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    Mandala 10 was performed in the Tate Gallery London in 2011 as part of UK MicroFest organised by Don Bousted. It was performed in a workshop space out of concern for valuable paintings and relayed live via CCT to a concert audience in the main gallery.

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    Review-Jon Catler: The Young Mountain of the East

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Diahemitonic Tonality: A Tension–Release Quarter-Tonal Harmonic System

Simon Kaplan·August 3, 2026
This article expands upon my previous work titled ‘Diahemitonic Modality: A Quarter-Tonal Composition System’ and in which I mapped the diatonic modal system onto quarter-tonality. As tonality derives from modality and modality has been successfully mapped onto quarter-tonality, the prospect of extending this mapping to tonality becomes conceivable. The design process mirrors that of diahemitonic modality, now focusing on tonal harmony and encompassing considerations of scale, mode, key, interval, chord, function, cadence, sequence and modulation. The one-to-one mapping of each aspect of diatonic tonality onto the quarter-tone scale culminates in diahemitonic tonality.
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Evolution of my Music:

Norman Freund·July 7, 2026
In a nutshell, I like to compose and perform experimental music, with a high emphasis on an organic...
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Review-Jon Catler: The Young Mountain of the East

Ben Harper·June 8, 2026
The piece "The Young Mountain of the East" by Catler is a rich homage to La Monte Young, incorporating extended harmonic complexity and microtonal electric guitar elements. It comprises twelve structured sections that explore dynamic tonal shifts and rhythmic developments, balancing intricacy with approachable listening, and honoring Young's innovative legacy.
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Mohajira and Rast Rotations in Ten-tone Scales

Praveen Venkataramana·May 26, 2026
This is a further exploration of a minimalistic maqam system which tries to eke out maqam genera from...
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Another Look at Wilson’s Keyboard Mapping System

Naren Ratan·May 19, 2026
1. Introduction A portion of Erv Wilson’s keyboard mapping system can be expressed in a few equations. Personally...
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CD Review: Cris Forster

Kraig Grady·May 9, 2026
Cris Forster Song of Myself and Ambisonance MicroFest Records Cris Forster belongs to the first generation of microtonal...
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Two Baglama Frettings

Praveen Venkataramana·April 25, 2026
The bağlama has many things that make it advantageous for the general soundworld of tetrachordal and harmonic/diaphonic scales....
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Harry Partch: The Wayward

Ben Harper·February 2, 2026
Harry Partch: The Wayward [Bridge]. A welcome piece of vintage weirdness is the latest instalment of Bridge’s series...
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Review: Catherine Lamb: interius/exterius

Ben Harper·May 25, 2025
BY BEN HARPER Catherine Lamb: interius/exterius [Greyfade]. The most assured and balanced composition by Lamb to date, interius/exterius...
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CD Review: The First 50 Years

Kraig Grady·March 9, 2025
The First Fifty Years David B. Doty Microfest Records David B. Doty is an important artist and influence...
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