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'''Easley R. Blackwood Jr.''' (April 21, 1933 – January 22, 2023) was an American music professor, a concert pianist, a composer, and the author of books on music theory, including his research into the properties of microtonal tunings and traditional harmony.

The [[5-limit]] [[regular temperament|temperament]] tempering out the Pythagorean limma ([[256/243]]) was named [[blackwood]] in his honor.

== Microtonal works ==
* ''Four Letter Scenes from Gulliver'', Op. 25 (1972) (in [[12edo]], [[15edo]], [[16edo]], and [[23edo]])<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Easley-Blackwood "Easley Blackwood" on Encyclopaedia Britannica]</ref></li>
{{Wikipedia|Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media}}
* ''Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media'', Op. 28 (1980)
<ol type="I">
:<li>16 notes. Andantino (in [[16edo]])</li>
:<li>18 notes. Allegro volando (in [[18edo]])</li>
:<li>21 notes. Suite in four mvts. (in [[21edo]])</li>
:<li>23 notes. Allegro moderato (in [[23edo]])</li>
:<li>13 notes. Sostenuto (in [[13edo]])</li>
:<li>15 notes. Lento (in [[15edo]])</li>
:<li>17 notes. Con moto (in [[17edo]])</li>
:<li>22 notes. Andante ma non troppo (in [[22edo]])</li>
:<li>24 notes. Moderato (in [[24edo]])</li>
:<li>14 notes. Allegramente (in [[14edo]])</li>
:<li>20 notes. Comodo (in [[20edo]])</li>
:<li>19 notes. Allegro moderato (in [[19edo]])</li>
</ol>
* ''Fanfare in 19-note Equal Tuning'', Op. 28a (1981) (in [[19edo]])
* ''Suite for Guitar in 15-note Equal Tuning'', Op. 33 (c. 1990) (in [[15edo]])
<ol type="I">
:<li>Prélude (Allegro)</li>
:<li>Sarabande (Andante)</li>
:<li>Gavotte (Tempo di gavotta)</li>
:<li>Gigue (Vivo)</li>
</ol>

== Writings ==
* ''The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings'' (1985)
* “Modes and Chord Progressions in Equal Tunings.” ''Perspectives of New Music'' 29, no. 2 (1991)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.cedillerecords.org/albums/easley-blackwood-microtonal/ ''Easley Blackwood: Microtonal'' on Cedille Records]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbuFPpiJL1o ''Easley Blackwood: Microtonal'' on YouTube]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7ztvms ''The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings'' on JSTOR]
* [https://www.xenharmonikon.org/2023/02/07/easley-blackwood-jr-1933-2023/ Xenharmonikon | ''Easley Blackwood Jr. 1933–2023''] by [[Stephen Weigel]]

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