The seven works on the disc (two each by Harry Partch, John Cage, and Lou Harrison and one by LaMonte Young) are among of the most enjoyable introductory albums to just intonation. Guitarist John Schneider, who arranged several of the pieces on the disc for harp and guitar, is joined by harpist Amy Schulman and, in one work, by percussionist Gene Sterling. Schneider's extensive and highly informative notes guide the reader painlessly through a discussion of tuning theories and the history of the pieces.Lou Harrison's Suite ...
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The seven works on the disc (two each by Harry Partch, John Cage, and Lou Harrison and one by LaMonte Young) are among of the most enjoyable introductory albums to just intonation. Guitarist John Schneider, who arranged several of the pieces on the disc for harp and guitar, is joined by harpist Amy Schulman and, in one work, by percussionist Gene Sterling. Schneider's extensive and highly informative notes guide the reader painlessly through a discussion of tuning theories and the history of the pieces.Lou Harrison's Suite No 2, LaMonte Young's Sarabande, and Harry Partch's Two Studies and Barstow were all originally written or later adapted by the composer for just intonation. Except for Barstow, the performances are arranged for the present combination of instruments by Schneider. The performances are gentle and atmospheric, using the unexpected scale notes -- often with certain notes being pretty far off the standard piano keyboard -- for color and drama, rather than chromaticism and chord...
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