source file: mills3.txt Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 07:42:29 +0200 Subject: temperaments/reality From: Aline Surman I always enjoy the discussions about ratios and eq temps. It is true that being "in tune" is a mathematical phenomenon of frequencies matching up perfectly...I agree that when we say eq temps approximate a pure ratio, it doesn't correlate in a way because as soon as you are off of the ratio, the new note is NOT the ratio, so it IS something else. Just exactly what it means to have music that vibrates impurely is probably a pretty poorly studied area, but I know that some folks think it can cause great harm in various ways. I use eq tunings because I love chord changes...I am under no illusions about what I do, and why. I also know that music possesses a "magic," a quality that transcends logic and intellect. Whether or not impure tunings twist or distort this magic, or whether it works regardless of tuning systems, is an area that I'd like to see more discussion on. Sound is a foundation of the fabric of the Universe, and has a powerful effect... I feel there's a lot of mysterious things about music, and tuning and frequencies are a very important part of those mysteries. The effect that music has on people (and the overall environment), separate from the issue of tunings, is also a quite valid area for study...but, since it is not quite as "scientific" as frequencies, it's a bit harder to get a handle on in any definitive way...Hstick SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: TONY SALINAS Subject: Microtonal seminars PostedDate: 23-10-97 16:21:06 SendTo: CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH ReplyTo: tuning@eartha.mills.edu $MessageStorage: 0 $UpdatedBy: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH,CN=Manuel op de Coul/OU=AT/O=EZH RouteServers: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=notesrv1/OU=Server/O=EZH RouteTimes: 23-10-97 16:20:21-23-10-97 16:20:22,23-10-97 15:21:01-23-10-97 15:21:01 DeliveredDate: 23-10-97 15:21:01 Categories: $Revisions: Received: from ns.ezh.nl ([137.174.112.59]) by notesrv2.ezh.nl (Lotus SMTP MTA SMTP v4.6 (462.2 9-3-1997)) with SMTP id C1256539.004EC05B; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:20:10 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA25264; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:21:06 +0200 Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:21:06 +0200 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA25262 Received: (qmail 10228 invoked from network); 23 Oct 1997 07:20:58 -0700 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 23 Oct 1997 07:20:58 -0700 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu