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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The [[African|african]]-origin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba|kalimba/mbira]] is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005|this article]] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum. | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The [[African|african]]-origin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba|kalimba/mbira]] is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005|this article]] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum. | ||
Reference material on | =Reference material on Mbira= | ||
Paul F. Berliner, [[http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html|The Soul of Mbira]], University of Chicago Press, 1993. | Paul F. Berliner, [[http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html|The Soul of Mbira]], University of Chicago Press, 1993. | ||
L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, [[https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira|Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira]], Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span class="a">, 2008.</span> | L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, [[https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira|Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira]], Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span class="a">, 2008.</span> | ||
=Kalimbas used in microtonal music= | |||
Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music: | Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music: | ||
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A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in [[http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/|Just Her – Jester – Gesture]] and [[http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/|Burning Petrol]], compositions by [[Georg Hajdu]]. | A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in [[http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/|Just Her – Jester – Gesture]] and [[http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/|Burning Petrol]], compositions by [[Georg Hajdu]]. | ||
Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. | =Further development of kalimba-type instruments= | ||
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8]]</pre></div> | Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. | ||
A kalimba with pitch bends: | |||
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8]] | |||
[[http://www.arraymbira.com|Array Mbira]]</pre></div> | |||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>kalimba (mbira)</title></head><body>The <a class="wiki_link" href="/African">african</a>-origin <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba" rel="nofollow">kalimba/mbira</a> is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005" rel="nofollow">this article</a> by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.<br /> | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>kalimba (mbira)</title></head><body>The <a class="wiki_link" href="/African">african</a>-origin <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba" rel="nofollow">kalimba/mbira</a> is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005" rel="nofollow">this article</a> by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.<br /> | ||
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Reference material on | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:&lt;h1&gt; --><h1 id="toc0"><a name="Reference material on Mbira"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 -->Reference material on Mbira</h1> | ||
Paul F. Berliner, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html" rel="nofollow">The Soul of Mbira</a>, University of Chicago Press, 1993.<br /> | Paul F. Berliner, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html" rel="nofollow">The Soul of Mbira</a>, University of Chicago Press, 1993.<br /> | ||
L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira" rel="nofollow">Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira</a>, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span class="a">, 2008.</span><br /> | L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira" rel="nofollow">Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira</a>, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span class="a">, 2008.</span><br /> | ||
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Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music:<br /> | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:&lt;h1&gt; --><h1 id="toc1"><a name="Kalimbas used in microtonal music"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->Kalimbas used in microtonal music</h1> | ||
Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music:<br /> | |||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060</a> (Kalimba tuned to <a class="wiki_link" href="/OverToneSeries">harmonic series</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/George%20Secor">George D. Secor</a>)<br /> | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060</a> (Kalimba tuned to <a class="wiki_link" href="/OverToneSeries">harmonic series</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/George%20Secor">George D. Secor</a>)<br /> | ||
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A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/" rel="nofollow">Just Her – Jester – Gesture</a> and <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/" rel="nofollow">Burning Petrol</a>, compositions by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Georg%20Hajdu">Georg Hajdu</a>.<br /> | A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/" rel="nofollow">Just Her – Jester – Gesture</a> and <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/" rel="nofollow">Burning Petrol</a>, compositions by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Georg%20Hajdu">Georg Hajdu</a>.<br /> | ||
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Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&lt;h1&gt; --><h1 id="toc2"><a name="Further development of kalimba-type instruments"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->Further development of kalimba-type instruments</h1> | ||
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8</a></body></html></pre></div> | Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further.<br /> | ||
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A kalimba with pitch bends:<br /> | |||
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8</a><br /> | |||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.arraymbira.com" rel="nofollow">Array Mbira</a></body></html></pre></div> | |||
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The [[African|african]]-origin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba|kalimba/mbira]] is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005|this article]] by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum. =Reference material on Mbira= Paul F. Berliner, [[http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html|The Soul of Mbira]], University of Chicago Press, 1993. L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, [[https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira|Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira]], Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span class="a">, 2008.</span> =Kalimbas used in microtonal music= Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music: [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060]] (Kalimba tuned to [[OverToneSeries|harmonic series]], [[George Secor|George D. Secor]]) [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106]] (Kalimba tuned to [[Mavila#Mavila]] pentatonic, <span class="email">[[Petr Pařízek]]</span>) There are YouTube videos of microtonal kalimba music: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4]] ([[Jacob Barton]] playing kalimba at the [[http://www.untwelve.org|UnTwelve]] event on the 31.07.2008) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJd5DLtbtgk]] ([[Aaron Krister Johnson]] of [[http://www.untwelve.org|UnTwelve]] playing his composition "Queen of Hearts") Other microtonal kalimba/mbira references: [[http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/]] (Tuning a kalimba to the [[Bohlen-Pierce]] scale) A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in [[http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/|Just Her – Jester – Gesture]] and [[http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/|Burning Petrol]], compositions by [[Georg Hajdu]]. =Further development of kalimba-type instruments= Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further. A kalimba with pitch bends: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8]] [[http://www.arraymbira.com|Array Mbira]]
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<html><head><title>kalimba (mbira)</title></head><body>The <a class="wiki_link" href="/African">african</a>-origin <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba" rel="nofollow">kalimba/mbira</a> is another instrument that is small and cheap and easy to retune, and hence another good candidate as a gateway to microtonal music. Retuning is apparently common practice among the traditional Mbira masters in Africa - see e.g. <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/11005" rel="nofollow">this article</a> by Joe Monzo on the MakeMicroMusic yahoo forum.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:<h1> --><h1 id="toc0"><a name="Reference material on Mbira"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 -->Reference material on Mbira</h1> Paul F. Berliner, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3644709.html" rel="nofollow">The Soul of Mbira</a>, University of Chicago Press, 1993.<br /> L. E. McNeil, S. Mitran, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.academia.edu/2847668/Vibrational_frequencies_and_tuning_of_the_African_mbira" rel="nofollow">Vibrational Frequencies and Tunings of the African Mbira</a>, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America<span class="a">, 2008.</span><br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:<h1> --><h1 id="toc1"><a name="Kalimbas used in microtonal music"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->Kalimbas used in microtonal music</h1> Several members of the Yahoo tuning forums have used kalimbas for microtonal music:<br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78060</a> (Kalimba tuned to <a class="wiki_link" href="/OverToneSeries">harmonic series</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/George%20Secor">George D. Secor</a>)<br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/78106</a> (Kalimba tuned to <a class="wiki_link" href="/Mavila#Mavila">Mavila</a> pentatonic, <span class="email"><a class="wiki_link" href="/Petr%20Pa%C5%99%C3%ADzek">Petr Pařízek</a></span>)<br /> <br /> There are YouTube videos of microtonal kalimba music:<br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnAHx-7Ef4</a> (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Jacob%20Barton">Jacob Barton</a> playing kalimba at the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.untwelve.org" rel="nofollow">UnTwelve</a> event on the 31.07.2008)<br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJd5DLtbtgk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJd5DLtbtgk</a> (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Aaron%20Krister%20Johnson">Aaron Krister Johnson</a> of <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.untwelve.org" rel="nofollow">UnTwelve</a> playing his composition "Queen of Hearts")<br /> <br /> Other microtonal kalimba/mbira references:<br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/" rel="nofollow">http://bp.b0b.com/2016/01/tuning-a-kalimba-to-bp/</a> (Tuning a kalimba to the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Bohlen-Pierce">Bohlen-Pierce</a> scale)<br /> <br /> A kalimba in Bohlen-Pierce tuning is also used in <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://georghajdu.de/compositions/just-her-jester-gesture/" rel="nofollow">Just Her – Jester – Gesture</a> and <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://georghajdu.de/burning-petrol/" rel="nofollow">Burning Petrol</a>, compositions by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Georg%20Hajdu">Georg Hajdu</a>.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:<h1> --><h1 id="toc2"><a name="Further development of kalimba-type instruments"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->Further development of kalimba-type instruments</h1> Kalimba-type instruments can also be developed further.<br /> <br /> A kalimba with pitch bends:<br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcuAk5UY5g8</a><br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.arraymbira.com" rel="nofollow">Array Mbira</a></body></html>