source file: mills2.txt Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 04:27:11 +0200 Subject: JI and ET From: BRIAN B. CARLSON I find this discussion on JI vs ET very interesting. If I understand correctly, perhaps the principle benefit of equal tempered scales is symmetry, which allows for modulation and key changes. Every note is largely understood in its relation to other notes. With non ET scales, the relationship of one note to the others can get much more complex. Jim had quoted from Danielou about the content of a note being fixed and building it up over the course of a whole piece of music, then subtle differences of meaning can be given to each note. Is this how JI composers create music? I would be very interested in hearing how non ET composers create music, how do you structure a piece of music where pitches are all over the place, and the relationships are completely different from equal tempered music. Thre must be some composers on this forum who have structured compositions in just tunings, or any non ET tuning for that matter. Brian Carlson Denver, Colorado Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Thu, 15 May 1997 06:14 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA02321; Thu, 15 May 1997 06:14:54 +0200 Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 06:14:54 +0200 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA02319 Received: (qmail 15916 invoked from network); 15 May 1997 04:14:51 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 15 May 1997 04:14:51 -0000 Message-Id: <337A9058.378C@dnvr.uswest.net> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu