Re: RE: Re: Fokker periodicity blocks from the 3-5-7-harmoni c lattic e

"Paul H. Erlich" wrote:

> I wrote,
>
> >>This one is amazingly rich in 7-limit triads and tetrads, so much so that
> >>it's straining my meager ASCII symbology to show all the connections.
>
> Jon wrote,
>
> >Then how about this:
>
> >1. Either compose (and perform) or improvise a piece that demonstrates the
> richness.
> >2. Record the results.
> >3. Post it on the web somewhere.
>
> >It would be worth so much, maybe more than a _paper_.
>
> >Musically, all yours,
> >Jon
>
> I wholeheartedly agree! For an improvisation, I would need a
> 27-tone-per-octave JI instrument, where the connections in the lattice
> diagram would be visible due to layout, coloration, or other means.
> Otherwise, I could attempt a composition and performance using my Ensoniq
> keyboard, but that would take some time. I'd like to get around to it
> someday. Right now my musical efforts are focused on a new (but years in the
> making) band and we're writing and improvising in 12-equal at the moment.

Traitor.

> Once we get off the ground, and I am confident that we will, 22-equal is
> around the corner, as two of the four of us have performed with it already
> (and a third is just the drummer :). It's too soon to say, but I wouldn't be
> surprised if we end up using other tuning systems as well, including
> non-equal ones.
>
> Otherwise, I still feel my efforts to be of value. I posted that particular
> lattice because Joe Monzo had just asked me in an e-mail to draw some.
> Someone who likes lots of consonant 7-limit JI harmony might decide that
> they want to write a piece whose melodic resources divide the octave into
> three parts, with each of those divided into three parts, and each of those
> divided into three parts. Maybe they're reading this list and find what
> they're looking for. I know that several people on the list have been
> inspired by my original ideas about 22-equal to obtain or create, and play,
> instruments in that tuning; one in particular sent me e-mail after
> joy-filled e-mail as he proceeded to discover for himself the musical value
> of item after item in my paper.

I remember when I was in grade school and I had a problem
with a teacher, my father would tell me "those who can't, teach".

> My 12-equal music also gives many people a lot of joy.

Wasted drunks in a bar digging a blues band?

> I often get powerful,
> emotional responses from people and that is why I believe I am on the right
> path. I know that there is a lot of negative feeling toward me around here
> but I am really just trying to make people happy and make their lives
> richer. Sometimes I am argumentative or harsh but I believe that the truth
> will ultimately be more beneficial than misconceptions. Not that I always
> know the truth, or am always right, but I've thought and listened hard and
> read widely on this stuff and sometimes I will have knowledge or a point of
> view to share. I'm here to share and to learn. May we all do the same!
>
> I'm off to perform (yes, plain old 12-equal guitar tonight). Let the flames
> begin!

and 90% of the list IS Paul....

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