Easley Blackwood Jr.: Difference between revisions

From Xenharmonic Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
VisualWikitext
Wikispaces>genewardsmith
**Imported revision 245710271 - Original comment: **
 
→Writings: Corrected date for Structure; added Perspectives article
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
<h2>IMPORTED REVISION FROM WIKISPACES</h2>
{{Wikipedia|Easley Blackwood Jr.}}
This is an imported revision from Wikispaces. The revision metadata is included below for reference:<br>
'''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.
: This revision was by author [[User:genewardsmith|genewardsmith]] and made on <tt>2011-08-12 21:10:13 UTC</tt>.<br>
 
: The original revision id was <tt>245710271</tt>.<br>
The [[5-limit]] [[regular temperament|temperament]] tempering out the Pythagorean limma ([[256/243]]) was named [[Limmic temperaments#5-limit (blackwood)|blackwood]] in his honor.
: The revision comment was: <tt></tt><br>
 
The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br>
== Microtonal works ==
<h4>Original Wikitext content:</h4>
* ''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>
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easley_Blackwood,_Jr.]]</pre></div>
{{Wikipedia|Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media}}
<h4>Original HTML content:</h4>
* ''Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media'', Op. 28 (1980)
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;Easley Blackwood Jr&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easley_Blackwood,_Jr." rel="nofollow"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easley_Blackwood,_Jr.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
<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 ==
<references />
 
== 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]]
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackwood Jr., Easley}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Composers]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Theorists]]

Latest revision as of 11:29, 20 March 2025

English Wikipedia has an article on:

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 temperament tempering out the Pythagorean limma (256/243) was named blackwood in his honor.

Microtonal works

English Wikipedia has an article on:
  • Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media, Op. 28 (1980)
  1. 16 notes. Andantino (in 16edo)
  2. 18 notes. Allegro volando (in 18edo)
  3. 21 notes. Suite in four mvts. (in 21edo)
  4. 23 notes. Allegro moderato (in 23edo)
  5. 13 notes. Sostenuto (in 13edo)
  6. 15 notes. Lento (in 15edo)
  7. 17 notes. Con moto (in 17edo)
  8. 22 notes. Andante ma non troppo (in 22edo)
  9. 24 notes. Moderato (in 24edo)
  10. 14 notes. Allegramente (in 14edo)
  11. 20 notes. Comodo (in 20edo)
  12. 19 notes. Allegro moderato (in 19edo)
  • 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)
  1. Prélude (Allegro)
  2. Sarabande (Andante)
  3. Gavotte (Tempo di gavotta)
  4. Gigue (Vivo)

Writings

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

References

  1. ↑ "Easley Blackwood" on Encyclopaedia Britannica

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Easley_Blackwood_Jr.&oldid=187221"