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| | The Seventeen-Tone Piano Project began with tuning two acoustic pianos in seventeen equal tones per octave and then playing music on them. The project was created with the intention of encouraging (and at the very least not discouraging) the writing of music in the 17-tet system. There are no restrictions on eligibility; all sentient creatures are invited. We will try to have as many concerts as interest in the project can sustain. |
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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">The Seventeen-Tone Piano Project involves tuning two acoustic pianos in seventeen equal tones per octave and then playing music on them.
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| Two pianos, located at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music (Houston, Texas), are tuned to 17-EDO. Why? How? I'm a student there, and they're very nice.
| | ===Most recent phase=== |
| | [[17tppp4|Phase Four]] began with a call for MICROTONAL SONGS, vocal music in all kinds of non-12 tunings, culminating in a sing-along session on April 30 and a concert on May 1, 2008. |
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| The music made so far has included some pieces and improvisations by Rice composers, some of which were featured on a concert on April 29 2006. Some recordings from a later session are available [[http://www.archive.org/details/seventeenTPP_01|over here]].
| | ===Past phases=== |
| | [http://www.archive.org/details/seventeenTPP_01 Phase One] of the project centered around pieces and improvisations by Rice composers, some of which were featured on a concert on April 29, 2006. The recording is of a subsequent recording session. |
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| The current phase of the 17-tPP consists of a **CALL FOR SCORES.** This means you (perhaps)! If you have written or would like to write a piece for 17-tone pianos, now is your chance! Pieces can be for between one and four hands on the pianos, and possibly one or two additional instrumentalists that Rice has available (inquire if curious).
| | [[SeventeenTPPPhaseTwo|Phase Two]] of the project had a deadline of Sunday August 27 2006, in preparation for a concert which happened on Tuesday September 26, at 8 PM in Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall. Fourteen compositions in 17-EDO were premiered and recorded. |
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| If you write a piece, I don't see how it wouldn't be played unless you made it really hard AND we hated it. The point is, this doesn't need to be so much of a competition because the perceived demand is so low. There are no restrictions on eligibility; all sentient creatures are invited.
| | [[SeventeenTPPPhaseThree|Phase Three]] happened on Monday, May 7th, 2007. It featured some new 17-EDO chamber music which included the pianos, acoustic and electronic instruments. Music is falling into place by mid-April. |
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| **First, write a piece of music. Make sure you have an idea of how it will sound; that should be an important criterion in the creation. See below for technical assistance.
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| The deadline for submissions is **Monday August 21 2006**. Prepare a score and get it to me. Email PDF files to udderbot at gmail dot com, or send paper scores to
| | ===Contact=== |
| | Current contact info for 17tpp: |
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| | <eptadecaphonic at gmail dot com> |
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| 17 tone piano project | | 17 tone piano project |
| c/o Jacob Barton
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| 9 Sunset Blvd. MS-709
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| Houston, TX 77005
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| Then real live musicians will learn the music and there'll be a concert on **Tuesday September 26 2006**. It'll be recorded. Heck, might even be webcast live.
| | c/o Dan Sedgwick |
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| | 1618 Bonnie Brae |
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| **Links...****
| | Houston, TX 77006 |
| **[[http://www.georghajdu.de/Compositions/HeptadecatonicDrops/Heptadeca.html|Remnants of a 17-tone piano and electronics project about 16 years ago]]
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| There are a few pieces available on the internet in 17: some 6 MIDI files by [[http://www.angelfire.com/mo/oljare/midicomp.html|Mats Öljare]] (search for "17tet"), [[http://www.io.com/%7Ehmiller/midi/transformation.mid|Herman Miller's "Transformation"]], and three improvisations by [[http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=122613|Andrew Heathwaite]] (search for "17tet"). And one by [[http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=141776&songID=1342075|XJ Scott]].
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| **Music theory through the eyes of the 17 Tone Piano Project:**
| | ==='''Links...'''=== |
| The layout of the two pianos in 17 is simple: following the
| | [http://www.georghajdu.de/Compositions/HeptadecatonicDrops/Heptadeca.html Remnants of a 17-tone piano and electronics project about 16 years ago], and recordings of [http://www.archive.org/details/seventeenTPP_01 phase one] of this project. |
| circle-of-fifths naming system for 17, the white keys of both pianos
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| are tuned to the same (superpythagorean) C major scale. The piano
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| called "flat" has black keys tuned to Db Eb Gb Ab Bb; the one called
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| "sharp" has C# D# F# G# A#. 7+5+5=17. Remember, C# is HIGHER than
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| Db! The setup has been to set the two pianos at a right angle, with
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| flats on the left, sharps on the right.
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| | There are a few pieces available on the internet in 17: some 6 MIDI files by [http://www.angelfire.com/mo/oljare/midicomp.html Mats Öljare] (search for "17tet"), [http://www.io.com/%7Ehmiller/midi/transformation.mid Herman Miller's "Transformation"], and three improvisations by [http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=122613 Andrew Heathwaite] (search for "17tet"). And one by [http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=141776&songID=1342075 XJ Scott]. |
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| | ==='''[[SeventeenTheory|Music theory through the eyes of the 17 Tone Piano Project]]'''=== |
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| | ==='''Piano tuning and performable scores.'''=== |
| | Following the circle-of-fifths naming system for 17, the white keys of both pianos are tuned identically, to the (notated) C major scale. The piano called "flat" has black keys tuned to Db Eb Gb Ab Bb; the one called "sharp" has C# D# F# G# A#. This way we get the 7+5+5 = 17 notes. Remember, C# is HIGHER than Db! |
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| DISCLAIMER: the 17-tone piano project is in no way affiliated with
| | 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. |
| Rice University. it is not even an official Shepherd School of Music
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| event, not being a senior or junior or masters or doctoral or
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| faculty-sponsored recital. heck, it could completely fall through. but
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| don't let that stop you.
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| Questions? Click "edit" at the top of page.</pre></div>
| | The pianos (baby grands, did I mention playing inside the piano is OK?) will be set up at a right angle, with flats on the left, sharps on the right, close enough that one person could play on both keyboards. |
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| | [[Category:17edo]] |
| <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;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>SeventeenTonePianoProject</title></head><body>The Seventeen-Tone Piano Project involves tuning two acoustic pianos in seventeen equal tones per octave and then playing music on them.<br />
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| Two pianos, located at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music (Houston, Texas), are tuned to 17-EDO. Why? How? I'm a student there, and they're very nice.<br />
| |
| <br />
| |
| The music made so far has included some pieces and improvisations by Rice composers, some of which were featured on a concert on April 29 2006. Some recordings from a later session are available <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.archive.org/details/seventeenTPP_01" rel="nofollow">over here</a>.<br />
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| <br />
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| The current phase of the 17-tPP consists of a <strong>CALL FOR SCORES.</strong> This means you (perhaps)! If you have written or would like to write a piece for 17-tone pianos, now is your chance! Pieces can be for between one and four hands on the pianos, and possibly one or two additional instrumentalists that Rice has available (inquire if curious).<br />
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| <br />
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| If you write a piece, I don't see how it wouldn't be played unless you made it really hard AND we hated it. The point is, this doesn't need to be so much of a competition because the perceived demand is so low. There are no restrictions on eligibility; all sentient creatures are invited.<br />
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| <strong><br />
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| </strong>First, write a piece of music. Make sure you have an idea of how it will sound; that should be an important criterion in the creation. See below for technical assistance.<br />
| |
| <br />
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| The deadline for submissions is <strong>Monday August 21 2006</strong>. Prepare a score and get it to me. Email PDF files to udderbot at gmail dot com, or send paper scores to<br />
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| <br />
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| 17 tone piano project<br />
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| c/o Jacob Barton<br />
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| 9 Sunset Blvd. MS-709<br />
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| Houston, TX 77005<br />
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| <br />
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| Then real live musicians will learn the music and there'll be a concert on <strong>Tuesday September 26 2006</strong>. It'll be recorded. Heck, might even be webcast live.<br />
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| <br />
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| <strong>Links...</strong><strong><br />
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| </strong><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.georghajdu.de/Compositions/HeptadecatonicDrops/Heptadeca.html" rel="nofollow">Remnants of a 17-tone piano and electronics project about 16 years ago</a><br />
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| There are a few pieces available on the internet in 17: some 6 MIDI files by <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.angelfire.com/mo/oljare/midicomp.html" rel="nofollow">Mats Öljare</a> (search for &quot;17tet&quot;), <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.io.com/%7Ehmiller/midi/transformation.mid" rel="nofollow">Herman Miller's &quot;Transformation&quot;</a>, and three improvisations by <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=122613" rel="nofollow">Andrew Heathwaite</a> (search for &quot;17tet&quot;). And one by <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=141776&amp;songID=1342075" rel="nofollow">XJ Scott</a>.<br />
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| <br />
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| <strong>Music theory through the eyes of the 17 Tone Piano Project:</strong><br />
| |
| The layout of the two pianos in 17 is simple: following the<br />
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| circle-of-fifths naming system for 17, the white keys of both pianos<br />
| |
| are tuned to the same (superpythagorean) C major scale. The piano<br />
| |
| called &quot;flat&quot; has black keys tuned to Db Eb Gb Ab Bb; the one called<br />
| |
| &quot;sharp&quot; has C# D# F# G# A#. 7+5+5=17. Remember, C# is HIGHER than<br />
| |
| Db! The setup has been to set the two pianos at a right angle, with<br />
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| flats on the left, sharps on the right.<br /> | |
| <br />
| |
| <br />
| |
| <br />
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| <br />
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| DISCLAIMER: the 17-tone piano project is in no way affiliated with<br />
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| Rice University. it is not even an official Shepherd School of Music<br />
| |
| event, not being a senior or junior or masters or doctoral or<br />
| |
| faculty-sponsored recital. heck, it could completely fall through. but<br />
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| don't let that stop you.<br />
| |
| <br />
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| Questions? Click &quot;edit&quot; at the top of page.</body></html></pre></div>
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The Seventeen-Tone Piano Project began with tuning two acoustic pianos in seventeen equal tones per octave and then playing music on them. The project was created with the intention of encouraging (and at the very least not discouraging) the writing of music in the 17-tet system. There are no restrictions on eligibility; all sentient creatures are invited. We will try to have as many concerts as interest in the project can sustain.
Most recent phase
Phase Four began with a call for MICROTONAL SONGS, vocal music in all kinds of non-12 tunings, culminating in a sing-along session on April 30 and a concert on May 1, 2008.
Past phases
Phase One of the project centered around pieces and improvisations by Rice composers, some of which were featured on a concert on April 29, 2006. The recording is of a subsequent recording session.
Phase Two of the project had a deadline of Sunday August 27 2006, in preparation for a concert which happened on Tuesday September 26, at 8 PM in Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall. Fourteen compositions in 17-EDO were premiered and recorded.
Phase Three happened on Monday, May 7th, 2007. It featured some new 17-EDO chamber music which included the pianos, acoustic and electronic instruments. Music is falling into place by mid-April.
Contact
Current contact info for 17tpp:
<eptadecaphonic at gmail dot com>
17 tone piano project
c/o Dan Sedgwick
1618 Bonnie Brae
Houston, TX 77006
Links...
Remnants of a 17-tone piano and electronics project about 16 years ago, and recordings of phase one of this project.
There are a few pieces available on the internet in 17: some 6 MIDI files by Mats Öljare (search for "17tet"), Herman Miller's "Transformation", and three improvisations by Andrew Heathwaite (search for "17tet"). And one by XJ Scott.
Piano tuning and performable scores.
Following the circle-of-fifths naming system for 17, the white keys of both pianos are tuned identically, to the (notated) C major scale. The piano called "flat" has black keys tuned to Db Eb Gb Ab Bb; the one called "sharp" has C# D# F# G# A#. This way we get the 7+5+5 = 17 notes. 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.
The pianos (baby grands, did I mention playing inside the piano is OK?) will be set up at a right angle, with flats on the left, sharps on the right, close enough that one person could play on both keyboards.