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Microtonal music on CD
This list contains microtonal/xenharmonic/non-12 music on CD only and no works in
12-note just intonation, 12-note in historical temperaments or ethnic traditional music.
Xenharmonic is a term invented by Ivor Darreg for musical phenomena that sound
different from having 12 tones in an octave, and derives from the Greek xenos = strange,
foreign. The term e.t. stands for equal temperament or equal tuning.
Links to homepages of composers and groups are included. When there is more than
one link to the same person, it refers to a different page.
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loudspeakers, 48 oscillators and 167 scales. Double CD, Warren Burt, 2003.
Warren Burt: "A Post-Modern Object-Oriented Chaotic Cellular Microtonal
Teledildonic Virtual Simulacra! (Buzzwords (that might have gotten you tenure) for
sampled orchestra)", no. 16 from "Some Kind of Seasoning" (1991). On "Apollo and
Marsyas, an anthology of new music concerts, Het Apollohuis 1980-1997", Het
Apollohuis, 2002. ACD 090218
John Cage: "Atlas Eclipticalis" (1961-62). Played by The Orchestra of the S.E.M.
Ensemble conducted by Petr Kotik and Joseph Kubera, piano. Wergo WER 6216-2
The instrumental parts for flute played by Eberhard Blum on piccolo, flute and alto
flute. Hat Hut Records, 1992. hat ART CD 6111
John Cage: "tudes Borales" (1978). Four etudes for solo cello. (with "Dip in the
Lake", Lecture", "Solo for Cello", "26'1.1499") Played by Frances-Marie Uitti.
Etcetera, KTC 2016
John Cage: "Ryoanji" (1985) and "Ten" (1991). Played by the Ives Ensemble (with
"Fourteen"). Hat Hut Records, 1994. hat ART CD 6159
"Ryoanji" for trombone and percussion played by Roland Dahinden and Hildegard
Kleeb (with "Two", "Dream" and "Prelude for meditation"). hat ART CD 6129
Played by James Fulkerson on trombone and Frank Denyer (with "TWO5" and "Solo
for sliding trombone"). Etcetera, KTC 1137
John Cage: Violin Music. Paul Zukofsky plays Cage's "Chorals" (from "Solos for
Voice"), "Cheap Imitation" (1969), and "Freeman Etudes I-VIII" (1980 & 1990). In
"Chorals", perhaps Cage's most intensely microtonal piece, Zukofsky shows just how
finely pitches can be played. This version of "Cheap Imitation", composed in
consultation with Zukofsky, uses a multi-modal Pythagorean tuning. And the
"Freeman Etudes" might qualify as the most difficult violin music ever written. CP2
John Cage: "Two4" (1991) for violin and sho. Performed by Irvine Arditti and Maumi
Miyata. Mode Records, Mode 160
Wendy Carlos: "Beauty in the Beast". One of the best electronic non-12 CDs ever.
Includes "Just Imaginings" in which Carlos modulates through 12 successive just
keys. The title piece is in her Alpha and Beta tuning, another piece in Gamelan
tuning and ones using a harmonic scale. Passport Records, Inc., 1986. SYNCD 200
Now back in print: ESD, 2000. ESD 81552
Wendy Carlos: "Afterlife" on "Tales of Heaven and Hell". Electronic music with
themes in 15-tone e.t. ESD, 1998. ESD 81352
Charles Carpenter: "Frog la Pche". High energy progressive rock based music
with similarities to King Crimson on synthesizer/samplers using the Bohlen-Pierce
scale. Caterwaul Records, 1994. CAT8221
Charles Carpenter: "Splat". Incorporating freely jazz, avant-garde and even classical
elements, explores the new territory of Bohlen-Pierce with a refreshing lack of
scruples. Caterwaul Records, 1996. 1232MK-2
Julin Carrillo: Msica de Julin Carrillo. Contains "Sinfona No. 1 en Re Mayor",
"Preludio a Coln", "Horizontes", "Sexteto para Cuerdas", "Meditacin", "En Secreto"
and "Balbuceos". Recorded in Paris between 1961 and 1965. Orchestre des
Concerts Lamoureux, cond. Julin Carrillo. Sony Music Entertaiment de Mxico,
1997. Double CD, CDEC2 486131
Jon Catler Group: "Jesus Got a Gun". Rock music with just intonation fretted and
fretless guitar and bass. Direct Disc, 1995. DD0001
The Catler Brothers: "Crash Landing". 10 Songs in 49-note per octave just
intonation. FreeNote Records, 1997.
Jon Catler and Meredith Borden: "Birdhouse". Birdhouse has taken actual microtonal
transcriptions of birdsong, as well as songs inspired by birds and expressed them
through an extended 13-limit system of Just Intonation. It joins the unique talents of
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innovative guitarist and composer, Jon Catler and coloratura songstress, Meredith
Borden. This CD creates an aviary of sound, highlighting the special talents of
multi-instrumentalist Brad Catler on percussion and fretless bass, flutist Andrew
Bolotowsky, and drummer Jonathan Kane; furthermore, on its classic peace anthem
"Bird of Pray", Birdhouse introduces a microtonal choir featuring the voices of Carla
Buffa, Paul Matsumoto and Joseph Liebhart. FreeNote Records, 1998.
Jon Catler: "Evolution for Electric Guitar and Orchestra". A four movement
symphonic work performed in 62-tone just intonation, conducted by Joel Thome.
Instrumentation: 2 just intonation guitars, 2 violins, viola, cello, upright bass, electric
JI bass, percussion and 2 vocalists all in 13-limit harmonic series tuning. Freenote
Records, 2001.
Jon Catler: "Jon Catler. With "La Religion est une Salope", "Sleeping Beauty",
"Planet Slicer I & II", "Timepeace", "Joint" and "Evolution". Performed by Jon Catler
acoustic and electric guitars; American Festival of Microtonal Music Ensemble and
Orchestra, Paolo Bellomia cond.; Danice Gomien and Walter Moore, vocals; Johnny
Reinhard, bassoon; Bradford Catler and Hansford Rowe, electric fretless bass; Mike
Cullens, Bill Bryant and Bob Muller, drums; Dave Eggar, cello and Guy Tyler, double
bass. American Festival of Microtonal Music, 2006. Pitch P-200206
Friedrich Cerha: String Quartets no. 1-3, String sextet after Hlderlin. Performed by
the Arditti Quartet. WDR/CPO LC 8492
Charming Hostess: "Eat". The Hostesses focus on the power of the voice and a
radical approach to harmony, microtonality and multi-layering. Strong leanings to
various folk and experimental rock traditions. Vaccination VAC016
John Chowning: "Stria" (1977). Computer music in 13-tone per 1206 cents octave or
you can think of it as the Golden Section divided into 9 equal parts. On "John
Chowning: Music with Computers", Wergo, 1988. WER 2012-50
Gloria Coates: "Symphony No. 2" (1974/1988) performed by the Stuttgart
Philharmonic, cond. Hauschild, "Homage to Van Gogh" (1993) performed by Musica
Viva Dresden, cond. Wirrmann, "Fragment from Leonardo's Notebooks" (1976-1984)
performed by Youth Festival Orchestra Bayreuth, cond. Kuntzsch, "Time Frozen"
(1995) performed by Das Neue Werk Hamburg, cond. Cichewiecz. CPO 999590-2
Gloria Coates: "Symphony No. 4" (1984/1990) performed by the Stuttgart
Philharmonic, cond. Hauschild, "Symphony No. 7" (1991) by Stuttgart Philharmonic,
cond. Schmoehe, "Symphony No. 1" (1974) by the Bavarian Radio Symphony
Orchestra, cond. Elgar Howarth, CPO 999392-2
Gloria Coates: String Quartets no. 1 (1966), 2 (1972) and 4 (1977), performed by the
Kronos Quartet. Pro Viva ISPV 173, distr. Albany Records.
Gloria Coates: String Quartet no. 3 (1975) performed by the Fanny Mendelssohn
Quartet. Troubadisc TRO-CD 01418, distr. Albany Records.
Gloria Coates: String Quartets no. 1 (1966), 5 (1988) and 6 performed by the
Kreuzer Quartet. Naxos, to appear spring 2002.
Tony Conrad: "Slapping Pythagoras". A lot of guitars and violins making scraping
sounds. Table Of The Elements, 1995.
Mildred Couper: "Xanadu" and "Dirge". Quarter-tone piano pieces performed by
Anatoly Larkin and Carl Witt. On the CD "If Tigers were Clouds: Eight Decades of
Women in Experimental Music" by Zeitgeist. Innova, 2003. Innova 589
Marilyn Crispell & Georg Graewe: "Piano duets" (for tuned & detuned pianos).
Double CD, the second disc uses diagonal tuning developed by Thomas Henke:
both pianos are tuned a quarter-tone apart in the middle registers, while the lower
and upper registers are stretched flat, respectively shar p, gradually within the range
of a minor second. Leo Records CD LR 206/207.
Pascale Criton: "Territoires imperceptibles" (1997), "Artefact" (2001), "Thymes"
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(1988), "La Ritournelle et le galop" (1996) and "Le Passage des heures" (1998).
Chamber music in 72-tone and 96-tone e.t. Ensemble 2e2m cond. Paul Mfano.
Pierre Roullier, flute; Didier Aschour, guitar; Herv Derrien, cello; Jean-Pierre Collot,
piano; Yumi Nara, soprano; Nomi Schindler, violin; Christophe Roy, cello and
Pascal Contet, accordeon. Assai, 2003. Assai 222482 - MU750
Pierre-Jean Crosset: "Harmoniques du temps", Disques Ocora, 558661
George Crumb: "Ancient Voices of Children for Soprano & Chamber Ensemble"
(1970). Elektra Nonesuch 79149-2
Ivor Darreg: "Detwelvulate!". The Ivor Darreg Memorial CD, 1994. Contains
selections from "Beyond the Xenharmonic Frontier" a series of synthesizer etudes, a
megalyra composition and other works in equal temperaments from 5 to 53 tones
per octave. Available from the Ivor Darreg Memorial Fund and eMUSIC.
Ivor Darreg: "More Microtonal Music by Ivor Darreg". Instruments: amplifying
clavichord, megalyra, elastic tuning organ, kosmolyra, modified theremin with volume
keyboard, DX7II. Tunings: 19-tone e.t., 17-tone e.t., 22-tone e.t., 12-tone e.t., Ellis'
just harmonical with 7/4, septimal just tuning with 7/6 blues third. Microtonal Shelf,
1998. CD002
Ivor Darreg: "Beyond the Xenharmonic Frontier - volume 1". Synthesizer
compositions in every equal temperament from 9 through 31 tones per octave by
Ivor Darreg. Microtonal Shelf, 1998. CD003
Ivor Darreg: "Beyond the Xenharmonic Frontier - volume 2". Synthesizer
compositions in every equal temperament from 32 through 41 tones per octave by
Ivor Darreg. Microtonal Shelf, 1998. CD004
Ivor Darreg: "Beyond the Xenharmonic Frontier - volume 3". Synthesizer
compositions in every equal temperament from 42 through 53 tones per octave by
Ivor Darreg. Microtonal Shelf, 1998. CD005
Deep Listening Band: "The Ready Made Boomerang". The Deep Listening Band
again in the resonant Fort Worden Cistern on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. For
this session, Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, and Panaiotis invited vocalist
Thomasa Eckert and clarinettist-composer William O. Smith to join them in richly
varied improvisations. New Albion, 1991. NA044
Deep Listening Band: "Troglodyte's Delight". Recorded in a cave. Non Sequitur,
1990. WN 0003
Chris Dench: "Sulle Scale della Fenice" (1986-89). On "Music for flute", played by
Laura Chislett. Etcetera, 1993. KTC 1146. Also on Perspectives of New Music, 1991.
PNM 29
Edison Denisov: "Sonata for alto saxophone and piano" (1970), performed by John
Harle, saxophone and John Lenehan, piano. Uses quarter-tones. On "John Harle's
Saxophone" with other music by Phil Woods, Richard Rodney Bennett, Dave Heath
and Michael Berkeley. Hyperion, 1987. CDA 66246
Edison Denisov: "Concerto for Cello and Orchestra" (1973), performed by Alexander
Zagorinsky, cello and the Symphony Orchestra of the "Ostankino" TV and Radio
Corporation cond. Alexander Mikhailov. This one-movement cello concerto is an
impressive microtonal cello monologue. The CD also contains the Concerto for
Piano and Orchestra
with Maria Parshina, piano which contains some microtonal clusters and glissandi.
Vista Vera Ltd. Moscow, 1993. UL-94055
D.D.T.: Discomedia. Hardcore agro-industrial electronic music with pieces in 10- and
19-tone e.t. Noel McKenna, drum and vocals; Lisa Sirois, samples and vocals;
Elaine Walker, synthesizer. Lovely Flankers, 1993.
Frank Denyer: "Finding Refuge in the Remains" (1992), "Quartet" (1988-90), "Frog"
(1974), "Archaeology" (1991), "Contained in a Strange Garden" (1993) and "The
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satellite sounds, static, machine noise and microtonality with virtuosic fireworks from
some of the best performers in America today, including Joan Jeanrenaud and the
Flux string quartet. Tzadik. TZ 8007
Kraig Grady and Brad Laner: "Music from the Island of Anaphoria". Uses Erv
Wilson's Eikosany as well as Wilson's Meta Slendro and Meta Mavila. Bzang
Editions. BZANG 0003
Kraig Grady: "From the Interiors of Anaphoria". A musical survey of many of the
instruments of Anaphoria in solo as well as ensemble pieces ranging from the
mediative to the explosive. Bzang Editions, 1998. BZANG 0002
Kraig Grady: "Anaphoria-The Creation of the Worlds". A 70 min large ensemble that
takes the listener into the centreless world of Wilson's Eikosany. The best example
of the use of simple consonances forming a harmonic environment without tonality.
Bzang Editions, 1998. BZANG 0004
Kraig Grady: "The stolen stars: an Anaphorian dance drama", Bzang Editions, 2003.
Kraig Grady: "Gending Aptos", on "soundCd no. 2", soundNet, 2004. Also contains
James Tenney: "Ergodos II", performed by William Winant.
Sofia Gubaidulina: "Quaternion" (1996) for 4 cellists, uses quartertones. Performed
by Alexander Ivashkin, Natalia Palutskaya, Rachel Johnston and Miranda Wilson,
cello. Chandos, 2002. CHAN 9958
Alfred Guisto: "Peace Cow (it's not a habit, I'm used to it)", a short orchestral work
dedicated to fellow microtonal composer Michael Malone, who died recently of AIDS,
and John Fugarino: "Riding on a Cloud". Performed by the Slovak Radio Orchestra
conducted by Robert Stankovsky. On MMC New Century Volume II. MMC
Recordings MMC2017
Georg Friedrich Haas: "Hommage Gyrgy Ligeti" (1985) for quarter-tone piano.
Performed by Marino Formenti, on the CD "Nothing is real" with music by Furrer,
Cage, Sciarrino, Haubenstock-Ramati and Lucier, Col legno 20223
Georg Friedrich Haas: "1. Streichquartett" (1997). On CD together with "Einklang
freier Wesen", "..." and "Nacht-Schatten", performed by Klangforum Wien cond.
Sylvain Cambreling, Edition Zeit-ton ORF 194
Georg Friedrich Haas: Streichquartette Nr. 1 und 2. Performed by the Kairos
Quartett. Edition Zeitklang, 2004. EZ 19017
Alois Hba: String Quartets 7, 8, 13, 15 and 16 played by the Suk Quartet. The 15th
is in 24-tone e.t. and the 16th in 31-tone e.t. (not 30 as often believed). Also includes
nonets 1 and 4 played by Czech Nonet. Praga, 1992. PR 255 005 CM 210
Alois Hba: Complete String Quartets (1-16). Op. 4, 7, 12, 14, 15, 37, 70, 73, 76, 79,
80, 87, 90, 92, 94, 95, 98, 101. Performed by the Stamitz-Quartett and Radovan
Lukavsky, speaker. Bayer Records, 2006. 4 CD box, BR 100282 - BR 100285
Alois Hba: Quarter-tone opera "Matka" (Mother) (1927/1930), opera in 10 scenes,
op. 35. Performed by Prague National Theatre Soloist, Orch. and Chorus cond. Jir
Jirous. Jir Pokorny, quarter-tone piano. Vlasta Urbanov, Marcela Lemarlov,
soprano, Marta Sandtnerov, mezzo-soprano, Eva Zikmundov, alto. Recorded at
the Domovina studio, Prague in October and November 1964. Supraphon SUP
108258-2 612. Double CD with libretto.
