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May. 16th, 2004 02:12 amRobert Sandall presents a two-part series about musical tuning. Why have musical traditions in different parts of the world developed different tuning systems?
"In Western Europe, we’ve become used to a musical system based on what’s known as ‘equal temperament’ that divides an octave into twelve equal parts. But other musical traditions in other parts of the world have developed different tuning systems, with larger or smaller divisions between the notes. Robert talks to shakuhachi player Kiku Day and singer Natacha Atlas about their tuning systems and the importance of the quarter-tone, a division that rarely occurs in western classical music.
Robert also talks to one of the pioneers of electronic music, Brian Eno, about his early days with Roxy Music, when synthesisers routinely went out of tune. Brian’s latest musical project is a study of church bells. The beauty of the bell sound lies in the complex harmonics and dissonances that resonate when it’s rung. When, Brian wonders, does dissonance cease being pleasurable?"
(There is a more detailed description of the program at the link abobe)
Listen to Program 1
Listen to Program 2
"In Western Europe, we’ve become used to a musical system based on what’s known as ‘equal temperament’ that divides an octave into twelve equal parts. But other musical traditions in other parts of the world have developed different tuning systems, with larger or smaller divisions between the notes. Robert talks to shakuhachi player Kiku Day and singer Natacha Atlas about their tuning systems and the importance of the quarter-tone, a division that rarely occurs in western classical music.
Robert also talks to one of the pioneers of electronic music, Brian Eno, about his early days with Roxy Music, when synthesisers routinely went out of tune. Brian’s latest musical project is a study of church bells. The beauty of the bell sound lies in the complex harmonics and dissonances that resonate when it’s rung. When, Brian wonders, does dissonance cease being pleasurable?"
(There is a more detailed description of the program at the link abobe)
Listen to Program 1
Listen to Program 2
