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= Intro =
= An Ode to Xenharmonics =
Hi! I'm an amateur composer from Toronto, Canada. I discovered microtonality when I was 16 in 2006/7 when my composition instructor showed me the harmonic series justification for common practice harmony ala Rameau, which led me to discover Harry Partch and the old Yahoo mail lists (mostly MMM and Tuning) which I occasionally lurked until they ended. The main tunings I focus on are the Harmonic Series, 24-EDO, 16-EDO, and world scales, and my main inspirations and influences are the standard Western repertoire (especially Palestrina, Buxtehude, Bach, Mozart, and Chopin), Harry Partch, and my more minor influences are Disney music, Balkan folk music, and First Nations drumming (especially Cree and Ojibwe). Though I was trained in violin and piano, I've also spent time studying the erhu and making instruments for the purposes of microtonal composition. Currently I exclusively play retuned electronic keyboards.  
There are times when I feel like music and I are in an abusive relationship, bound by an obsessive, controlling, toxic, yet profound and all-consuming love.
 
But I know in my heart that the love is one-sided, and music doesn’t love me back. 
 
Still, for fleeting moments I feel a pure and earnest naivety that strikes me to my core.  
 
In those moments, I see music as it truly is: abused, exploited, stripped of its innocence, yet still carrying the spark of what it once was. 
 
I feel its longing to heal and be free.
 
And so my love turns to compassion, and I commit myself not to possessing or mastering music, but to emancipating it. 
 
I stop thinking about what music gives me, and start thinking about what I can give music.
 
To be a witness to and an advocate for its liberation, and to make space where it can step outside its cages, sing as it was never allowed, and be itself.
 
I no longer expect music to love me back, or even want it to, and I feel fortunate to experience even a fleeting moment of its truth.
 
And that is enough for me.  
 
= Writings/Articles =
[[User:Nick Vuci/Xenharmonics|Xenharmonic Music: A Brief History and Philosophy]]
 
[[User:Nick Vuci/TonalityDiamond|Tonality Diamond]]
 
[[User:Nick Vuci/MOS|Moments of Symmetry]]


= Music =
= Music =
Here's a selection of music I've written, mostly in the past year. Though I have written many works over my life, I haven't kept track of many. Even collecting these pieces from the last 6 months required some sleuthing (lol).
== Harmonic Series ==
== Harmonic Series ==
My most commonly used system is [https://en.xen.wiki/w/Overtone_scale#Introduction_-_Modes_of_the_Harmonic_Series Mode 32 of the Harmonic Series], as it provides a good approximation of 12-EDO as well as being a conceptually simple and powerful overtone scale. As such it has been the most common tuning of my keyboard for many years.
My most commonly used system is [https://en.xen.wiki/w/Overtone_scale#Introduction_-_Modes_of_the_Harmonic_Series Mode 32 of the Harmonic Series], as it provides a good approximation of 12-EDO as well as being a conceptually simple and powerful overtone scale. As such it has been the most common tuning of my keyboard for many years.
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=== Works in my favourite scale ===
=== Works in my favourite scale ===
My favourite scale is something that I've come to call the [https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/?name=4567CrossSet&data=35%2F32%0A9%2F8%0A5%2F4%0A21%2F16%0A3%2F2%0A49%2F32%0A25%2F16%0A7%2F4%0A15%2F8%0A2%2F1%0A&freq=440&midi=69&vert=5&horiz=1&colors=white%20black%20white%20white%20black%20white%20black%20white%20white%20black%20white%20black&waveform=triangle&ampenv=organ 4567 Cross-Set Scale] (this name was suggested to me by members of the Xenharmonic Alliance Discord, and the term Cross-Set as applied to scales is apparently the invention of Praveen Venkataramana). It's essentially a 4:5:6:7 chord built on each note of a 4:5:6:7 chord. Here are some pieces in this scale:
My favourite scale is something that I've come to call the [https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/?name=4567CrossSet&data=35%2F32%0A9%2F8%0A5%2F4%0A21%2F16%0A3%2F2%0A49%2F32%0A25%2F16%0A7%2F4%0A15%2F8%0A2%2F1%0A&freq=440&midi=69&vert=5&horiz=1&colors=white%20black%20white%20white%20black%20white%20black%20white%20white%20black%20white%20black&waveform=triangle&ampenv=organ 4567 Cross-Set Scale]. It's essentially a 4:5:6:7 chord built on each note of a 4:5:6:7 chord. Here are some pieces in this scale:


[[File:NV-20210528-4567CrossSet-PreludeAndFugue.mp3|thumb|center|Prelude and Fugue in 4576 Cross-Set Scale]]
[[File:NV-20210528-4567CrossSet-PreludeAndFugue.mp3|thumb|center|Prelude and Fugue in 4576 Cross-Set Scale]]
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=== Random Harmonic Series pieces ===
=== Random Harmonic Series pieces ===
[[File:NV-20210321-Mode8-Improv.mp3|thumb|center|Mode 8 improv]]
[[File:NV-20210321-Mode8-Improv.mp3|thumb|center|Mode 8 improv]]
[[File:NV-20211119-Mode12-FuguePlanetNRoomy.mp3|center|thumb|Fugue in Mode 12]]
[[File:NickVuci-20211203-Mode13-Soundscape.mp3|center|thumb|Soundscape in Mode 13]]
[[File:Nick Vuci - Riverside Repose (Harmonics 14-28).mp3|center|thumb|Lullaby in Mode 14]]
[[File:NV-20210420-Mode32 5-Organ Fanfare.mp3|thumb|center|Mode 32 organ fanfare]]
[[File:NV-20210420-Mode32 5-Organ Fanfare.mp3|thumb|center|Mode 32 organ fanfare]]
[[File:NV-20200321-mode32-improv.mp3|thumb|center|Mode 32 passacaglia]]
[[File:NV-20200321-mode32-improv.mp3|thumb|center|Mode 32 passacaglia]]
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[[File:NV-20210318-16EDO-AlmostCannon.mp3|thumb|center|An almost canon in 16-EDO]]
[[File:NV-20210318-16EDO-AlmostCannon.mp3|thumb|center|An almost canon in 16-EDO]]


=== Mavila[7] ===
=== Mavila ===
[[File:NV-20210507-16Mavila7-SerumVibe.mp3|thumb|center|Short Melody in 16Mavila[7]]]
[[File:NV-20210507-16Mavila7-SerumVibe.mp3|thumb|center|Short Melody in 16Mavila[7]]]


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==== Mavila EDM Experiments ====
==== Mavila EDM Experiments ====
I'm not really into EDM or dubstep, but one time I was doing regular long drives with someone who listened to dubstep and it rubbed off on me leading to these 4 tracks being made. I never really did any mixing or mastering before this, and it's something I still need to work on if I ever pursue this type of music again.
I'm not really into EDM or dubstep, but one time I was doing regular long drives with someone who listened to dubstep and it rubbed off on me leading to these 4 tracks being made. I never really did any mixing or mastering before this, and it's something I still need to work on if I ever pursue this type of music again. (It's worth noting that these pieces have been retuned to a 16neji /128, which is practically the same as 16edo but is emotionally appealing to the JI purist deep inside me.)
[[File:NV-20210530-16NEJI128-AntiIonianDubstep.mp3|thumb|center|Anti-Ionian dubstep]]
[[File:NV-20210530-16NEJI128-AntiIonianDubstep.mp3|thumb|center|Anti-Ionian dubstep]]
[[File:NV-20210611-16NEJI128-AntiDorianDubstepMix.mp3|thumb|center|Anti-Dorian dubstep]]
[[File:NV-20210611-16NEJI128-AntiDorianDubstepMix.mp3|thumb|center|Anti-Dorian dubstep]]
[[File:NV-20210607-16NEJI128-AntiLydianDubstep.mp3|thumb|center|Anti-Lydian dubstep]]
[[File:NV-20210607-16NEJI128-AntiLydianDubstep.mp3|thumb|center|Anti-Lydian dubstep]]
[[File:NV-20210610-16NEJI128-AntiLocrianDubstepSketch.mp3|thumb|center|Anti-Locrian dubstep]]
[[File:NV-20210610-16NEJI128-AntiLocrianDubstepSketch.mp3|thumb|center|Anti-Locrian dubstep]]
[[File:NickVuci-20210913-16edo-SongSketch.mp3|center|thumb|Pop-like song with no words in 16 NEJI /128]]
[[File:NV-20211018-16neji128-7over4Beat.mp3|center|thumb|16NEJI /128 EDM in 7/4 time ]]
==== 16-EDO Piano Works ====
[[File:NickVuci-20220206-16edo-Prelude.mp3|center|thumb|Prelude in 16-EDO]]
[[File:NickVuci-20220306-16edo-Invention.mp3|center|thumb|2-part Invention in 16-EDO]]
[[File:NickVuci-20231102-16edo-SofterForJ.mp3|center|thumb|Softer for J in 16-EDO]]
== 22-EDO ==
===Chorales===
[[File:NickVuci-20230531-22edo-PorcupineChoraleWithPrelude.mp3|thumb|center|Nick Vuci - Porcupine Chorale in 22-EDO]]
===Preludes===
[[File:NickVuci-20230523-22edo-Praeambulum.mp3|thumb|center|Nick Vuci - Porcupine Praeambulum in 22-EDO]]
[[File:NickVuci-20230426-22edo-PorcupinePrelude1.mp3|thumb|center|Nick Vuci - Porcupine Prelude 1 in 22-EDO]]
[[File:NickVuci-20230518-22edo-PorcupinePrelude2.mp3|thumb|center|Nick Vuci - Porcupine Prelude 2 in 22-EDO]]
[[File:NickVuci-20230521-22edo-PorcupinePrelude3.mp3|thumb|center|Nick Vuci - Porcupine Prelude 3 in 22-EDO]]
== 24-EDO ==
=== Piano Miniatures ===
This set of short piano pieces is dedicated to my friend Reza Shaffaf. The fourth piece is a reworking of the last movement of my microtonal trio sonata.
[[File:NV-20201021-24EDO-SoloPianoMiniature1.flac|thumb|center|24-EDO Piano Miniature 1 "Flutters of the Heart"]]
[[File:NV-20201022-24EDO-SoloPianoMiniature2.flac|thumb|center|24-EDO Piano Miniature 2]]
[[File:NV-20201023-24EDO-SoloPianoMiniature3.flac|thumb|center|24-EDO Piano Miniature 3]]
[[File:NV-20201024-24EDO-SoloPianoMiniature4.flac|thumb|center|24-EDO Piano Miniature 4]]
=== Assorted 24-EDO Pieces ===
[[File:NV-20210516-24NEJI128-OvertoneScaleSong.mp3|thumb|center|24NEJI/128 Overtone Scale Song]]
[[File:NickVuci-20210712-24EDO-SurgeDXEPJam.mp3|center|thumb|Short improv using various MOS and other scales of 24-EDO]]
[[File:NickVuci-20210727-24EDO-Mohajira7ModalUnionImprov.mp3|center|thumb|Short work examining each mode of Mohajira[7]]]
[[File:NickVuci-20210728-24EDO-Mohajira7-MinimalistPrelude.mp3|center|thumb|Short minimalist prelude focused on 24 Mohajira[7]]]
[[File:NV-20211216-347 408 3L4S-CelticHarpAndViolin.mp3|center|thumb|Sonatina in Mohajira with harp tuned to JI and with violin playing in 24edo]]


== World Scales ==
== World Scales ==
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=== Yugo Bagpipe Scale ===
=== Yugo Bagpipe Scale ===
[[File:NV-20210506-Yugo bagpipe-Exploration.mp3|thumb|center|Impromtu in the Yugo Bagpipe scale]]
[[File:NV-20210506-Yugo bagpipe-Exploration.mp3|thumb|center|Impromptu in the Yugo Bagpipe scale]]
[[File:NV-20210615-Yugo bagpipe-AjdeJano.mp3|thumb|center|"Ajde Jano" in the Yugo Bagpipe scale]]
[[File:NV-20210615-Yugo bagpipe-AjdeJano.mp3|thumb|center|"Ajde Jano" in the Yugo Bagpipe scale]]