Alois Hba: Centenary edition. "Symphonic Fantasy for piano and orchestra" op. 8,
"The Path of Life", "New Earth, Overture to the Opera" op. 47, String quartet nr. 11 in
sixth-tone system op. 87, String quartet nr. 12 in quarter-tone system op. 90, String
quartet nr. 16 in fifth-tone system, op. 98, Sonata for quarter-tone piano, op. 62.
Other works for orchstra and solo instruments. Performed by a.o. Novak Quartet,
Czech Nonet, Vladimir Koula, piano, Herman, Seidl, Masier, Vanek and Suk. 3 CD.
Supraphon SUP 111865-2
Alois Hba: Violin works. "Fantasy for violin solo in quarter-tone system" op. 9a,
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"Fantasy for violin and quarter-tone piano" op. 21, "Suite for violin solo in
quarter-tone system" op. 93, and other twelve-tone works. Antonn Novk, violin; Jan
Vedra, piano; Vojtech Spurny, quarter-tone piano. Supraphon, 1997. SU 3335-2 131
Alois Hba: Fantasia no. 10, op. 31, Quarter-Tone Grand Piano, 1924 - August
Frster, performed by Jirikov and Karel Reiner. On 300 Years with the Pianoforte,
HF0005-2, 1999
Georg Hajdu: "Der Sprung" (1999). The first scene of this opera, describing a
dialogue between two university professors who are the victims of a shooting, is
written in the Bohlen-Pierce scale. NRW Vertrieb.
Cristobal Halffter: "Debla". Uses quarter-tones. On the CD "Flte, Avantgarde: Irmela
Nolte, Flte", Cavalli-Records MP 1001.
Peter Michael Hamel: "Mandala" for prepared piano on the double CD "Transition",
Kuckuck, 1983. 12063-2. Also on CD "Let it Play/Selected Pieces". Kuckuck 11078-2
Jeffrey Harrington: "Two Movements from the ACID BACH suite" in 24-tone e.t.
MUSENET, 1992. CD 2. The first movement can be downloaded from the homepage
at the preceding link.
Jeffrey Harrington: "Jardin des Merveilles", MP3.com CD, 2000.
Lou Harrison: "Serenade" (1978) for guitar with a percussion player. In an 8-note just
tuning. On the CD "Music for guitar and percussion" with music by Lou Harrison
played by John Schneider on well-tempered guitar. Etcetera, 1990. KTC 1071
On the CD "The Perilous Chapel" with music of Harrison played by David
Tanenbaum. New Albion, 1993. NA055
Lou Harrison: "Suite" (1942), "Fugue" (1941), "Double Music" (1941), "Song of
Queztecoatl" (1940) and "Labrynth no. 3" (1941), performed by Maelstrm
Percussion Ensemble, cond. Jan Williams on the CD "Labrynth". Hat Hut Records,
2000. hat[now]ART 105
Lou Harrison: "Complete Harpsichord Works, Music for Tack Piano and Fortepiano".
Performed by Linda Burman-Hall. New Albion NA117
Michael Harrison: "From Ancient Worlds" for Harmonic Piano. New Albion NA042
Michael Harrison: "Revelation" for piano tuned by just fifths and harmonic sevenths,
live recording, Michael Harrison Music, 2001. MHM101
Jonathan Harvey: "Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco" (1980). Non-equal, non-just tuning
derived from Fourier analysis of the partials of the great bell of Winchester Cathedral
plus the composer's son's voice singing the text inscribed on the bell: Horas
avolantes numero mortuos plango vivos ad preces voco. Composed at IRCAM.
Computer Music Currents vol. 5, Wergo WER 2025-50 (On the same disc:
"FMelodies II" by Mesias Maiguashca which uses sets of 120 timbres above two
fundamentals, a low C# and its 17th overtone. "Wind Chimes" by Dennis Smalley,
"Nekiya" by Gareth Loy and "Jardin Secret I" by Kaija Saariaho.)
"Mortuos Plango, .." is also available together with music performed by the Ensemble
InterContemporain conducted by Pierre Boulez. Erato, 1983. ECD 88261
Jonathan Harvey: "Bhakti" for chamber ensemble and quadraphonic tape (1982).
Performed by Spectrum, cond. Guy Protheroe. NMC Recordings Ltd., 1989. NMC
D001
Jonathan Harvey: "The Valley of Aosta", for several instruments, 2 DX7 and
percussion. Ensemble Musique Nouvelle, Georges-Elie Octors, cond. On "Ars
Musica '90". Inspired by Turner's painting. Two harps and two synthesizers are tuned
a quarter-tone apart. Ricercar, 1990. RIC 073052
Jonathan Harvey: "Ritual Melodies" (1990) for quadraphonic tape. Harmonic series
1-36 using additive timbres that mutate into one another. "Nataraja" (1983) for
doubling piccolo and piano, performed by Harrie Starreveld and Ren Eckhardt.
