Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site ahuta.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!ahuta!sam From: sam@ahuta.UUCP (sam) Newsgroups: net.music.classical Subject: Microtonal music questions Message-ID: <520@ahuta.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Mar-85 15:55:56 EST Article-I.D.: ahuta.520 Posted: Mon Mar 11 15:55:56 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Mar-85 22:23:41 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 23 Over the last couple of months I've been hearing more and more "microtonal" music. (Microtonal music under anyone's definition is well-tempered to *n* parts to an octave, where for some n>12 and for others simply n!=12.) Some microtonal music has appealing characteristics. I have, for example, heard some nice jazz- and baroque-like pieces that would be worth spending money on. Does anyone know of albums of microtonal music in existance? Specific artists to look out for? Which microtonal scales won't offend my western ears? Which will? Which are vaguely "major"? "Minor"? Are there other interesting questions I should be asking about microtonal music? Thanks. Doug Lewan (...!ihnp4!)ahuta!sam