source file: mills2.txt Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 20:25:25 -0700 Subject: Denver loves 19 From: bq912@freenet.uchsc.edu (Neil G. Haverstick) Haverstick aboard...today I got wonderful news...I won a $1000.00 award from a local arts organization for my 19 tone piece "Jimmy and Joe"...this says several things to me; first, I totally feel that I'm on the right track with alternate tunings; 2nd, that people are pretty openminded here in Denver towards new music; and 3rd, persistance pays off. This is the 3rd year I entered this contest; of course, the piece I sent is a fast country breakdown, and rather accessible, even though it's in another tuning. Then again, who knows what judges think any- way? I am very grateful I won, and this gives me more optimism for the future. On another note, let me say I am astonished by the discussion concerning whether or not Partch's music should only be performed on his own instru- ments...what a total non-issue. Who cares about such details? The music is the issue, not the vehicle...in fact, I think it is very interesting to hear music for one instrument performed on another...perhaps a new reading of a piece can bring out things in the music that were not there before, or lend a totally new perspective to the end result. In fact, JS Bach did not specify an instrument for his Art of Fugue; so, what instrument should it be played on? Also, I say the more the merrier... once a piece is created, and is in the physical world, I feel it is fair game for any and all interpretations. I myself often have several versions of my pieces, and it's a hoot to see how they change from one situation to another. One of my guitar studies wound up as a clarinet solo, and I dug it...again, who cares? Also, was I correct in reading a recent post which said only members of Newband could play Partch's instruments? If this is true, what a total crock of shit. Can someone explain to me what's going on here, if indeed this is true? Arrgh...Hstick Received: from eartha.mills.edu [144.91.3.20] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 10:22 +0100 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id BAA06166; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 01:22:11 -0700 Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 01:22:11 -0700 Message-Id: <31F72E2B.23@adnc.com> Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu