[Smt-talk] Microtonal music theory

[Nicolas Meeùs]

The main bibliography on microtonal tunings and microtonal music is 
http://www.huygens-fokker.org/docs/bibliography.html
It is about tuning and temperament in general, but microtonal tunings 
are one of the main topics. See also the whole of the 
www.huygens-fokker.org site, which is mainly about microtonal music.

Nicolas Meeùs
Université Paris-Sorbonne


Le 5/03/2012 00:17, Clifford Dunn a écrit :
> Hi everyone!
>
> I'm a first time poster, and I'm not currently affiliated with an
> academic institution (freelancer). However, that may change as I
> consider getting a PhD in theory or musicology/ethnomusicology.
>
> One thing I'm very interested in is microtonality. I perform on a
> flute that is advertised as being quarter-tone capable through the
> whole range. However, this is one of only a handful of capabilities.
> What I find interesting though is that quarter-tone music is still
> based on an equal-tempered twelve-tone system. I have performed music
> by composers that write for even more specific control (i.e. asking me
> to play a pitch that is 2 cents sharp or flat from the written pitch).
>
> What I'm curious about is what's written in terms of any microtonal
> theory. I haven't found many texts written after 1988 or so, but I
> assume there are people working actively in microtonality. Any
> information about potential resources would be great to know.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Clifford Dunn
> Flutist/Composer
> http://www.clifforddunnmusic.com
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