"From Silence" (1988) for soprano, violin, viola, percussion, keyboards, computer
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and tape. On the CD "The Music of Jonathan Harvey", Bridge Records, 1992. BCD
9031
"Nataraja" performed by Tokashi Endo and Jun Shiraishi on "Music Today"
selections WWCC 7109
Jonathan Harvey: "Curve with Plateaux", "Concerto for Cello & Orchestra", "Philia's
Dream" and "Three Sketches for solo Cello". Performed by Frances-Marie Uitti, cello
& Toscanini Symphony Orchestra. Etcetera, 1993. KTC 1148
Jonathan Harvey: "Curve with Plateaux", "Three sketches", "Chant" and "Advaya",
on the CD "Oevres pour violoncelle" with Benjamin Carat, cello. Assai, 2002. Assai
222 242
Jonathan Harvey and Frances-Marie Uitti: "Imaginings". Synthesizer and cello
improvisations. Chill-Out Records / Planet Blue Records, 1996.
Edu Haubensack: "Konzert in neuer Stimmung", performed by Basel Sinfonietta, Jost
Meier cond., Gertrud Schneider and Tomas Baechli, pianos. CD Dokumental 930516
Neil Haverstick: "The Gate. Featuring the 19-tone guitar". 19-tone and 12-tone rock
music. Neil Haverstick Productions, 1994.
Neil Haverstick: "Acoustic Stick". 19-tone and 34-tone acoustic jazz fusion on guitar.
Neil Haverstick Productions, 1997.
Neil Haverstick: "Other Worlds". Four longer pieces in 34, 19 and 12-tone equal
temperament with electronic space effects and one duet on fretless guitar with John
Starrett on StarrBoard. Neil Haverstick Productions, 1999.
Neil Haverstick: "If the Earth was a Woman". A collection of microtonal country, hard
rock, reggae and blues. Nine pieces for 34, 19, 12-tone and fretless guitars. Neil
Haverstick Productions, 2002.
Neil Haverstick: "Stick Man". Instrumental music in 19 and 34-tone e.t., mixed styles.
Performed by Ernie Crews, drums and percussion and Haverstick on electric guitars
and basses. Neil Haverstick Productions, 2005.
Neil Haverstick: "Mysterious Female". 11 Pieces for 19 and 12-tone and just-tuned
fretless guitars with guitar synth and electronic effects. Neil Haverstick Productions,
2007.
Hans Werner Henze: "El Cimarrn" (1969-70) for baritone, flute, guitar & percussion.
Uses quarter-tones. P. Yoder (baritone), M. Faust (flute), R. Evers (guitar), Mircea
Ardeleanu (percussion). Koch Schwann 314030
Hexnut: "Hexnut". Composed by Ned McGowan, Frederik Thorendal, Tomas Haake
and Tom Waits. Performed by Hexnut, orchestra; Susanna Borsch; Stephie Bttrich;
Gijs Levelt and Ere Lievonen. Mix of classical, jazz, improv and metal. Karnatic Lab
Records, 2007.
Lejaren Hiller: "Computer Music Retrospective (1957-1985)". First piece contains a
movement in 31-tone equal temperament. Wergo WER 60128-50
Erik Hinds: "Reign In Blood". Played on quartertone electric guitar and H'arpeggione,
an upright acoustic instrument with 12 sympathetic strings. CD Baby 2005.
Edward Hines: "An American in Istanbul", chamber works in new maqams. Edward
Hines Music, 1999.
Noriko Hisada: "Prognostication" (1990). Performed by the Ensemble fr Neue Musik
Zrich. Hat Hut Records, 2006, hat(now)ART 163
Heinz Holliger: "Quintet for winds" in 24-tone e.t. Accord 2001922 MU 750
Heinz Holliger: "Scardanelli Zyklus", fr Solo-Flte, kleines Orchester und
gemischten Chor, performed by Ensemble Modern. Contains quarter-tones and
eighth-tones. Double-CD. ECM 78118-21472-2
Bill Hopkins, works performed by Alison Wells, soprano, Richard Bernas cond.,
Music Projects/London, NMC D014
Jim Horton: "I Heard a Thousand Blended Notes" and "Xenakis meets Partch"
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Ben Johnston: "Calamity Jane to Her Daughter" (1990) on "Dora Ohrenstein: Urban
Diva" with Dora Ohrenstein, soprano. Probably the best performed intonation of
Johnston. Complete 13-limit. CRI Emergency Music series, 1993. CRI 654
Marc Jones: "Over Seas. Cyberenaissance, vol. 6" (2002). Electroacoustic
microtonal music with a mostly electric string quartet in 32-tone e.t. followed by a
suite in 49 played against 22, then 29, 31, and 26. Orphon Soul, Inc.
Hans de Jong: "Le rve et la folie" for saxophone solo. A piece with extremes of
pitch, dynamic contrast, quarter-tone steps and giant leaps. Kees van Unen: "... and
the world doesn't own me ..." for saxophone solo. A work in three parts featuring
overtone constellations and quarter-tones. On "Vintage of European Saxophone
Music, Volume 1 / The Netherlands" with Hans de Jong, saxophone and Paul
Hermsen, piano. Other works by Lex van Delden, Joop Voorn, Jan van Dijk, Henk
Badings and Chiel Meijering. Sound-Products Holland, Fidelio 8849
Mauricio Kagel: "Sextet for strings" (1953-1957). Uses quarter-tones. Performed by
Atelier Instrumental d'Expression Contemporaine Rgion Nord-Pas-de-Calais
(L'Europe Musicale D'Aujourd'hui), REM, 1993. REM 311180
Harold Kelt: "Gematria", 17 multi-temperament microtonal compositions in tunings of
20, 26, 33 and 39-tone equal divisions of the octave, CdStreet.com, 2002.
Buzz Kimball: "Early Improvisations". Novosonic 001
Buzz Kimball: "31 ET and Harmonic Guitar". Novosonic 002
Buzz Kimball: "Steel Cello and Microtonal Guitar Improvisations". Novosonic 003
Buzz Kimball: "31 ET Guitar Improvisations". Novosonic 004
Buzz Kimball: "Meditation Program". Novosonic 005
Gideon Klein: "Duo for violin and viola" (1940), written in the quarter-tone system.
Performed by Serge Garcia and Franoise Gneri. On CD by Ensemble 2e2m with
Paul Mfano, Arion, 1994. Arion 68272
Johnny Klonaris: "Unfinished Dreams" (1995). The track "Evil Tempered" uses a
harmonic series segment scale.
Hans van Koolwijk: "Bambuso Sonoro". Van Koolwijk built a gigantic bamboo
machine with pipes blown by an electric wind machine and directed with an
ingenious control panel. It contains 147 pipes ranging from 7 m. long to a few cm. He
builds microtonal structures for sensitive ears. Pan Records 9901
Jaron Lanier: "Come Along" in a Sudanese tuning on CD "Instruments of Change".
Steven Lantner, Joe Maneri and Joe Morris: "Voices Lowered". Joe Maneri on
saxophone and Steven Lantner playing two pianos tuned a quarter-tone apart on
tracks 1 and 7. Leo Records CD LR 317
Steven Lantner and Mat Maneri: "Reaching", Steven Lantner on acoustic piano and
variable-pitch digital piano. Leo Records, Leo Lab CD 062
Elodie Lauten: "Tronik Involutions". She experimented with poly-microtonality with
custom-built and -tuned instruments (lyre, harp, harpsichord, synthesizer and piano).
And she developed a style that she calls Universal Mode Improvisation. 1996. O.O.
Discs 27
Oscar Leal and David Aviles: "1973 Comet". On Americana Volume 1 - Vox Populi,
Citizen Kafka.
Ton de Leeuw: "Car nos vignes sont en fleurs" (1981) for 12-voice mixed choir.
Written in commision of Radio France for Atelier Vocal de Radio France. Awarded
with the Matthijs Vermeulen Prize. It uses non-octave modes mixing 3/4-tones with
whole tones, a technique he called "extended modality". On the CD "Choral Works"
by the Netherlands Chamber Choir conducted by Ed Spanjaard. Contains also
"Cloudy Forms" (1970) on a Chinese poem by Shi Tao (1641-1717), with
quarter-tones and other works. NM Classics, 2000. NM Classics 92102
Michael Levinas: "Par-del ..." (1994). A piece for orchestra, consisting of four
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based on the spoken and written words of hobos and other characters. Contains
"Barstow", "San Francisco", "The Letter" and "U.S. Highball". Performed by Stephen
Kalm, Robert Osborne and Newband cond. Dean Drummond. Wergo, 2002. WER
66382
Krzysztof Penderecki: "Threnody For the Victims of Hiroshima" (1959). This famous
orchestral piece begin with strings glissandi and has quarter-tone clusters. Polskie
Nagrania PNCD 017.
RAI Orchestra Rome and Rome Soloists conducted by Bruno Maderna RCA-VICS
1239 and Conifer Records, CDCF 168.
"Music of Penderecki", Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra & London
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Penderecki. EMI Matrix 5, CDM 5 65077-2
Also on Vienna Modern Masters. VMM 3010
Also on Capitol. CAP 65077
Krzysztof Penderecki: "Emanationen fr zwei Streichorchester" (1958). Performed by
the Polish Symphony Orchestra cond. Krzysztof Penderecki. EMI Classics, Matrix
17, 1995. EMI 5654162. Also on Vox 68-72, 7843538
Krzysztof Penderecki: "St. Luke Passion" (1963-65). Performed by Krakow Boys
Choir Penderecki and Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Argo 430328
Performed in 1966 by Krakow Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra cond. Henryk Czyz,
Polskie Nagrania, 1989. PNCD 017A+B
Tim Perkis and Scot Gresham-Lancaster: "Farabi". 31-Tone algorithmic solo overlaid
with live 31-tone improvised counterpoint. From CD "The Hub" which is also the
name of the computer music band with other members John Bischoff, Chris Brown,
Mark Trayle and Phil Stone. Artifact Recordings, 1989. ART 1002
John Pierce: "Eight-Tone Canon". On Computer Music Currents vol. 13, Wergo WER
2033-2
Skip La Plante: "Skip La Plante". Contains "Camping in the Backyard", "Concerto for
bassoon and homemade instruments", "The bouncing streetlights of nome", "Theme
and variations in 13 equal", "Zeugledon" and "Glyptodont". American Festival of
Microtonal Music, Pitch CD P-200205
Larry Polansky: "Al Het (for the peoples of Nicaragua)" for gamelan instruments and
soprano. On CD "Interactions" with issue 2 of the magazine Leonardo Music Journal.
