source file: mills2.txt Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 21:22:23 -0800 Subject: Re: uniquely just music From: Johnny Reinhard Dear Adam, If you define JI in 12 tones per octave and they are based on the the better resultion of 12 ET than you should not be surprised if a listener hears very little difference. My wife Mayumi uses only 12 notes in JI, but they are all made up of ratios of the 13th harmonic. This provides for the melodic angularity you are seeking, while enriching the harmony with sure and meaningful relationships, and a fresh sound to boot. Surely a restriction of only 12 keys is still a restriction and this can be overcome by writing for another instrument (or more) playing with the restricted keyboard. The additional instruments can play additional microtones. Wyschnegradsky's *Meditation* has the cello (or in my case bassoon) playing quartertones and sixthtones against a conventionally tuned piano extremely effectively. My belief is that 7-limit JI is to organically harmonic to provide the melodic angularity wanted - everything blends. 11-limit is able to present "grey" sounds, a quartertone dimension, and opens up directional melody. But why stop there? Johnny Reinhard American Festival of Microtonal Music 318 East 70th Street, Suite 5FW New York, New York 10021 USA (212)517-3550/fax (212) 517-5495 reinhard@ios.com Received: from eartha.mills.edu [144.91.3.20] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 20:28 +0100 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA10215; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 10:28:53 -0800 Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 10:28:53 -0800 Message-Id: <9511091027.aa24606@cyber.cyber.net> Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu