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Intro + Questions

🔗Steven Kallstrom <skallstr@sun.iwu.edu>

5/8/2000 10:13:30 PM

Hello,

I would like to introduce myself to the list... I am a Junior
(soon to be Senior) composition major at Illinois Wesleyan University, and
also play the harpsichord. Through the harpsichord I have learned about
tuning, and my compostional interests have led me to explore many systems
of alternate tuning.
First, are there any works in, or descriptions of, a tuning system
where each octave contains a different tuning, retaining the 2:1 octave
and a 'diatonic' division of the octave into 12 parts? I was considering
basing a piece on a tuning where the C and F# have pure octaves over the
full range, and the rest of the notes do not, and where each octave will
have a strong tendency towards either the C or F#. This is a very
preliminary idea, not really delved into yet.
Secondly, I want to write some pieces that will be using
microtones, and alternate tuning systems. Anything that I write for
harpsichord will be easy to handle, but I'm not sure how to handle an
ensemble. For instance, I want to write a work for five flutes. My
thought was to write for five flutes where each of the flutes is tuned an
equal distance around C by either pulling out or pushing in their
mouthpiece. I thought about just writing the piece with microtonal
notation, but thought that by my tuning istructaion the performers would
be aided in performance. Am I correct in my instructions to have each
flute 'mis-tune', or should they just tune to C and play the
microtones. I might add that these performers are not experienced in this
type ogf music, and they are undergrad students. Also, in a sense I don't
want each flute playing microtones, each will play diatonic notes, just
not relative to each other...
Thank you for your attention... I hope my questions were clear,
and I look forward to responses...

Steven Kallstrom

🔗Cedric Mannu <cmannu@eternite.com>

5/9/2000 4:54:30 AM

Hi,

Thank you for your introduction,

I have a question quite similar,

do anybody on the list know about good softwares
that make microtuning possible on a PC computer ?

12-scale, custom-scale, and so on ?

Thanks

Cedric Mannu
cmannu@eternite.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Kallstrom [mailto:skallstr@sun.iwu.edu]
Sent: mardi 9 mai 2000 07:14
To: Alternate Tuning List
Subject: [tuning] Intro + Questions

Hello,

I would like to introduce myself to the list... I am a Junior
(soon to be Senior) composition major at Illinois Wesleyan University, and
also play the harpsichord. Through the harpsichord I have learned about
tuning, and my compostional interests have led me to explore many systems
of alternate tuning.
First, are there any works in, or descriptions of, a tuning system
where each octave contains a different tuning, retaining the 2:1 octave
and a 'diatonic' division of the octave into 12 parts? I was considering
basing a piece on a tuning where the C and F# have pure octaves over the
full range, and the rest of the notes do not, and where each octave will
have a strong tendency towards either the C or F#. This is a very
preliminary idea, not really delved into yet.
Secondly, I want to write some pieces that will be using
microtones, and alternate tuning systems. Anything that I write for
harpsichord will be easy to handle, but I'm not sure how to handle an
ensemble. For instance, I want to write a work for five flutes. My
thought was to write for five flutes where each of the flutes is tuned an
equal distance around C by either pulling out or pushing in their
mouthpiece. I thought about just writing the piece with microtonal
notation, but thought that by my tuning istructaion the performers would
be aided in performance. Am I correct in my instructions to have each
flute 'mis-tune', or should they just tune to C and play the
microtones. I might add that these performers are not experienced in this
type ogf music, and they are undergrad students. Also, in a sense I don't
want each flute playing microtones, each will play diatonic notes, just
not relative to each other...
Thank you for your attention... I hope my questions were clear,
and I look forward to responses...

Steven Kallstrom

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🔗MANUEL.OP.DE.COUL@EZH.NL

5/10/2000 2:14:03 AM

Cedric Mannu wrote:

> do anybody on the list know about good softwares
> that make microtuning possible on a PC computer ?

There's a list of software on the page with links of
http://www.xs4all.nl/~huygensf/english/
There is also a link to the Just Intonation Network which
has a similar list. I can recommend my own program Scala.

Manuel Op de Coul coul@ezh.nl

🔗Cedric Mannu <cmannu@eternite.com>

5/10/2000 8:00:59 AM

Thank you very much

it seems totally adequate to what i need

Great work !

Cedric Mannu

-----Original Message-----
From: MANUEL.OP.DE.COUL@EZH.NL [mailto:MANUEL.OP.DE.COUL@EZH.NL]
Sent: mercredi 10 mai 2000 11:14
To: tuning@egroups.com
Subject: RE: [tuning] Intro + Questions

Cedric Mannu wrote:

> do anybody on the list know about good softwares
> that make microtuning possible on a PC computer ?

There's a list of software on the page with links of
http://www.xs4all.nl/~huygensf/english/
There is also a link to the Just Intonation Network which
has a similar list. I can recommend my own program Scala.

Manuel Op de Coul coul@ezh.nl

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🔗Lydia Ayers <LAYERS@CS.UST.HK>

5/26/2000 2:14:02 AM

Cedric Mannu wrote:

> do anybody on the list know about good softwares
> that make microtuning possible on a PC computer ?

The Java Just Intonation Calculator:
http://wwwfyp.cs.ust.hk:7050/

This will probably be moved soon, but I don't know how soon, and I haven't
set up the new URL.

The new link will be reachable from the page:

http://www.cs.ust.hk/~layers/subpage/manuals.html

Best,

Lydia Ayers