Just Intonation

[Old Grumpy]

What's all this about then?


Tree Lawn was on about it this morning on Breakfast - not impressed either by all accounts.

OG

[Dave2002]

What's all this about then?


Tree Lawn was on about it this morning on Breakfast - not impressed either by all accounts.

OG

I thought most of us round here were aware of these things.

http://www.kylegann.com/tuning.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_intonation

String players may effectively use this, but pianos and other fixed tuned instruments can't.

Depending on the intonation system used music may sound very different - for notes related by simple frequency ratios the effects are often much more "tuneful".

I remember hearing a piece by Harry Partch for saxophones where they were all playing very carefully, and it lost much of the strident effects of more "normal" playing.

[MrGongGong]

What's all this about then?


Tree Lawn was on about it this morning on Breakfast - not impressed either by all accounts.

OG

It's an entry for the worst piece of music journalism of the year award 2015



La Monte WILL kick their ass

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

It's an entry for the worst piece of music journalism of the year award 2015

Yes - I thought OGgy was referring to the article rather than the topic of JI.

La Monte WILL kick their ass

[Old Grumpy]

Yeah, I understand the concept - but I thought this (below) and other quotes attributed to the researcher were worthy of discussion herein:

However, let the reader be warned, much of modern harmony will be undone by this theory, and many musical instruments will be rendered useless when culture as a whole decides to embrace the infinite harmonies and beautiful musical purity made possible under the new regime

OG

[MrGongGong]

Yes - I thought OGgy was referring to the article rather than the topic of JI.

I was referring to the "article"

I am Arnold Dreyblatt and where's my £100?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I was referring to the "article"

Yes - sorry, I should have added "as Dave's response suggested" to make my point clear.

I am Arnold Dreyblatt and where's my £100?

Ooh - you and your excited strings!

[ahinton]

Just intonation
Give it to me
Delicious tunings
From Italy...

If anyone's daft enough to want to complete this versicle, on their own noteheads be it...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Comma Pythagoras:
Makes any diff'rence?
You bet your

[MrGongGong]

Ooh - you and your excited strings!

A truly great album IMV