Easley Blackwood Jr.

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Easley Blackwood Jr.

Easley R. Blackwood Jr. (April 21, 1933 – January 22, 2023) was an American music professor, a concert pianist, a composer, and the author of books on music theory, including his research into the properties of microtonal tunings and traditional harmony.

The 5-limit temperament tempering out the Pythagorean limma (256/243) was named blackwood in his honor.

Microtonal works

• Four Letter Scenes from Gulliver, Op. 25 (1972) (in 12edo, 15edo, 16edo, and 23edo)

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Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media

• Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media, Op. 28 (1980)

16 notes. Andantino (in 16edo)

18 notes. Allegro volando (in 18edo)

21 notes. Suite in four mvts. (in 21edo)

23 notes. Allegro moderato (in 23edo)

13 notes. Sostenuto (in 13edo)

15 notes. Lento (in 15edo)

17 notes. Con moto (in 17edo)

22 notes. Andante ma non troppo (in 22edo)

24 notes. Moderato (in 24edo)

14 notes. Allegramente (in 14edo)

20 notes. Comodo (in 20edo)

19 notes. Allegro moderato (in 19edo)

• Fanfare in 19-note Equal Tuning, Op. 28a (1981) (in 19edo)
• Suite for Guitar in 15-note Equal Tuning, Op. 33 (c. 1990) (in 15edo)

Prélude (Allegro)

Sarabande (Andante)

Gavotte (Tempo di gavotta)

Gigue (Vivo)

Writings

• The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings (1985)
• “Modes and Chord Progressions in Equal Tunings.” Perspectives of New Music 29, no. 2 (1991)

External links

• Easley Blackwood: Microtonal on Cedille Records
• Easley Blackwood: Microtonal on YouTube
• The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings on JSTOR
• Xenharmonikon | Easley Blackwood Jr. 1933–2023 by Stephen Weigel