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'''Joseph L. Monzo''' (b. 1962), also known as '''Joe Monzo''', is an American microtonal composer, tuning theorist, and author. He tutors people in computing and music composition. Born and raised in Philadelphia, since 2000 he has been living in San Diego, California. He often goes by the nickname "monz", and is affiliated with the [[Sonic Arts]] center for microtonal music.

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<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">Joe Monzo ~~(born January 5~~, ~~1962)~~ is an American microtonal composer ~~and~~ tuning-theorist ~~who has authored books~~ and ~~multiple webpages on music theory~~. He ~~specializes in applying tuning-theory and computing to microtonal musical composition, and~~ tutors people in computing and music composition. ~~He was born~~ and ~~rasied~~ in Philadelphia, ~~Pennsylvania and~~ since 2000 has been living in San Diego, California.

Monzo ~~wrote the~~ book JustMusic: A New Harmony ~~in the mid-1990s~~, and ~~the book-length webpage~~ A Century of New Music in Vienna ~~in the early 2000s, reflecting his deep admiration for, and research into, the lives and work of composers Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg~~. In 2002 he became co-founder of Tonalsoft ~~software company~~, ~~initially for~~ the ~~purpose of developing~~ Tonescape ~~software (which he conceived in 1984)~~. Monzo is also ~~the author of~~ the massive ~~online~~ Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of ~~Microtonal Music Theory~~.

Monzo is known for his book ''JustMusic: A New Harmony'', and numerous web pages such as [http://tonalsoft.com/enc/v/vienna.aspx A Century of New Music in Vienna]. In 2002, he became co-founder of '''Tonalsoft''', which produces the microtonal music composition program [[Tonescape]]. Monzo also assembled the massive [[Tonalsoft Encyclopedia]], an encyclopedia of microtonal music theory.

~~Monzo most often goes by the nickname~~ "~~monz~~".

== Discography ==

; Compositions (incomplete)

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMeL_JS-A_Q ''Brooklyn College JI Piece: "w chart 9"''] (1984) – in JI, unfinished

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCSpXBXGvBo ''Brooklyn College JI Piece: "x rock-n-roll"''] (1984) – in JI

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exsZnvkwEEo ''Brooklyn College JI Piece: "y guitar"''] (1984) – in JI

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X01_ZAYB5Xk ''Brooklyn College JI Piece: "z rap"''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo4-RDp79wc ''"… with swing 16ths"''] (1984) – in JI

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it5avwRE8PI ''Theme from 'Invisible Haircut'''] (1990) – in 19-limit JI

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujxhZWOffoA ''31-limit Rag''] (1994) – in 31-limit JI

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwV9aLXElLA ''24-equal Tune''] (1994) – in [[24edo]]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t79lBI_4_s ''African Rhythms in 36-ET''] (2005) – in [[36edo]]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65i1jMDsBak ''Darks and Whites - Tunnel Scene''] (2005) – in [[36edo]]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmDlP67er4o ''13edo Bebop''] (2006) – in [[13edo]]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL90m2ri5kw ''I Love The Blackness''] (2008) – in [[46edo]], unfinished

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QERRKsbbWUQ ''The Kog Sisters''] (2014) – in [[37edo]]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfP8Ig94kE0 ''Afrikan Song''] (2016) – in [[37edo]]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ca5vdBEpI ''Theme from "Invisible Haircut"''] (2023) – in [[41edo]]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAR8E63_hIg ''Chill House''] (2025) – in [[15edo]]

; Arrangements (incomplete)

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghugkPw52z4 ''Giant Steps''] by John Coltrane (1960), arranged in 37edo by Joseph Monzo (2023)

~~External links~~

; Playlists

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwX8zY2R6PiRtyzwIbbcjGUk Music by Joseph Monzo]

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwVbc5BeEuR_ORMjYCECiVl8 Music by Joseph Monzo in just intonation]

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwWiU67FTrTWbcPygxAPXWtl Music by Joseph Monzo in 15edo]

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwXuaMbvu28oJl9egQBBw-SE Music by Joseph Monzo in 19edo]

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwX8-nn3a91B8omdbExgOX9k Music by Joseph Monzo in 22edo]

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwWWN8FnKCFc4DmzFICnhVVx Music by Joseph Monzo in 36edo]

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwWPmKEMzVdpozyA6jbbzyBT Music by Joseph Monzo in 37edo]

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwUOHreJBjHe3_J5Sic7eJFp Music by Joseph Monzo in 41edo]

* ~~[[http~~:~~//web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http~~:~~//tonalsoft.com/|Tonalsoft homepage]]~~

== Scale generation visualizations ==

* [[http://~~web~~.~~archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://tonalsoft~~.com/~~enc|Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory]]~~

* Monzo: 22edo temperaments scale generation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwX4sPnbFc5L3gU_IoyUDQ9V

* [[http://web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://tonalsoft.com/enc/v/vienna.htm|A Century of New Music in Vienna]]

* [[~~http://web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://sonic-arts.org/|Sonic Arts, San Diego~~]]

== See also ==

~~</pre></div>~~

* [[Monzo]] (interval notation)

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~~<br />~~

[[Category:People]]

Monzo ~~wrote the book JustMusic: A New Harmony in the mid-1990s~~, and the book-length webpage A Century of New Music in Vienna in the early 2000s, reflecting his deep admiration for, and research into, the lives and work of composers Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg. In 2002 he became co-founder of Tonalsoft software company, initially for the purpose of developing Tonescape software (which he conceived in 1984). Monzo is also the author of the massive online Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory.<br />

[[Category:Composers]]

~~<br />~~

[[Category:Theorists]]

~~Monzo most often goes by the nickname &quot;monz&quot;.<br />~~

~~<br />~~

~~External links<br />~~

~~<br />~~

* <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http:~~//web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://tonalsoft.com/" rel="nofollow">Tonalsoft homepage</a> <br />~~

* <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http:~~//web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://tonalsoft.com/enc" rel="nofollow">Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory</a> <br />~~

* <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http:~~//web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://tonalsoft.com/enc/v/vienna.htm" rel="nofollow">A Century of New Music in Vienna</a> <br />~~

* <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://sonic-arts.org/" rel="nofollow">Sonic Arts, San Diego</a></body></html></pre></div>

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+'''Joseph L. Monzo''' (b. 1962), also known as '''Joe Monzo''', is an American microtonal composer, tuning theorist, and author. He tutors people in computing and music composition. Born and raised in Philadelphia, since 2000 he has been living in San Diego, California. He often goes by the nickname "monz", and is affiliated with the [[Sonic Arts]] center for microtonal music.
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-: This revision was by author [[User:genewardsmith|genewardsmith]] and made on <tt>2010-06-04 16:54:17 UTC</tt>.<br>
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-: 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>
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-<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">Joe Monzo (born January 5, 1962) is an American microtonal composer and tuning-theorist who has authored books and multiple webpages on music theory. He specializes in applying tuning-theory and computing to microtonal musical composition, and tutors people in computing and music composition. He was born and rasied in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and since 2000 has been living in San Diego, California.
-Monzo wrote the book JustMusic: A New Harmony in the mid-1990s, and the book-length webpage A Century of New Music in Vienna in the early 2000s, reflecting his deep admiration for, and research into, the lives and work of composers Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg. In 2002 he became co-founder of Tonalsoft software company, initially for the purpose of developing Tonescape software (which he conceived in 1984). Monzo is also the author of the massive online Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory.
+Monzo is known for his book ''JustMusic: A New Harmony'', and numerous web pages such as [http://tonalsoft.com/enc/v/vienna.aspx A Century of New Music in Vienna].  In 2002, he became co-founder of '''Tonalsoft''', which produces the microtonal music composition program [[Tonescape]]. Monzo also assembled the massive [[Tonalsoft Encyclopedia]], an encyclopedia of microtonal music theory.
-Monzo most often goes by the nickname "monz".
+== Discography ==
+; Compositions (incomplete)
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMeL_JS-A_Q ''Brooklyn College JI Piece: "w chart 9"''] (1984) – in JI, unfinished
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCSpXBXGvBo ''Brooklyn College JI Piece: "x rock-n-roll"''] (1984) – in JI
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exsZnvkwEEo ''Brooklyn College JI Piece: "y guitar"''] (1984) – in JI
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X01_ZAYB5Xk ''Brooklyn College JI Piece: "z rap"''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo4-RDp79wc ''"… with swing 16ths"''] (1984) – in JI
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it5avwRE8PI ''Theme from 'Invisible Haircut'''] (1990) – in 19-limit JI
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujxhZWOffoA ''31-limit Rag''] (1994) – in 31-limit JI
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwV9aLXElLA ''24-equal Tune''] (1994) – in [[24edo]]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t79lBI_4_s ''African Rhythms in 36-ET''] (2005) – in [[36edo]]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65i1jMDsBak ''Darks and Whites - Tunnel Scene''] (2005) – in [[36edo]]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmDlP67er4o ''13edo Bebop''] (2006) – in [[13edo]]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL90m2ri5kw ''I Love The Blackness''] (2008) – in [[46edo]], unfinished
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QERRKsbbWUQ ''The Kog Sisters''] (2014) – in [[37edo]]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfP8Ig94kE0 ''Afrikan Song''] (2016) – in [[37edo]]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ca5vdBEpI ''Theme from "Invisible Haircut"''] (2023) – in [[41edo]]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAR8E63_hIg ''Chill House''] (2025) – in [[15edo]]
+; Arrangements (incomplete)
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghugkPw52z4 ''Giant Steps''] by John Coltrane (1960), arranged in 37edo by Joseph Monzo (2023)
-External links
+; Playlists
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwX8zY2R6PiRtyzwIbbcjGUk Music by Joseph Monzo]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwVbc5BeEuR_ORMjYCECiVl8 Music by Joseph Monzo in just intonation]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwWiU67FTrTWbcPygxAPXWtl Music by Joseph Monzo in 15edo]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwXuaMbvu28oJl9egQBBw-SE Music by Joseph Monzo in 19edo]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwX8-nn3a91B8omdbExgOX9k Music by Joseph Monzo in 22edo]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwWWN8FnKCFc4DmzFICnhVVx Music by Joseph Monzo in 36edo]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwWPmKEMzVdpozyA6jbbzyBT Music by Joseph Monzo in 37edo]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwUOHreJBjHe3_J5Sic7eJFp Music by Joseph Monzo in 41edo]
-    * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://tonalsoft.com/|Tonalsoft homepage]]
+== Scale generation visualizations ==
-    * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://tonalsoft.com/enc|Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory]]
+* Monzo: 22edo temperaments scale generation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl3gB1BGAwX4sPnbFc5L3gU_IoyUDQ9V
-    * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://tonalsoft.com/enc/v/vienna.htm|A Century of New Music in Vienna]]
-    * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20051221061944/http://sonic-arts.org/|Sonic Arts, San Diego]]
+== See also ==
-</pre></div>
+* [[Monzo]] (interval notation)
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-Monzo wrote the book JustMusic: A New Harmony in the mid-1990s, and the book-length webpage A Century of New Music in Vienna in the early 2000s, reflecting his deep admiration for, and research into, the lives and work of composers Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg. In 2002 he became co-founder of Tonalsoft software company, initially for the purpose of developing Tonescape software (which he conceived in 1984). Monzo is also the author of the massive online Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory.&lt;br /&gt;
+[[Category:Composers]]
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+[[Category:Theorists]]
-Monzo most often goes by the nickname &amp;quot;monz&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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-External links&lt;br /&gt;
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