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{{Wikipedia|Easley Blackwood Jr.}}
{{Wikipedia|Easley Blackwood Jr.}}
'''Easley Blackwood''' (born April 21, 1933) is 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.
'''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]] [[regular temperament|temperament]] tempering out the Pythagorean limma ([[256/243]]) was named [[Limmic temperaments#5-limit (blackwood)|blackwood]] in his honor.
The [[5-limit]] [[regular temperament|temperament]] tempering out the Pythagorean limma ([[256/243]]) was named [[Limmic temperaments#5-limit (blackwood)|blackwood]] in his honor.
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== Writings ==
== Writings ==
* ''The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings'' (1986)
* ''The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings'' (1985)
* “Modes and Chord Progressions in Equal Tunings.” ''Perspectives of New Music'' 29, no. 2 (1991)


== References ==
== References ==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbuFPpiJL1o ''Easley Blackwood: Microtonal'' on YouTube]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbuFPpiJL1o ''Easley Blackwood: Microtonal'' on YouTube]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7ztvms ''The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings'' on JSTOR]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7ztvms ''The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings'' on JSTOR]
* [https://www.xenharmonikon.org/2023/02/07/easley-blackwood-jr-1933-2023/ Xenharmonikon | ''Easley Blackwood Jr. 1933–2023''] by [[Stephen Weigel]]


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