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Date1998-05-22 15:20
From"Ruston, Paul"
Subjectnew member
Hello, I hope I'm sending this to the right address.  I've been
encouraged to submit some information about myself to the 'list'.

I'm a masters student at York University in Toronto, Can. studying
composition with James Tenney (if you don't know of him, find out, he's
a remarkable person (but the net doesn't provide much)).  My interests
over the past couple of years have been in the limitations of equal
temperament and western notation.  Csound seems like it may be an ideal
format for experimentations with tunings, etc., as the availability of
microtonal instruments and musicians interested in performing microtonal
works has been quite frustrating.  I'm pretty much a computer idiot but
am incouraged now that I've actually managed to get Csound running on
windows and had some immediate success creating some simple orchestras
and scores that sound as intended.

While my primary concern was not synthesis, I am becoming increasingly
interested and I think Csound will push me more to this end.  

Thanks for your time, I'll try not to ask alot of stupid questions.
P. Ruston   

Date1998-05-23 23:49
FromQATJD
SubjectRe: new member
	Well, blow me down. I studied composition as an undergrad at Clark
University in Worcester MA with (among others) Brian Belet; who was himself
a student of James Tenney. I have heard some of Tenney's work and remember
liking it quite a bit.
	A small but encouraging world of composition out there.
	Enjoy Csound! It's not just a language; it's an ADVENTURE.
									DQ

At 10:20 AM 5/22/98 -0400, Ruston, Paul wrote:
>Hello, I hope I'm sending this to the right address.  I've been
>encouraged to submit some information about myself to the 'list'.
>
>I'm a masters student at York University in Toronto, Can. studying
>composition with James Tenney (if you don't know of him, find out, he's
>a remarkable person (but the net doesn't provide much)).  My interests
>over the past couple of years have been in the limitations of equal
>temperament and western notation.  Csound seems like it may be an ideal
>format for experimentations with tunings, etc., as the availability of
>microtonal instruments and musicians interested in performing microtonal
>works has been quite frustrating.  I'm pretty much a computer idiot but
>am incouraged now that I've actually managed to get Csound running on
>windows and had some immediate success creating some simple orchestras
>and scores that sound as intended.
>
>While my primary concern was not synthesis, I am becoming increasingly
>interested and I think Csound will push me more to this end.  
>
>Thanks for your time, I'll try not to ask alot of stupid questions.
>P. Ruston   
>
>
>

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