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Seventeen Equal Divisions of the Octave (as opposed to the usual 12) is a microtonal/xenharmonic scale with no shortage of musical potential, but a scale in which very little music has been written. The Seventeen Tone Piano Project was initiated in Houston in 2006 when two of Rice University's surplus pianos were tuned to the 17-EDO scale. Since then, four concerts or 'phases' have been organized with this name, which featured new 17-tone music by Rice composers as well as microtonalists around the world. For recordings and more information about the project, visit [[SeventeenTonePianoProject|http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/SeventeenTonePianoProject]].

Seventeen Equal Divisions of the Octave (as opposed to the usual 12) is a [[Microtonal music|microtonal/xenharmonic]] scale with no shortage of musical potential, but a scale in which very little music has been written.

The '''Seventeen Tone Piano Project''' was initiated in Houston in 2006 when two of Rice University's surplus pianos were tuned to the [[17-EDO]] scale. Since then, four concerts or 'phases' have been organized with this name, which featured new 17-tone music by Rice composers as well as microtonalists around the world. For recordings and more information about the project, visit [[SeventeenTonePianoProject|http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/SeventeenTonePianoProject]].

Phase Four of the project began with a CALL FOR MICROTONAL SONGS and culminated in (1) a sing-along/sharing on '''Wednesday, April 30, 2008''' at the Bonnie Brae house, and (2) a presentation of songs on '''Thursday, May 1, 2008''' at Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, Rice University, Houston, TX.

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PIANOS: the Seventeen Tone Pianos are two pianos tuned to overlapping 12-out-of-17-EDO scales. Following the circle-of-fifths naming system for 17, the white keys of both pianos are tuned identically, to the (notated) C major scale (C D E F G A B). The piano called "flat" has black keys tuned to (Db Eb Gb Ab Bb); the one called "sharp" has (C# D# F# G# A#). Remember, C# is HIGHER than Db! In scores with separate staves for each piano, it is not necessary to spell chords with these distinctions; notating intervals in their most common appearance is recommended for quick readability, e.g. Eb-C in the sharp piano part, rather than D#-C.

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-Seventeen Equal Divisions of the Octave (as opposed to the usual 12) is a microtonal/xenharmonic scale with no shortage of musical potential, but a scale in which very little music has been written. The Seventeen Tone Piano Project was initiated in Houston in 2006 when two of Rice University's surplus pianos were tuned to the 17-EDO scale. Since then, four concerts or 'phases' have been organized with this name, which featured new 17-tone music by Rice composers as well as microtonalists around the world. For recordings and more information about the project, visit [[SeventeenTonePianoProject|http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/SeventeenTonePianoProject]].
+Seventeen Equal Divisions of the Octave (as opposed to the usual 12) is a [[Microtonal music|microtonal/xenharmonic]] scale with no shortage of musical potential, but a scale in which very little music has been written.
+The '''Seventeen Tone Piano Project''' was initiated in Houston in 2006 when two of Rice University's surplus pianos were tuned to the [[17-EDO]] scale. Since then, four concerts or 'phases' have been organized with this name, which featured new 17-tone music by Rice composers as well as microtonalists around the world. For recordings and more information about the project, visit [[SeventeenTonePianoProject|http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/SeventeenTonePianoProject]].
 Phase Four of the project began with a CALL FOR MICROTONAL SONGS and culminated in (1) a sing-along/sharing on '''Wednesday, April 30, 2008''' at the Bonnie Brae house, and (2) a presentation of songs on '''Thursday, May 1, 2008''' at Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, Rice University, Houston, TX.
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 PIANOS: the Seventeen Tone Pianos are two pianos tuned to overlapping 12-out-of-17-EDO scales. Following the circle-of-fifths naming system for 17, the white keys of both pianos are tuned identically, to the (notated) C major scale (C D E F G A B). The piano called "flat" has black keys tuned to (Db Eb Gb Ab Bb); the one called "sharp" has (C# D# F# G# A#). Remember, C# is HIGHER than Db! In scores with separate staves for each piano, it is not necessary to spell chords with these distinctions; notating intervals in their most common appearance is recommended for quick readability, e.g. Eb-C in the sharp piano part, rather than D#-C.
-[[Category:Alternative pages]]
+[[Category:Projects]]
 [[Category:17edo]]