Rehearsals, part 2

Published in July 17th, 2008

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Second part of the fourth movement.

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Rehearsals / 10th quartet / fourth movement, part 1

Published in July 16th, 2008

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The first of several videos I’ll be uploading showing the rehearsal process of the 10th quartet and the amazing progress that the Kepler Quartet is making. More to come very soon. (warning: huge file size, may take a minute to load)

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The Origins of this Project…

Published in July 15th, 2008

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I’ve had to explain this more than a few times at this point, so i figured that I would just post the whole story:
Last year I came to Madison, Wisconsin to interview Ben for my documentary on the composer Harry Partch. For those who don’t know, Ben is the only person who can lay claim [...]

übel klingend?

Published in July 15th, 2008

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The Philosophy of Music Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, in February and March 1877 By William Pole Quote by Moritz Hauptmann, precursor to Helmholtz

Discords.

Published in July 15th, 2008

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The Material Used in Musical Composition A System of Harmony Designed Originally for Use in the English Harmony Classes of the Conservatory of Music at Stuttgart By Percy Goetschius

Just Intonation vs. Microtonality vs. Equal Temperament, pt. 1

Published in July 11th, 2008

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Preparations

Published in July 11th, 2008

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The quartet has been doing their homework on this piece. Pictured above is one of Eric’s copies of the score, which thanks to the generosity of the publisher (Sylvia Smith of Smith Publications), they get multiple copies of to make notes on. The 10th quartet is comprised of so many difficult sections and requires such [...]

What’s New about Dissonance?

Published in July 9th, 2008

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Wasn’t dissonance emancipated ?
That should mean freedom from boundaries, no hierarchy : simply equality. Instead it rapidly came to mean something quite unlike that : an enforced equality. Arnold Schoenberg fought that fight but it’s not settled yet. I doubt if I can settle it either, but I want to make some suggestions.
With my music [...]