Larry Polansky: "Simple Harmonic Motion". Instrumental music in extended just
intonation. Contains "Another You (17 Variations for Solo Harp In Just Intonation"
performed by Alyssa Hess Reit, "Movement for Andrea Smith (My Funny Valentine
for Just String Quartet)" performed by Ron Erickson, "Movement for Lou Harrison
(for Just Bass Quartet)" and "Horn" for horn and computer. Artifact Recordings,
1994. ART 1011
Larry Polansky: "The Theory of Impossible Melody". Contains "Four Voice Canons",
"B rey sheet" and "Psaltery". It features collaborations with Phil Burk, Jody Diamond,
Tom Erbe, Chris Mann and William Winant. Artifact Recordings, 1990. ART 1004
Larry Polansky: "Choir/Empi's Solo", "Bedhaya Guthrie/Bedhaya Sadra" and "Four
Voice Canon 9b" on the CD "Change", Artifact Recordings, 2002. ART 1023
Ted Ponjee: "The Female Modes" (1985). On "New sights and sounds for
harpsichord", Annelie de Man, harpsichord. Three themes form the composition's
starting point. Rather contradictory characters proceed from the first two themes.
The quotation at the end, 'later when I'm grown up', leaves the (imaginary) possibility
for further development. Eighteen tones of the 2nd manual are tuned a quarter-tone
higher or lower. Haags Gemeentemuseum, 1988. HGM CD 02
Rod Poole: "The Death Adder". 11-Limit just intonation guitar improvisations. WIN
Records, 1995. WIN 021
Rod Poole: December 96". 11-Limit just intonation acoustic guitar music. WIN
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P-200204, 2005.
Mathew Rosenblum: "Ancient Eyes", with "N kuan tzu" (1996), "Ancient Eyes"
(1990) and "Maggies" (1997). All works use a combination of 12-tone e.t. and nine
just pitches making a 21-tone microtonal scale. Performed by the Prism Players
cond. Bradley Lubman and the California E.A.R. Unit, cond. Stephen Mosko.
Composers Recordings, 1999. CRI 831.
David Rosenboom: "Meaning" and "Meaning in Context" from "Systems of
Judgment" (1988), CDCM Computer Music Series vol. 4, Centaur Records, CRC
2077
Franois Elie Roulin: "Disque Rouge". (Yamaha FM synthesizers, unknown tunings).
Very intricate and accomplished music, pretty but not simplistic. Opal, 1990. Out of
print.
Keith Rowe, Axel Drner and Franz Hautzinger: "A View from the Window". Music for
guitar, electronics, trumpet and quartertonal trumpet. Erstwhile Records 041
Loren Rush: "A Little Travelling Music". Just intonation piano with computer
background. Computer Music Currents vol. 2, Wergo WER 2022-50
Oskar Sala: "Fantasie-suite in drei Stzen fr Mixturtrautonium solo" (1988-89),
"Largo" (1990), "Fanfare" (1952), "Impression lectronique" (1987) and
"Elektronische Tanzsuite" (1955, 1989). On the CD "My Fascinating Instrument".
This music on Mixturtrautonium is different from anything else. Sala has created
music for "The Birds" and 300 other films. Erdenklang, 1990. Erdenklang 90340.
Digitally remastered on FAX records, 1995. PS 08/76
Peter Scartabello: "Cast" op. 9 (1997), for string quartet, Yuggoth Records, 1996.
Giacinto Scelsi: "Ko-tha, a dance of Shiva" (1978), version for a 6-string cello. Played
by Frances-Marie Uitti. Also "Trilogia" (Triphon, Dithome, Ygghur) on the CD.
Etcetera, 1992. KTC 1136
Giacinto Scelsi: Five string quartets, Trio, Khoom. Played by the Arditti Quartet and
soloists. Harmonia Mundi/ditions Salabert 1990. SCD 8904-8905. Double CD.
Giacinto Scelsi: Complete works for orchestra and choir. Performed by the Cracow
Radio/TV Orchestra & Choir cond. Jurg Wyttenbach. 3 CD set of previously released
CDs. Contains "Aion" (1961), "Pfhat" (1974), "Konx-Om-Pax" (1968-69), Accord
200402. "Quattro Pezzi Per Orchestra (ciascuno su una nota sola)" (1959), "Anahit
(Pome lyrique dedi Venus)" (1965), "Uaxuctum" (1966), Accord 200612.
"Hurqualia" (1960), "Hymnos" (1963), "Chukrum" (1963), Accord 201112. Many
works employ quarter-tones and microtonal variations.
Giacinto Scelsi: "Elegia per ty" (1958) for viola and cello, "L'me aile" and "L'me
ouverte" (1973) for violin solo and "Trio cordes" (1958). Robert Zimansky, violin;
Christoph Schiller, viola and Patrick Demenga, cello. Accord, 1989. Accord 200622
Giacinto Scelsi: "Maknongan" (1976). Performed by James Fulkerson on bass
trombone. On Ladder of Escape 8, with other music by Earle Brown, James
Fulkerson, Alfredo Del Monaco, John Cage and Louis Andriessen. 1994. Attacca
Babel 9477
Also on "Okanagon". With "Tre pezzi" (1956) for trombone solo, "Wo Ma" (1960) for
bassvoice solo, "C'est bien la nuit" (1972) for double bass solo, "Le rveil profond"
(1977) for double bass solo "Et maintenant, c'est vous jouer" (1974) for cello and
double bass "Okanagon" (1968) for harp, double bass and tam tam, "Mantram"
(1987) for double bass solo. Hat Hut Records, hat ART CD 6124
Giacinto Scelsi: "Manto per quattro" (1974) for voice, flute, trombone and cello. "Kya"
(1959) version for saxophone and 7 instruments. "Ko-Tha" (Trois danses de Shiva)
(1967) for amplified guitar. cond. Aldo Brizzi. On "INA, mmoire vive", INA, 1993.
