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==A Four-part Round in [[17-EDO|17-EDO]] by Jacob Barton== | ==A Four-part Round in [[17-EDO|17-EDO]] by [[Jacob Barton]]== | ||
===Why a round?=== | ===Why a round?=== | ||
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===Why 17?=== | ===Why 17?=== | ||
This round is born of looking at what two systems--17-EDO and Just Intonation--do to each other. 17-EDO becomes a way of looking at Just Intonation, and vice versa. The harmony of this round is based on an understanding of the 6:7:9:11 tetrad (degrees 0-4-10-15 of 17-EDO, measure 1), which I sometimes call the "train whistle" chord. | This round is born of looking at what two systems--17-EDO and [[Just Intonation]]--do to each other. 17-EDO becomes a way of looking at Just Intonation, and vice versa. The harmony of this round is based on an understanding of the 6:7:9:11 [[tetrad]] (degrees 0-4-10-15 of 17-EDO, measure 1), which I sometimes call the "train whistle" [[chord]]. | ||
Fun fact: This round was written as a preliminary exercise for The Elitism Rumba. | Fun fact: This round was written as a preliminary exercise for The Elitism Rumba. | ||
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Also in PDF:[[:File:multiverse.pdf|multiverse.pdf]] | Also in PDF: [[:File:multiverse.pdf|multiverse.pdf]] | ||
===Recordings=== | ===Recordings=== | ||
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===Translations=== | ===Translations=== | ||
Ideally, this would be sung in multiple languages. French, Korean, Estonian translations forthcoming. | Ideally, this would be sung in multiple languages. French, Korean, Estonian translations forthcoming. | ||
Revision as of 08:09, 30 January 2024
A Four-part Round in 17-EDO by Jacob Barton
Why a round?
In my microtonal journeying, I find composing and performing rounds useful in a few ways:
- Rounds have a built-in repeat, which means less starting and stopping in the course of rehearsing
- Rounds require multiple people or groups, standing on their own in counterpoint, which means every round is yet another opportunity to need your friends
- Rounds are "not-yet-music"—they have flexible instrumentation and form, which means more creative decisions to be made by the performing group in the course of rehearsing
- Rounds enable adventures in paradoxical listening—multiple instances of a single melody gradually unfold a counterpoint, then a harmony
- Rounds enable collaboration between different levels of musicianship.
Why 17?
This round is born of looking at what two systems--17-EDO and Just Intonation--do to each other. 17-EDO becomes a way of looking at Just Intonation, and vice versa. The harmony of this round is based on an understanding of the 6:7:9:11 tetrad (degrees 0-4-10-15 of 17-EDO, measure 1), which I sometimes call the "train whistle" chord.
Fun fact: This round was written as a preliminary exercise for The Elitism Rumba.
Visit SeventeenTheory for information about the notation used below. There are other ways to notate this.
Score
Also in PDF: multiverse.pdf
Recordings
- Old basic version Newer, orchestrated minus-one version:
Translations
Ideally, this would be sung in multiple languages. French, Korean, Estonian translations forthcoming.