source file: mills2.txt Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 19:21:30 -0700 Subject: At last, he shuts up... From: "Jonathan M. Szanto" To The Tuning List: Steve Curtin has the best idea yet: >...starting to crowd out discussions of the subject in general. A big worry of mine during all of this. I know I mentioned not being Just- or N-ET-centric, and I hope I have not overstayed my welcome. I came by because colleagues had indicated to me a general discussion of Partch (with not all sides represented, quite). I lurked, asked a couple of questions and was encouraged to post. Therefore, my apologies if this has gone on *way* too long, and my thanks for Steve to at least hint in that direction in a very congenial manner. And what I couldn't agree with more: >However, what about living people making Just and N-ET music? What about >current tuning theory and musical applications of same? Who is Partch's >heir? I guess in a sense we are. I'd be curious to hear about where >Partch's theories have been taken and if any extensions have been made to >them, or any new music has been made using them. Absolutely! It is time to create new music, new works, all parties concerned. In this light, it matters not a whit whether you like or dislike the works of HP. As someone had remarked about Timotheus of Sparta: "He had failed to realize that to dream of desirable changes is one thing; to act upon those dreams is another." Then, to dreams, and to action... Cheers, Jon P.S. I'll be lurking and available for questions -- here, our site or my email addr. And Enrique, just how did you find out about the Ceremonial Robes in my closet? *--------------------------------------------------------------------* Jonathan M. Szanto | Come visit Corporeal Meadows . . . . . . . . Backbeats & Interrupts | . . . . . our little tribute to Harry Partch jszanto@adnc.com | http://www.adnc.com/web/jszanto/welcome.html *--------------------------------------------------------------------* Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 04:28 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA30656; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 04:29:06 +0200 Received: from eartha.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA30625 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id TAA02038; Fri, 23 Aug 1996 19:29:04 -0700 Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 19:29:04 -0700 Message-Id: <199608240228.UAA07283@freenet.uchsc.EDU> Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu