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When a piece of music is to be performed repeatedly the same way, or performed by people who weren't the originators of the piece, it helps to have a score. In the history of objectifying music, scores were the currency until they were displaced by recordings. There are many types of microtonal notation, such as [[Sagittal_notation#Scores in Sagittal notation|Sagittal notation]], [[color notation]] and [[Ups_and_Downs_Notation|ups and downs notation]].
When a piece of music is to be performed repeatedly the same way, or performed by people who weren't the originators of the piece, it helps to have a score. In the history of objectifying music, scores were the currency until they were displaced by recordings. There are many types of [[musical notation|microtonal notation]], such as [[Sagittal_notation#Scores in Sagittal notation|Sagittal notation]], [[color notation]] and [[Ups and downs notation|ups and downs notation]].


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== Historically significant microtonal scores ==
 
=Historically significant microtonal scores=
Check your local gigantic university library. If they don't have it, they could probably be persuaded to get it.
Check your local gigantic university library. If they don't have it, they could probably be persuaded to get it.


*Charles Ives's ''Three Quarter Tone Pieces'' (1913-1924)
* [[Charles Ives]]'s ''Three Quarter Tone Pieces'' (1923-1924)
*Harry Partch, all works
* [[Harry Partch]], all works
*Ben Johnston, esp. string quartets
* [[Ben Johnston]], esp. string quartets
*Alois Hába, esp. string quartets
* [[Alois Hába]], esp. string quartets
*Easley Blackwood, esp. ''Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media'', op. 28
* [[Ivan Wyschnegradsky]], all microtonal works
*publishings of [http://diapason.xentonic.org/ Diapason Press]
* [[Easley Blackwood]], esp. ''Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media'', op. 28
*this list is so obviously incomplete that you should help finish it.
* publishings of [http://diapason.xentonic.org/ Diapason Press]
* this list is so obviously incomplete that you should help finish it.


== Links to microtonal scores, by composer ==
Please contribute to this list of scores that are available (i.e. downloadable). This is meant as a resource for performers interested in microtonal music. Feel free to make wiki pages for "notable" compositions; the wiki supports file attachments up to 10 MB each.


=Links to microtonal scores, by composer=
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Please contribute to this list of scores that are available (i.e. downloadable). This is meant as a resource for performers interested in microtonal music. Feel free to make wiki pages for "notable" compositions; the wiki supports file attachments up to 10 MB each.
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| a2=[[#B|B]]
| a3=[[#C|C]]
| a4=[[#D|D]]
| a5=[[#E|E]]
| a6=[[#F|F]]
| a7=[[#G|G]]
| a8=[[#H|H]]
| a9=[[#I|I]]
| a10=[[#J|J]]
| a11=[[#K|K]]
| a12=[[#L|L]]
| a13=[[#M|M]]
| a14=[[#N|N]]
| a15=[[#O|O]]
| a16=[[#P|P]]
| a17=[[#Q|Q]]
| a18=[[#R|R]]
| a19=[[#S|S]]
| a20=[[#T|T]]
| a21=[[#U|U]]
| a22=[[#V|V]]
| a23=[[#W|W–Z]]
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=== A ===
=== B ===
; [[Jacob Barton]]
* ''De-quinin''' for two Bb clarinets (one tuned 33¢ flat)
* ''Moods'' for 3 keyboards
* ''Kluh'' for 11 performers on 21 tuned bottles
* ''[[Eighty-one ninth chords]]'' for 2 pianos, [[17edo]]
* ''[[Land urchin]]'' for string band in 11-limit just intonation


==[[Jacob Barton]]==
=== C ===
*''De-quinin''' for two Bb clarinets (one tuned 33¢ flat)
; David Canright
*''Moods'' for 3 keyboards
* ''[http://home.comcast.net/~dcanright/suite/index.htm Fibonacci Suite]''{{dead link}} for piano retuned to 7-limit JI, seven hands
*''Kluh'' for 11 performers on 21 tuned bottles
*''[[Eighty-one ninth chords]]'' for 2 pianos, [[17edo]]
*''[[Land urchin]]'' for string band in 11-limit just intonation


==[https://www.stephenweigelcomposerperformer.com/ Stephen Weigel]==
; [[William Copper]]
*[https://xenharmonicgod.bandcamp.com/album/six-macrotonal-etudes-for-electronic-music-media Six Macrotonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media (compared to Easley Blackwood's - Half the Tunings, Double the Fun!)]


==David Canright==
* ''[https://williamcopper.com/compositions/elixir-of-love L'elisir d'amore]''   Opera using Intonalism, a form of Just Intonation
*''[http://home.comcast.net/~dcanright/suite/index.htm Fibonacci Suite]''{{dead link}} for piano retuned to 7-limit JI, seven hands


==[http://www.williamcopper.com William Copper]==
* ''[https://williamcopper.com/recordings Ave Regina]'' A cappella choral work using Intonalism; on same page links to recordings of orchestral works using Intonalism.
*''[http://www.hartenshield.com/0400_romance.pdf Romance for Violin and Orchestra]''{{dead link}}
*''[http://www.hartenshield.com/0499_holyday_overture.pdf Holy Day Overture]''{{dead link}}


==[[Ivor Darreg]]==
=== D ===
*[[:File:Ivor_Darreg,_Suite.pdf|''On the Enharmonic Tetrachord'' (from ''Suite'', Op. 62)]], in [[22edo]]. Originally printed in the Spring 1975 issue of [[Xenharmonikon]] in quarter-tone notation. Transcribed to Sagittal by [[Juhani Nuorvala]].
; [[Ivor Darreg]]
* [[:File:Ivor_Darreg,_Suite.pdf|''On the Enharmonic Tetrachord'' (from ''Suite'', Op. 62)]], in [[22edo]]. Originally printed in the Spring 1975 issue of [[Xenharmonikon]] in quarter-tone notation. Transcribed to Sagittal by [[Juhani Nuorvala]].
; [[Bryan Deister]]
* ''Bryan Deister microtonal improvisations transcribed (31edo to 50edo)''. Transcribed by [[Stephen Weigel]].
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljaSpsQP2qc watch the free video version (YouTube)]
** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/bryan-deister-31-112681475 buy the printable PDF version (Patreon)]


==[[Paul Erlich]]==
=== E ===
*''Tibia'' in [[22edo]]: [http://www.tallkite.com/words/Tibia.mp3 MP3] | (CORRECTED pdf scores) [[:File:Tibia in G CORRECTED-1.png|page 1]] | [[:File:Tibia in G CORRECTED-2.png|page 2]]
; [[Paul Erlich]]
* ''Tibia'' in [[22edo]]: [http://www.tallkite.com/words/Tibia.mp3 MP3] | (CORRECTED pdf scores) [[:File:Tibia in G CORRECTED-1.png|page 1]] | [[:File:Tibia in G CORRECTED-2.png|page 2]]


==[http://kylegann.com/Gannmusic.html Kyle Gann]==
=== F ===
=== G ===
; [[Kyle Gann]]
Gann creates tuning guides for many of his pieces, list at the bottom of [http://www.kylegann.com/tuning.html this page].
Gann creates tuning guides for many of his pieces, list at the bottom of [http://www.kylegann.com/tuning.html this page].
*''The Day Revisited'' for flute, clarinet, electric bass, 2 keyboards
* ''The Day Revisited'' for flute, clarinet, electric bass, 2 keyboards
*''Charing Cross'' for keyboard and tape
* ''Charing Cross'' for keyboard and tape
*''New Aunts'' for keyboard
* ''New Aunts'' for keyboard
*''Triskaidekaphonia'' for keyboard
* ''Triskaidekaphonia'' for keyboard
*''Fugitive Objects'' for keyboard
* ''Fugitive Objects'' for keyboard
*''Custer and Sitting Bull'', "electronic cantata"
* ''Custer and Sitting Bull'', "electronic cantata"
*''[http://www.kylegann.com/LoveScene.pdf Love Scene]'' for string quartet
* ''[http://www.kylegann.com/LoveScene.pdf Love Scene]'' for string quartet
 
; [[Kite Giedraitis]] (Tall Kite)
* [https://www.tallkite.com/music/EveningRondo.html ''Evening Rondo''] (2021) for solo Kite guitar, 41edo
* [https://www.tallkite.com/music/DownminorNocturne.html ''Downminor Nocturne''] (2021) for Kite guitar duet, 41edo
* [https://www.tallkite.com/music/WithoutYou.html ''Without You''] (2016) for piano/bass/drums/vocal, 7-limit JI
* [https://www.tallkite.com/music/IHearNumbers.html ''I Hear Numbers''] (2016) for synth/keys/guitar/bass/drums/congas/vocals, 7-limit JI
 
=== H ===
; [[Robert Hasegawa]]
* ''Spiral'' for chamber ensemble
* ''Chaconne for James Tenney'' for chamber ensemble (JI/[[96edo]])
* ''Due Corde'' for 2 pianos, [[19edo]]
 
; [[Andrew Heathwaite]]
* ''[[Clouds_(Andrew_Heathwaite)|Clouds]]'', [[72edo]]
* ''[[Prayer of Thanks]]'', 7-limit just intonation
 
=== I ===
=== J ===
=== K ===
; [http://www.handmaderecords.com/ Paul Kotheimer]
* ''Goes to Eleven'' (2009) for ensemble, 11-limit JI
* ''Three Short Poems'' (2008) for voices and drones, 5- and 7-limit JI
* ''Mercy'' (2008) for voice and drone (and udderbot), 13-limit JI
 
=== L ===
; [[L4MPLIGHT]]
* [[Stephen Weigel]]’s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPMIWHouXSg animated transcription of L4MPLIGHT’s introductory composition] (YouTube).
 
=== M ===


==[http://roberthasegawa.com/ Robert Hasegawa]==
; [[Herman Miller]]
*''Spiral'' for chamber ensemble
* ''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rjyC9fRXKwRqpdsGEj3a3JHeJeWkdVWZ/view?usp=drive_link Luck of the Draw]'' - (tuning: [[37edo]] • year: 2023 • background: for the [[Monthly Tunings]] challenge)
*''Chaconne for James Tenney'' for chamber ensemble (JI/[[96edo]])
** [https://soundcloud.com/morphosyntax-1/luck-of-the-draw (audio recording)]
*''Due Corde'' for 2 pianos, [[19edo]]


==[[Andrew Heathwaite]]==
=== N ===
*''[[Clouds_(Andrew_Heathwaite)|Clouds]]'', [[72edo]]
=== O ===
*''[[Prayer of Thanks]]'', 7-limit just intonation
; [[Mats Öljare]]
* ''[[:File:sunday3.pdf|Sunday Pipes]]'', [[22edo]]


==[http://www.handmaderecords.com/ Paul Kotheimer]==
=== P ===
*''Goes to Eleven'' (2009) for ensemble, 11-limit JI
=== Q ===
*''Three Short Poems'' (2008) for voices and drones, 5- and 7-limit JI
=== R ===
*''Mercy'' (2008) for voice and drone (and udderbot), 13-limit JI
; [[Dante Rosati]]
* ''Arbor Low'' for 21-tone Just Intonation guitar


==Mats Öljare==
=== S ===
*''[[:File:sunday3.pdf|Sunday Pipes]]'', [[22edo]]
; [[Thomas Scheurich|Thomas Edwin Scheurich III]]
* ''Three Lonely, Uninspired Ways to Play in 17tet'' (2006) for 2 pianos
* ''Attention! Attention! Attention!'' (2007) for 17-tone ensemble (soprano, udderbot, slide whistles, violin, viola, cello, pianos, laptop, percussion)
* ''Story Worth Telling'' (2008) chamber operetta in [[17edo]]
* ''Xenharmonic Curiosities II'' (2009) for voices and viola


==[http://www.tuistgeorgetucker.com/scores1.html Tui St. George Tucker]{{dead link}}==
; [[Rosie Sheldon]]
*''Three Quartertone Lullabies'' for wind trios
* [https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1382604/Product.aspx ''Microtonal Composition in "Fluid Just Intonation"''] (2021)
*''Vigil I'' and ''Vigil II'' for organ
*''Little pieces'' for quartertone piano
*''Sarabande'' for quartertone harpsichord


==[http://www.danterosati.com/ Dante Rosati]==
; Ryan Stickney
*''Arbor Low'' for 21-tone Just Intonation guitar
* ''[http://oneforall.ytmnd.com One for All]''


==Thomas Edwin Scheurich III==
; [[Hans Straub]]
*''Three Lonely, Uninspired Ways to Play in 17tet'' (2006) for 2 pianos
* ''[http://homepage.hispeed.ch/hsstraub/musik/Sharks_2008-05-27.pdf Sharks]''{{dead link}} (2008) for 17-tone pianos
*''Attention! Attention! Attention!'' (2007) for 17-tone ensemble (soprano, udderbot, slide whistles, violin, viola, cello, pianos, laptop, percussion)
*''Story Worth Telling'' (2008) chamber operetta in [[17edo]]
*''Xenharmonic Curiosities II'' (2009) for voices and viola


==Ryan Stickney==
=== T ===
*''[http://oneforall.ytmnd.com One for All]''
; [http://www.tuistgeorgetucker.com/scores1.html Tui St. George Tucker]{{dead link}}
* ''Three Quartertone Lullabies'' for wind trios
* ''Vigil I'' and ''Vigil II'' for organ
* ''Little pieces'' for quartertone piano
* ''Sarabande'' for quartertone harpsichord


==[http://home.datacomm.ch/straub/musik/index_e.html Hans Straub]==
=== U ===
*''[http://homepage.hispeed.ch/hsstraub/musik/Sharks_2008-05-27.pdf Sharks]''{{dead link}} (2008) for 17-tone pianos
=== V ===
; [[Chris Vaisvil]]
* ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/Prelude_For_Centaur_Tuned_Piano.pdf Prelude for Centaur Tuned Piano]''
* ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/65cET_37ed4/slumber_of_thought/Slumber%20of%20Thought-20120513.pdf Slumber of Thought]'' (for 65cent equal temperament tuned piano)


==[http://home.snafu.de/djwolf/WorksDescriptive.htm Daniel Wolf]==
=== W ===
*''Etudes'' for solo microtonal instruments in equal tunings 8-23
; [[Stephen Weigel]]
*''Figure and Ground'' for string trio
* [https://xenharmonicgod.bandcamp.com/album/six-macrotonal-etudes-for-electronic-music-media Six Macrotonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media (compared to Easley Blackwood's - Half the Tunings, Double the Fun!)]


==[[Chris Vaisvil]]==
; [[Daniel Wolf]]
*''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/Prelude_For_Centaur_Tuned_Piano.pdf Prelude for Centaur Tuned Piano]''
* ''Etudes'' for solo microtonal instruments in equal tunings 8-23
*''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/65cET_37ed4/slumber_of_thought/Slumber%20of%20Thought-20120513.pdf Slumber of Thought]'' (for 65cent equal temperament tuned piano)
* ''Figure and Ground'' for string trio


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Latest revision as of 01:09, 20 August 2025

When a piece of music is to be performed repeatedly the same way, or performed by people who weren't the originators of the piece, it helps to have a score. In the history of objectifying music, scores were the currency until they were displaced by recordings. There are many types of microtonal notation, such as Sagittal notation, color notation and ups and downs notation.

Historically significant microtonal scores

Check your local gigantic university library. If they don't have it, they could probably be persuaded to get it.

Links to microtonal scores, by composer

Please contribute to this list of scores that are available (i.e. downloadable). This is meant as a resource for performers interested in microtonal music. Feel free to make wiki pages for "notable" compositions; the wiki supports file attachments up to 10 MB each.

A

B

Jacob Barton
  • De-quinin' for two Bb clarinets (one tuned 33¢ flat)
  • Moods for 3 keyboards
  • Kluh for 11 performers on 21 tuned bottles
  • Eighty-one ninth chords for 2 pianos, 17edo
  • Land urchin for string band in 11-limit just intonation

C

David Canright
William Copper
  • Ave Regina A cappella choral work using Intonalism; on same page links to recordings of orchestral works using Intonalism.

D

Ivor Darreg
Bryan Deister

E

Paul Erlich

F

G

Kyle Gann

Gann creates tuning guides for many of his pieces, list at the bottom of this page.

  • The Day Revisited for flute, clarinet, electric bass, 2 keyboards
  • Charing Cross for keyboard and tape
  • New Aunts for keyboard
  • Triskaidekaphonia for keyboard
  • Fugitive Objects for keyboard
  • Custer and Sitting Bull, "electronic cantata"
  • Love Scene for string quartet
Kite Giedraitis (Tall Kite)

H

Robert Hasegawa
  • Spiral for chamber ensemble
  • Chaconne for James Tenney for chamber ensemble (JI/96edo)
  • Due Corde for 2 pianos, 19edo
Andrew Heathwaite

I

J

K

Paul Kotheimer
  • Goes to Eleven (2009) for ensemble, 11-limit JI
  • Three Short Poems (2008) for voices and drones, 5- and 7-limit JI
  • Mercy (2008) for voice and drone (and udderbot), 13-limit JI

L

L4MPLIGHT

M

Herman Miller

N

O

Mats Öljare

P

Q

R

Dante Rosati
  • Arbor Low for 21-tone Just Intonation guitar

S

Thomas Edwin Scheurich III
  • Three Lonely, Uninspired Ways to Play in 17tet (2006) for 2 pianos
  • Attention! Attention! Attention! (2007) for 17-tone ensemble (soprano, udderbot, slide whistles, violin, viola, cello, pianos, laptop, percussion)
  • Story Worth Telling (2008) chamber operetta in 17edo
  • Xenharmonic Curiosities II (2009) for voices and viola
Rosie Sheldon
Ryan Stickney
Hans Straub

T

Tui St. George Tucker[dead link]
  • Three Quartertone Lullabies for wind trios
  • Vigil I and Vigil II for organ
  • Little pieces for quartertone piano
  • Sarabande for quartertone harpsichord

U

V

Chris Vaisvil

W

Stephen Weigel
Daniel Wolf
  • Etudes for solo microtonal instruments in equal tunings 8-23
  • Figure and Ground for string trio
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