> Hi all,
>
> I'm cross-posting this to the 2 major tuning lists on yahoo (MMM, tuning) as
> well as the csound list because I thought it might be of interest to both
> audiences. Sorry in advance for the duplicates for those who subscribe to
> both....
>
> This is a total egghead piece. I wouldn't try to use it to seduce any ladies
> or anything. It does seem to create a distinct mood that I find pleasant
> anyway. We've been discussing serialism on the MakeMicroMusic list a bit,
> and how he avoidance of tonal harmony might be better served by EDOs like 11
> or 13, etc. that have poor representations of the lower, stronger overtones.
> Gene Ward Smith advocated for 14edo by in essence daring someone to write
> something serial-ish for it.
>
> I've never been all that fond of (most) serially composed music, though I've
> some colleagues who have done real well by it, but it was good fun to give
> it my (pseudo) first shot. Technically, it's not at all strict serialism in
> this piece, but more a technique of using an 'abstract row' of motivic
> material as a recurrent ostinato (perhaps I'll try a stricter example later,
> but onward....). I can say more if anyone's interested, but for now, those
> that listen, I'd be curious what you hear...
>
> I used my own 'microcsound' (article in Csound journal coming up soon,
> hopefully...) which of course is a front-end for writing score-files in what
> may be the most killer sound app of all time....so without further ado:
>
> http://www.akjmusic.com/audio/for_bobro.mp3
>
> Ok, folks, let's hear *your* quick and dirty neo-2nd Viennese experiments!
>
> Best,
> AKJ


I've been writing microtonal serial music for a few years now;
unfortunately the server my website is on is down right now (hopefully
back up tomorrow) or I would post some examples. 14edo is nice because
you can use Schoenberg-style combinatorial heptachords. Also the
"whole-tone" scales (viz. the 7edo scales) in that system verge on a
kind of diatonic sound, which can be exploited in your series. I have
also been working on some harmonic/voice-leading protocols for some of
these systems, but that turns out to be much more difficult than
serialism -- with serialism you can just jump right in provided you
know a little bit about the properties of the number you're working
with.


PS -- nothing in serialism precludes using tonal harmonies. There is
in fact a huge amount of serial music that explicitly tries to make
reference to it (Berg's violin concerto is the most salient example,
but there are many, many more).

MB


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