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[[File:NV-20210626-MaqamHijaz-StringQuartet mvmt2.mp3|thumb|center|Movement 2]]
[[File:NV-20210626-MaqamHijaz-StringQuartet mvmt2.mp3|thumb|center|Movement 2]]
[[File:NV-20210629-MaqamHijaz-StringQuartet mvmt3.mp3|thumb|center|Movement 3]]
[[File:NV-20210629-MaqamHijaz-StringQuartet mvmt3.mp3|thumb|center|Movement 3]]
== 24-EDO ==
=== Piano Miniatures ===
This set of short piano pieces is dedicated to my friend Reza Shaffaf. The fourth piece is a reworking of the last movement of my microtonal trio sonata.
[[File:NV-20201021-24EDO-SoloPianoMiniature1.flac|thumb|center|24-EDO Piano Miniature 1 "Flutters of the Heart"]]
[[File:NV-20201022-24EDO-SoloPianoMiniature2.flac|thumb|center|24-EDO Piano Miniature 2]]
[[File:NV-20201023-24EDO-SoloPianoMiniature3.flac|thumb|center|24-EDO Piano Miniature 3]]
[[File:NV-20201024-24EDO-SoloPianoMiniature4.flac|thumb|center|24-EDO Piano Miniature 4]]
=== Assorted 24-EDO Pieces ===
[[File:NV-20210516-24NEJI128-OvertoneScaleSong.mp3|thumb|center|24NEJI/128 Overtone Scale Song]]


