source file: mills3.txt Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 03:15:17 +0100 Subject: Re: Woodwind etc From: Johnny Reinhard therefore new instruments aren't necessary... Actually, I'm in favor of all manner of new inventions. Please, feel encouraged. It is only in the details that I respond. When Patrick stated that "woodwind performers instinctively adjust pitch as a matter of course, in all music," I must interject. Bassoonists are taught to memorize a distinct physical shape for each and every note that both centers the tone of the instrument while closely match the norm 12ET that is represents. Each and every microtone produced on bassoon requires the same attention, often taking a bit of time to control (e.g. 6 months to a year). I don't believe it is instinct, so much as physical memory which allows for playing in tune. Frankly, playing microtonally on bassoon is eminently manageable. I believe this is so for all instruments, other than fixed pitch instruments (which can easily be redisigned accordingly, and have). I think of it as a monochord. Johnny Reinhard Director American Festival of Microtonal Music 318 East 70th Street, Suite 5FW New York, New York 10021 USA (212)517-3550/fax (212) 517-5495 reinhard@idt.net http://www.echonyc.com/~jhhl/AFMM SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: greg phillips Subject: Windows tuning program PostedDate: 21-11-97 11:51:19 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: 21-11-97 11:50:02-21-11-97 11:50:03,21-11-97 11:50:08-21-11-97 11:50:09 DeliveredDate: 21-11-97 11:50:09 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 C1256556.003B7EF7; Fri, 21 Nov 1997 11:49:51 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA04860; Fri, 21 Nov 1997 11:51:19 +0100 Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 11:51:19 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA04857 Received: (qmail 14665 invoked from network); 21 Nov 1997 02:50:40 -0800 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 21 Nov 1997 02:50:40 -0800 Message-Id: <34765E5E.6725@senet.com.au> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu