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'''James Wyness''', also known as '''Arcadian Meadows''' or '''Ubanu Tarasa''', is a composer ~~and~~ instrument maker who works almost uniquely in the electroacoustic medium.

'''James Wyness''', also known as '''Arcadian Meadows''' or '''Ubanu Tarasa''', is a composer, instrument maker and [[scalesmith]] who works almost uniquely in the electroacoustic medium.

Some of his influences include [[Lou Harrison]]’s biography, ~~and~~ the journal '''[[Xenharmonikon]]'''.

Some of his influences include [[Lou Harrison]]’s biography, the journal ''[[Xenharmonikon]]'' (which was for a time edited by [[Daniel Wolf]]), and [[Indonesian]] gamelan music (which inspired most of the scales Wyness crafted).

His current research in both stereo and multi-channel [[acousmatic]] composition focuses on the detailed investigation of the sound object and on the contrast and dialectic between overtly musical material on the one hand and mimetic material on the other.

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* ''[https://soundkitchenuk.org/3098/sonicpicnic-james-wyness James Wyness]'' - the SONICpicnic podcast

* ''[https://agosto-foundation.org/sites/archive/skolska28/en/node/2040.html Listening Environments (James Wyness)]'' - curator Veronika Resslová (2011)

* [[Gallery of Other Just Intonation Scales]] - lists the scales Wyness invented for his instruments, plus Lou Harrison’s scales which Wyness also uses in his compositions

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[[Category:Composers]]

[[Category:Instrument makers]]

[[Category:Pelog]]

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-'''James Wyness''', also known as '''Arcadian Meadows''' or '''Ubanu Tarasa''', is a composer and instrument maker who works almost uniquely in the electroacoustic medium.
+'''James Wyness''', also known as '''Arcadian Meadows''' or '''Ubanu Tarasa''', is a composer, instrument maker and [[scalesmith]] who works almost uniquely in the electroacoustic medium.
-Some of his influences include [[Lou Harrison]]’s biography, and the journal '''[[Xenharmonikon]]'''.
+Some of his influences include [[Lou Harrison]]’s biography, the journal ''[[Xenharmonikon]]'' (which was for a time edited by [[Daniel Wolf]]), and [[Indonesian]] gamelan music (which inspired most of the scales Wyness crafted).
 His current research in both stereo and multi-channel [[acousmatic]] composition focuses on the detailed investigation of the sound object and on the contrast and dialectic between overtly musical material on the one hand and mimetic material on the other.
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 * ''[https://soundkitchenuk.org/3098/sonicpicnic-james-wyness James Wyness]'' - the SONICpicnic podcast
 * ''[https://agosto-foundation.org/sites/archive/skolska28/en/node/2040.html Listening Environments (James Wyness)]'' - curator Veronika Resslová (2011)
+* [[Gallery of Other Just Intonation Scales]] - lists the scales Wyness invented for his instruments, plus Lou Harrison’s scales which Wyness also uses in his compositions
 == Online prescence ==
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 [[Category:Composers]]
 [[Category:Instrument makers]]
+[[Category:Pelog]]
+[[Category:Slendro]]