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What is your favorite tuning system? Why?

By NewMusicBox Staff on September 1, 2000No Comment
Johnny Reinhard Johnny Reinhard
“What is the virtue of sticking to any single system of tuning? Why a system, and not an approach, or multi-systems?…”
Joe Monzo Joe Monzo
“The desire to simplify Partch’s numerical (ratio-based) notation led to me create harmonic lattice-diagrams to represent the pitches in ‘ratio-space’…”
Joe Manieri Joe Manieri
“I’m sorry for all you just people, but I’m un-just…”
Lois V Vierk Lois V Vierk
“Many of my pieces use glissandi, but only a few of my works are actually microtonal…”

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