source file: mills3.txt Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 13:39:53 +0100 Subject: Acoustic Instruments for the 21st Century From: "Patrick Ozzard-Low" From: Patrick Ozzard-Low, Alternative Tuning Projects, Norwich, UK. patrick.ozzard-low.itex@norfolk.gov.uk Dear Tuning As advertised here by Tony Salinas a couple of weeks ago, I will give a lecture at London Guildhall University on 9th December 1997. The title should really be "Acoustic Instruments for the 21st Century". The lecture is specifically about new versions of acoustic orchestral instruments for alternative tuning systems (ATS). `Alternative Tuning Projects' are preparing a pilot study regarding establishing a Centre in the UK to co-ordinate the design and manufacture of new instruments for ATS. A discussion paper will (eventually!) be sent to many composers, performers, instrument builders and manufacturers, acousticians, technologists etc. This will also be available on the Web, as will a forum for discussion and feedback. The paper addresses: the need for new acoustic instruments; the question of which ATS(s) would best justify large scale investment in new instruments; the value of an independent Centre; appropriate new technologies; the wide range of relevant research areas; the potential for international collaboration in the field. At this stage, I would greatly appreciate any help in bringing my attention to existing instruments which fall into the category above, or to relevant work in instrument design and building. To save duplication I am aware of : WOODWIND: the Kingma flute; some 24-ET clarinets : Stein 1911 (built by Kohlert 1912), two commissioned by Haba (Kohlert 1924 and 1931), and Sch=FCller (1933); Carillo is rumoured to have had built a whole chest of woodwinds; current research at IRCAM. BRASS: Yunik and Swift's 19-ET trumpet; Vogel's enharmonic brass; Don Ellis' 24-ET trumpets (and many others?); the Holton Firebird; Secor's thoughts about the French horn. OTHER : James Wood's 24-ET percussion; various specially built `microtonal' pianos (Carrillo, Novares, Louri=E9, H=E1ba, Wyshnegradsky, and Barth). (I'm not discussing Partch, of course, or, at this stage, the guitar.) On many of these instruments I do not yet have very detailed information. (I do also have all the Xenharmonikons, and quite a few back numbers of EMI.) Would any of you mind telling me what I've missed? I'm also particularly interested in inharmonic adaptations of acoustic instruments (as discussed, for example, by Bill Sethares and Bart Hopkin). Any thoughts/leads on any of this would be much appreciated. Please feel free to email me directly in case response threatens to clutter the list. I'm afraid I am so busy at the moment that replies may be intermittent, but I will get back to you. Thanks! Patrick Ozzard-Low SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: Carl Lumma Subject: Re: TUNING digest 1229 PostedDate: 06-11-97 14:41:31 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: 06-11-97 14:40:32-06-11-97 14:40:33,06-11-97 13:40:54-06-11-97 13:40:55 DeliveredDate: 06-11-97 13:40:55 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 C1256547.004B1A9B; Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:40:20 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA04810; Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:41:31 +0100 Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:41:31 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA04807 Received: (qmail 6527 invoked from network); 6 Nov 1997 05:41:15 -0800 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 6 Nov 1997 05:41:15 -0800 Message-Id: <19971106134429328.AAA235@NIETZSCHE> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu