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'''Dean Drummond''' was a composer, instrument maker and music theorist who worked closely with [[Harry Partch]]. In 1978, Drummond invented the [[zoomoozophone]]. | '''Dean Drummond''' was a composer, instrument maker and music theorist who worked closely with [[Harry Partch]]. In 1978, Drummond invented the [[zoomoozophone]]. | ||
He composed for many tunings, including many of Partch’s [[just intonation]] tunings, and for two [[Ancient Greek]] tunings. | He composed for many tunings, including many of Partch’s [[just intonation]] tunings (''see [[Harry Partch related scales]] for some of them''), and for two [[Ancient Greek]] tunings. | ||
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== Music examples == | |||
* [https://youtube.com/watch?v=y6IinoChSVA ''2 Studies on Ancient Greek Scales''] (1991, for [[flute]] and [[zoomoozophone]]) | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkfpQs4qHJU ''Then or Never''] (2011) | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-G2qdodBM ''Congressional Record''] (1999, performed in 2012) | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3NIaoPdoWA ''Precious Metals''] (Performed by Laura Patterson in 2022) | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:21, 6 May 2026
Dean Drummond was a composer, instrument maker and music theorist who worked closely with Harry Partch. In 1978, Drummond invented the zoomoozophone.
He composed for many tunings, including many of Partch’s just intonation tunings (see Harry Partch related scales for some of them), and for two Ancient Greek tunings.
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Todo: improve synopsis, research, clarify
Specify exactly which tunings they were, by name. |
Music examples
- 2 Studies on Ancient Greek Scales (1991, for flute and zoomoozophone)
- Then or Never (2011)
- Congressional Record (1999, performed in 2012)
- Precious Metals (Performed by Laura Patterson in 2022)