharmonikon 4, universal copyright 1975. Harrison
> uses L and s to represent -- yes! -- LARGE and small.
>
> Given your sense of priority, Mr. Harrison would be well
> within his rights to restrict _your_ use of the variables
> L and S. Heck, he should probably ask you to recall all
> the copies of your book for correction.
>
> Fortunately for you, he is a scholar and a gentleman, and
> wise enough to know better.

(ouch !@#$%^&*)
Touche'

!!!!!!

-monz

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