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From: sam@ahuta.UUCP (sam)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Microtonal music questions
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Date: Mon, 11-Mar-85 15:55:56 EST
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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
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