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A rather strange emerging genre. Some curious composers, wishing to test the [[Ivor_Darreg|Darregian]] notion that each [[Equal_Temperaments|equal temperament]], to a certain extent, possesses a certain quality or mood to it, endeavor to compose entire series of pieces which sample the field, often sequentially. Easley Blackwood's rather neoclassical ''Microtonal Etudes'' (1980-1), in EDO's 13 through 24, was one of the first such surveys. [[McLaren|Brian McLaren]]'s idiosyncratic ''240 Piano Pieces'' from the 90's, with 5 pieces in each tuning from 5/oct to 53/oct (excepting 12!), might be the most extensive, so much that each set of 5 pieces might be thought of as a whole. [[Warren_Burt|Warren Burt]]'s ''39 Dissonant Etudes'' (1992-8) (5/oct to 43/oct) all use the same type of technique to generate "dissonance."

[[Daniel_Wolf|Daniel Wolf]] has a series of etudes from ET's 8 through 23, excepting 10, 12, and 20, written between 1994 and 2004. [[Jacob_Barton|Jacob Barton]]'s ''Moods'' and ''Xenharmonic Variations on a Theme by [[Mozart|Mozart]]'' from 2004 progress sequentially in sections (ET's 1-13 and 12-19).

In addition to the proper surveys, many individuals have made forays into a wide range of EDOs that don't necessarily constitute suites or "thorough" surveys. [[Ivor_Darreg|Ivor Darreg]], [[Marc_Jones|Marc Jones]], [[Gene_Ward_Smith|Gene Ward Smith]], [[X._J._Scott|X. J. Scott]], [[Andrew_Heathwaite|Andrew Heathwaite]], [http://www.chrisvaisvil.com Chris Vaisvil], and [[Aaron_Hunt|Aaron Hunt]] come to mind, as well as more music by [[Brian_McLaren|Brian McLaren]] and [[Warren_Burt|Warren Burt]].

''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/simultaneous-tunings/walking_again_the_mountian.mp3 Walking, Again, the Mountain]'' for Choir and Percussion by [http://chrisvaisvil.com/?page_id=2 Chris Vaisvil] in 17et, 10et, 17et in ABA form. [http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1065 Scoredatura and details].