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'''Ryan Pratt''' is a [[microtonal]] composer, music theorist, music educator and web tool developer. | '''Ryan Pratt''' is a [[microtonal]] composer, music theorist, music educator and web tool developer. | ||
He advocates for a ‘top-down’ model of harmony. In this model: | He advocates for a ‘top-down’ model of harmony which he calls '''relative intonation'''. In this model: | ||
* [[Interval]]s are understood through what [[fundamental]] they imply, rather than as fixed pitch points | * [[Interval]]s are understood through what [[fundamental]] they imply, rather than as fixed pitch points | ||
* Chord progressions work by re-contextualizing natural harmonics as partials of lower fundamentals, a new implied fundamental is a new chord | * Chord progressions work by re-contextualizing natural harmonics as partials of lower fundamentals, a new implied fundamental is a new chord | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 16 September 2026
Ryan Pratt is a microtonal composer, music theorist, music educator and web tool developer.
He advocates for a ‘top-down’ model of harmony which he calls relative intonation. In this model:
- Intervals are understood through what fundamental they imply, rather than as fixed pitch points
- Chord progressions work by re-contextualizing natural harmonics as partials of lower fundamentals, a new implied fundamental is a new chord
Some of his compositions include Sadhana (2015) written using 48edo ‘eighth-tone’ notation, and K. tracing (2015) which uses an empirical tuning derived from the partials of a real violin. A full discography including more recent works can be found on his Soundcloud linked below.