== Pieces in Assorted Tunings ==
== Pieces in Assorted Tunings ==
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[[File:NV-20210125-24EDO-Gymnopedie 2.mp3|thumb|center|Microtonal Gymnopédie 2 in 24-EDO]]
[[File:NV-20210125-24EDO-Gymnopedie 2.mp3|thumb|center|Microtonal Gymnopédie 2 in 24-EDO]]
[[File:NV-20210125-AlFarabiG7-Gymnopedie 3.mp3|thumb|center|Microtonal Gymnopédie 3 in Al-Farabi's 7th Greek Scale]]
[[File:NV-20210125-AlFarabiG7-Gymnopedie 3.mp3|thumb|center|Microtonal Gymnopédie 3 in Al-Farabi's 7th Greek Scale]]
=== Assorted pieces ===
This is where I put pieces that are in tunings I don't use often and have a hard time categorizing on this page.
[[File:NickVuci-20210728-10EDO-JoyousThing.mp3|center|thumb|Short happy fun piece in 10-EDO]]
[[File:NickVuci-20210805-11EDO-JoanThing.mp3|center|thumb|Piece in 3 sections, each section focused on different Joan MOS of 11-EDO]]
[[File:NV-20210806-13EDO-33232 Melody.mp3|center|thumb|Melody in 13-EDO's 33232 scale]]
[[File:NV-20211204-13edo-33232 MOS Rhythm Fractal Improv.mp3|center|thumb|Experiment in 13-EDO using the same MOS pattern for both melody, form, and rhythm]]
[[File:NickVuci-20210820-8edo-GoblinMarch.mp3|center|thumb|Goblin march in 8-EDO iykyk]]
[[File:NickVuci-20210925-7neji13-intro.mp3|center|thumb|A short intro in 7 NEJI /13]]
[[File:NickVuci-20210925-19edo-BeatSketch.mp3|center|thumb|A short hip hop beat in 19-EDO]]
[[File:NickVuci-20220903-36edo-Fantasy for Sixth Tone Harmonium.mp3|center|thumb|Fantasy in 36edo written for Alois Haba's sixth-tone harmonium.]]
= Universal Solfege =
{| class="wikitable"
!Interval
!Class
!Subcategory
!Cent Range
!Solfege
!IPA
|-
|Unison
|
|
|0
| A
|a
|-
|Comma
|
|
|0-30
|O
|ɒ
|-
|Dieses
|
|
|30-60
| Ee
|i
|-
| rowspan="10" |Second
| rowspan="3" |Minor
|Small
|60-80
|Sais
|saɪs
|-
| Middle
|80-100
|Sai
|saɪ
|-
|Large
|100-125
|Sail
| saɪl
|-
| rowspan="3" |Neutral
|Small
|125-135
|Soos
|sus
|-
|Middle
|135-160
|Soo
|su
|-
|Large
| 160-170
|Sool
|sul
|-
| colspan="2" |Equable Heptatonic
|160-182
|Ha
|ha
|-
| rowspan="3" |Major
|Small
|180-200
|Says
|seɪs
|-
|Middle
|200-220
| Say
|seɪ
|-
|Large
|220-240
|Sayl
|seɪl
|-
| colspan="3" |Semifourth (Interseptimal Maj2-min3)     
| 240-260
|Fe
|fɛ
|-
| rowspan="9" |Thirds
| rowspan="3" |Minor
|Small
|260-280
|Thais
|θaɪs
|-
|Middle
|280-300
|Thai
|θaɪ
|-
|Large
|300-330
|Thail
|θaɪl
|-
| rowspan="3" |Neutral
|Small
|330-342
|Thoos
|θus
|-
|Middle
|342-360
|Thoo
|θu
|-
|Large
|360-372
|Thool
| θul
|-
| rowspan="3" |Major
|Small
|372-400
|Thays
|θeɪs
|-
| Middle
|400-423
|Thay
|θeɪ
|-
|Large
|423-440
|Thayl
|θeɪl
|-
| colspan="3" |Semisixth (Interseptimal Maj3-4)
|440-468
|Ke
|kɛ
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Fourths
|Small
|468-491
|Fos
|fɔs
|-
|Middle
|491-505
|Fo
|fɔ
|-
|Large
|505-528
|Fol
|fɔl
|-
| colspan="3" |Superfourths
|528-560
|Foo
|fu
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Tritones
|Small
|560-577
|Trais
|traɪs
|-
|Middle
|577-623
|Trai
|traɪ
|-
|Large
|623-640
|Trail
|traɪl
|-
| colspan="3" |Subfifths
|640-672
|Fu
|fʌ
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Fifths
|Small
|640-695
|Fis
|fɪs
|-
|Middle
|695-709
|Fim
|fɪ
|-
|Large
|709-732
|Fil
|fɪl
|-
| colspan="3" |Semitenth (Interseptimal 5-min6)
|732-760
|Te
|tɛ
|-
| rowspan="9" |Sixths
| rowspan="3" |Minor
|Small
|760-777
|Kais
|kaɪs
|-
|Middle
|777-800
|Kai
|kaɪ
|-
|Large
|800-828
|Kail
|kaɪl
|-
| rowspan="3" |Neutral
|Small
|828-840
|Koos
|kus
|-
|Middle
| 840-858
|Koo
|ku
|-
|Large
|858-870
|Kool
|kul
|-
| rowspan="3" |Major
|Small
|870-900
|Kays
|keɪs
|-
|Middle
| 900-920
|Kay
|keɪ
|-
|Large
|920-940
|Kayl
|keɪl
|-
| colspan="3" |(Semitwelfth Interseptimal Maj6-min7)
|940-960
|Twe
|twɛ
|-
| rowspan="10" |Sevenths
| rowspan="3" |Minor
|Small
| 960-987
|Vais
|vaɪs
|-
|Middle
|987-1000
|Vai
|vaɪ
|-
|Large
|1000-1025
|Vail
|vaɪl
|-
| colspan="2" |Equable heptatonic
|1018-1040
|Ho
|hɒ
|-
| rowspan="3" |Neutral
|Small
| 1030-1043
| Voos
|vus
|-
|Middle
|1043-1065
|Voo
|vu
|-
|Large
|1065-1075
|Vool
|vul
|-
| rowspan="3" |Major
| Small
|1075-1100
|Vays
|veɪs
|-
|Middle
|1100-1120
|Vay
|veɪ
|-
|Large
|1120-1140
| Vayl
| veɪl
|-
| colspan="3" |Octave less diesis
|1140-1170
|Dee
|di
|-
| colspan="3" |Octave less comma
|1170-1200
|Co
|kɒ
|-
| colspan="3" |Octave
|1200
| A
|a
|}
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