source file: mills3.txt Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 23:36:52 +0100 Subject: RE: Bucking the system From: "Paul H. Erlich" >>The net >>result is a repeating pattern of 5 black/6 white, and a gap the >>size of a black key every "octave" (two groups). Pretty slick, >>I thought. > >I think so too. It's too bad we don't live in the same city. If you are using >piano-sized keys, though, I must say the advantage is mainly to force you >into a new way of thinking when composing; playing remains pretty much as >difficult as before. > >Here in Somerville, on top of a hill (Winter Hill, I believe [doesn't it have >some Revolutionary significance?]), on Broadway, there is a large building >whose terraces are fenced with this pattern: > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >| WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW >| WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW >| WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW >| WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW >| WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW >| WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW >| WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW WWW WWW WWW | WWW WWW >| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >etc. > >where the blocks of Ws are solid panels. I was startled to discover this >perfect keyboard layout (for 22-tone equal temperament as described my paper) >on a late-night bike ride. SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: "Jonathan M. Szanto" Subject: Re: On the March for Partch PostedDate: 11-11-97 01:55:47 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: 11-11-97 01:54:34-11-11-97 01:54:35,11-11-97 00:54:52-11-11-97 00:54:52 DeliveredDate: 11-11-97 00:54:52 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 C125654C.0004FC68; Tue, 11 Nov 1997 01:54:27 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA08621; Tue, 11 Nov 1997 01:55:47 +0100 Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 01:55:47 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA08613 Received: (qmail 7113 invoked from network); 10 Nov 1997 16:55:43 -0800 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 10 Nov 1997 16:55:43 -0800 Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19971110164612.006d1454@adnc.com> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu