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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Without entering the debate on primacy, I'll point out that several of Cage's late works explore microtonality somewhat more systematically than the prepared piano ones. Those interested
might examine Ten, Five2, and Two5, among other works. James Tenney's article "John Cage and the Theory of Harmony" offers a useful methodology for their investigation.
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px">Rob Haskins, D.M.A., Ph.D.
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 08, 2014 1:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> CARSON FARLEY<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Smt-talk] John Cage<br>
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<div>CARSON FARLEY kirjoitti 8.5.2014 kello 4.48:</div>
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<p><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color:transparent; font-size:14px">As a composer interested in new directions in composition, John Cage is an important influence for
two reasons - he introduced micro-tonality into the language of Western music with his prepared piano works [snip]</span></font></p>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px">Didn't composers like Juan Carillo, Alois Haba and Ivan Wyschnegradsky write microtonal works much before Cage (and, as far as I know, before Partch, whom Farley also mentions)?</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px">Or do I misunderstand the English meaning of "introduce"?</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px">Olli Väisälä</span></div>
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<div>Sibelius Academy</div>
<div>University of the Arts, Helsinki</div>
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