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'''ET survey''' is a rather strange emerging genre. Some curious composers, wishing to test the [[Ivor Darreg|Darregian]] notion that each [[equal temperament]], to a certain extent, possesses a certain quality or mood to it, endeavor to compose entire series of pieces which sample the field, often sequentially. [[Easley Blackwood]]'s rather neoclassical ''Microtonal Etudes'' (1980–1), in edos 13 through 24, was one of the first such surveys. [[McLaren|Brian McLaren]]'s idiosyncratic ''240 Piano Pieces'' from the 90's, with 5 pieces in each tuning from 5/oct to 53/oct (excepting 12!), might be the most extensive, so much that each set of 5 pieces might be thought of as a whole. [[Warren Burt]]'s ''39 Dissonant Etudes'' (1992–8) (5/oct to 43/oct) all use the same type of technique to generate "dissonance".

[[Daniel Wolf]] has a series of etudes from ET's 8 through 23, excepting 10, 12, and 20, written between 1994 and 2004. [[Jacob Barton]]'s ''Moods'' and ''Xenharmonic Variations on a Theme by {{w|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart}}'' from 2004 progress sequentially in sections (ET's 1–13 and 12–19).

In addition to the proper surveys, many individuals have made forays into a wide range of edos that do not necessarily constitute suites or "thorough" surveys. [[Ivor Darreg]], [[Marc Jones]], [[Gene Ward Smith]], [[X. J. Scott]], [[Andrew Heathwaite]], [[Chris Vaisvil]], and [[Aaron Hunt]] come to mind, as well as more music by Brian McLaren and Warren Burt.

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