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'''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. | |||
The [[5-limit]] [[regular temperament|temperament]] tempering out the Pythagorean limma ([[256/243]]) was named [[Limmic temperaments#5-limit (blackwood)|blackwood]] in his honor. | |||
== Microtonal works == | |||
* ''Four Letter Scenes from Gulliver'', Op. 25 (1972) (in [[12edo]], [[15edo]], [[16edo]], and [[23edo]])<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Easley-Blackwood "Easley Blackwood" on Encyclopaedia Britannica]</ref></li> | |||
{{Wikipedia|Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media}} | |||
* ''Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media'', Op. 28 (1980) | |||
<ol type="I"> | |||
:<li>16 notes. Andantino (in [[16edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>18 notes. Allegro volando (in [[18edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>21 notes. Suite in four mvts. (in [[21edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>23 notes. Allegro moderato (in [[23edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>13 notes. Sostenuto (in [[13edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>15 notes. Lento (in [[15edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>17 notes. Con moto (in [[17edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>22 notes. Andante ma non troppo (in [[22edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>24 notes. Moderato (in [[24edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>14 notes. Allegramente (in [[14edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>20 notes. Comodo (in [[20edo]])</li> | |||
:<li>19 notes. Allegro moderato (in [[19edo]])</li> | |||
</ol> | |||
* ''Fanfare in 19-note Equal Tuning'', Op. 28a (1981) (in [[19edo]]) | |||
* ''Suite for Guitar in 15-note Equal Tuning'', Op. 33 (c. 1990) (in [[15edo]]) | |||
<ol type="I"> | |||
:<li>Prélude (Allegro)</li> | |||
:<li>Sarabande (Andante)</li> | |||
:<li>Gavotte (Tempo di gavotta)</li> | |||
:<li>Gigue (Vivo)</li> | |||
</ol> | |||
== Writings == | |||
* ''The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings'' (1986) | |||
== References == | |||
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== External links == | |||
* [https://www.cedillerecords.org/albums/easley-blackwood-microtonal/ ''Easley Blackwood: Microtonal'' on Cedille Records] | |||
* [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] | |||
[[Category:Composer]] | |||
[[Category:Educator]] | |||
[[Category:Musician]] | |||
[[Category:Theorist]] | |||