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'''Ivor Darreg''' (May 5, 1917 – February 12, 1994) was a leading composer, instrument builder and theorist~~. He made microtonal music from 1936<ref>http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/oboe.htm</ref> or 1937<ref>http://www.huygens-fokker.org/whoswho/darreg.html</ref> until his death in 1994~~.

'''Ivor Darreg''' (May 5, 1917 – February 12, 1994) was a leading composer, instrument builder and theorist.

~~Around 1967, he coined the term ''~~[[~~xenharmonic~~]]''<ref>~~http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic~~-~~arts/darreg/piano.htm~~</ref>.

He began experimenting with [[quartertone]]s in 1932, constructed his microtonal Electronic Keyboard Oboe in 1936, and thereafter composed and improvised microtonal music until his death in 1994.<ref>''Darreg, 1993'' - List of Anniversaries (pending publication, ask [[Joseph Monzo]] for details)</ref>

He was the Johnny Appleseed of xen; he personally guided many people, and networked with cassette tapes before World Wide Web. The informal meetings he held with Glen Prior starting around 1958 later evolved into the [[Xenharmonic Alliance]]<ref>http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/xallianc.htm</ref>.

Darreg coined the term "[[xenharmonic]]" in March 1966.<ref>''Xenharmonic Bulletin No. 1'' - Xenarmonia A' (March 1966); accessible at http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/xallianc.htm</ref>

Darreg was the 'Johnny Appleseed' of xen; he personally guided many people, and networked with cassette tapes before the World Wide Web. The informal meetings he held with [[Glen Prior]] starting around 1958 later evolved into the [[Xenharmonic Alliance]]<ref> ''Xenharmonic Music Alliance'' - the Xenharmonic Music Alliance (some time before 2007); accessible at http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/xallianc.htm</ref>.

[[Johnny Reinhard]] had about 90 cassette tapes of Ivor given to Johnny by Ivor, with the instructions to get it out to the world. Johnny has released the contents of some of these tapes on Bandcamp in 2018 and 2019 (see ''Ivor Darreg Originals'' below), with more to be released soon. The remainder of the collection is in the [[AFMM]]'s microtonal archive in Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.

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== External links ==

'''Articles'''

* [http://www.huygens-fokker.org/whoswho/darreg.html Ivor Darreg] on the Huygens-Fokker Foundation website

* [http://www.huygens-fokker.org/whoswho/darreg.html ''Ivor Darreg''] on the [[Huygens-Fokker Foundation]] website

* [http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/index.htm Ivor Darreg] on the [[Sonic Arts]] website (hosted by Tonalsoft)

* [http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/index.htm ''Ivor Darreg''] on the [[Sonic Arts]] website (hosted by Tonalsoft)

'''Music'''

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'''Other'''

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20181221232754/http://xen-arts.net/ivor2/ IVOR2, a VST microtonal synth named after Ivor Darreg] (archived)

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20181221232754/http://xen-arts.net/ivor2/ ''IVOR2, a VST microtonal synth named after Ivor Darreg''] (archived)

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 {{Wikipedia|Ivor Darreg}}
-'''Ivor Darreg''' (May 5, 1917 – February 12, 1994) was a leading composer, instrument builder and theorist. He made microtonal music from 1936<ref>http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/oboe.htm</ref> or 1937<ref>http://www.huygens-fokker.org/whoswho/darreg.html</ref> until his death in 1994.
+'''Ivor Darreg''' (May 5, 1917 – February 12, 1994) was a leading composer, instrument builder and theorist.
-Around 1967, he coined the term ''[[xenharmonic]]''<ref>http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/piano.htm</ref>.
+He began experimenting with [[quartertone]]s in 1932, constructed his microtonal Electronic Keyboard Oboe in 1936, and thereafter composed and improvised microtonal music until his death in 1994.<ref>''Darreg, 1993'' - List of Anniversaries (pending publication, ask [[Joseph Monzo]] for details)</ref>
-He was the Johnny Appleseed of xen; he personally guided many people, and networked with cassette tapes before World Wide Web. The informal meetings he held with Glen Prior starting around 1958 later evolved into the [[Xenharmonic Alliance]]<ref>http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/xallianc.htm</ref>.
+Darreg coined the term "[[xenharmonic]]" in March 1966.<ref>''Xenharmonic Bulletin No. 1'' - Xenarmonia A' (March 1966); accessible at http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/xallianc.htm</ref>
+Darreg was the 'Johnny Appleseed' of xen; he personally guided many people, and networked with cassette tapes before the World Wide Web. The informal meetings he held with [[Glen Prior]] starting around 1958 later evolved into the [[Xenharmonic Alliance]]<ref> ''Xenharmonic Music Alliance'' - the Xenharmonic Music Alliance (some time before 2007); accessible at http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/xallianc.htm</ref>.
 [[Johnny Reinhard]] had about 90 cassette tapes of Ivor given to Johnny by Ivor, with the instructions to get it out to the world. Johnny has released the contents of some of these tapes on Bandcamp in 2018 and 2019 (see ''Ivor Darreg Originals'' below), with more to be released soon. The remainder of the collection is in the [[AFMM]]'s microtonal archive in Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.
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 == External links ==
 '''Articles'''
-* [http://www.huygens-fokker.org/whoswho/darreg.html Ivor Darreg] on the Huygens-Fokker Foundation website
+* [http://www.huygens-fokker.org/whoswho/darreg.html ''Ivor Darreg''] on the [[Huygens-Fokker Foundation]] website
-* [http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/index.htm Ivor Darreg] on the [[Sonic Arts]] website (hosted by Tonalsoft)
+* [http://www.tonalsoft.com/sonic-arts/darreg/index.htm ''Ivor Darreg''] on the [[Sonic Arts]] website (hosted by Tonalsoft)
 '''Music'''
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 '''Other'''
-* [http://web.archive.org/web/20181221232754/http://xen-arts.net/ivor2/ IVOR2, a VST microtonal synth named after Ivor Darreg] (archived)
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20181221232754/http://xen-arts.net/ivor2/ ''IVOR2, a VST microtonal synth named after Ivor Darreg''] (archived)
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