262009 WM 334
Giacinto Scelsi: Music for Wind Instruments and Percussion. With "I Riti" (1962),
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"Ko-Lho" (1966), "Pwyll" (1954), "Ixor" (1956), "Rucke di Guck" (1957), "Hyxos"
(1955) and "Quattro Pezzi" for trumpet (1956). Performed by Peter Masseurs,
trumpet; Jacques Meertens, clarinet; Rien de Reede, flutes; Thies Roorda, flute and
piccolo; Jan Spronk, oboe and the Attacca percussion ensemble. Attacca Babel,
1994. Attacca 9479
Giacinto Scelsi: Clarinet Chamber Music. "Maknongan", "Kya", "Tre Pezzi", etc.
David Smyers, clarinets; Susanne Mohr, flute; Ensemble Avance cond. Zsolt Nagy.
CPO, 1997. CPO 999 266-2
Giacinto Scelsi: Music for High Winds. With "Ixor" (1956, for clarinet), "Suite" (1953,
for flute + clarinet), "Pwyll" (1954, for flute), "Tre Pezzi" (1954, for Eb clarinet),
"Rucke di Guck (1957, for Piccolo + oboe), "Preghiera per un' ombra (1954, for
clarinet), "Ko-Lho" (1966, for flute + clarinet) and "Three Latin Prayers" (1970, for Eb
and A clarinet). Mode Records, Mode 102
Giacinto Scelsi: Complete Works for Flute and Clarinet. With "Piccola suite",
"Quays", "Preghiera per un ombra", "Pwyll", "Rucke di guck", "Ko-Lho", "Tre studi",
"Xnoybis", "Krishna e Radha", "Maknongan", "L'me ouverte", "L'me aile",
performed by the Ebony-Duo: Stefan Fischer, flute and piccolo and Michael Raster,
clarinet and piano. Col legno, 2000. WWE 1CD 20035
Giacinto Scelsi: "Three songs of Capricorn", on the CD "Scelsi, Byzantium, the
Alchemists" by the vocal ensemble Voxnova: Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Julian Pike,
tenor and Pascal Sausy, bariton. Also contains microtonal Byzantine song. Hat Hut
Records, 1994. hat ART CD 6148
Allan Schindler: "Tremor of Night and Day" (1984) for cello and computer-generated
sounds. Performed by Ignacio Alcover, CDCM Computer Music Series vol. 8,
Centaur Records. CRC 2091
Alfred Schnittke: "Klingende Buchstaben" (1988) for solo cello and "Piano Quintet"
(1976). Performed by Alexander Ivashkin, cello and the 1999 AFCM Ensemble. On
the CD "Alfred Schnittke Chamber Music", Naxos, 2000. 8.554728
Carter Scholz: "8 Pieces". Computer compositions, in complex intonational systems,
combine rich compositional ideas with an elegant sense of sonority and formal
imagination. Frog Peak, 2000. FP 23
William Schottstaedt: "Water Music I" (1985), "Water Music II" (1986), "Dinosaur
Music" (1982) 11- & 48-equal temperament simultaneously, and 24-equal
(respectively). On "Dinosaur Music". Computer Music by Chafe, Jaffe, Schottstaedt.
Wergo, 1988. WER 2016-50
William Sethares: "Xentonality". Compositions with tuning-related timbres using
sampled and electronic sounds in 10, 11, 13, 17, 19-tone e.t. and other tunings. Frog
Peak Music, 1997.
William Sethares: "Exomusicology". The electronic timbres were optimised for the
tunings, 10- and 19-tone e.t and others. Some pieces are available as MP3-files on
the website. 2002.
Elliott Sharp: "Larynx". Uses a just tuning derived from Fibonacci numbers. On the
CD "Larynx" by Sharp's group Carbon. SST, 1987.
Adam Silverman: "Credit is the History of Words Without History" (1996). Electronic
music in 11-limit JI, on a recorded text by Chris Mann. Frog Peak Music.
Ezra Sims: "Come Away". Performed by Janice Felty, mezzo-soprano and Dinosaur
Annex cond. by David Hoose. CD also contains song cycles by Dashow and Saylor.
Composers Recordings, 1978. CRI 578
Ezra Sims: "The Microtonal Music of Ezra Sims". Contains "Quintet" (1987), "Night
Piece" (1989), "Solo in Four Movements" (1987), "Flight" (1989) and "Concert Piece
for Viola" (1990). With members of Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble and Pro Arte
Chamber Orchestra of Boston. Composers Recordings, 1993. CRI 643
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Ezra Sims: "String Quartet (1932)" for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello. (1974),
"Elegie - nach Rilke for soprano and ensemble" (1976), "Third Quartet" (1962) for
string quartet. Composers Recordings, 1998, CRI 784
Manfred Stahnke: "Trace des sorciers" (1997) for microtonal orchestra. On CD
"Donaueschinger Musiktage 1997", SWR Sinfonieorchester, Col legno WWE 3CD
20026
Hans-Andr Stamm: "Celestial Gardens". Music in just intonation with more than 24
tones/oct. with harp, flute and stringsounds. Verlag Hermann Bauer, Freiburg, 2002.
Eric Stanley: "25 Studies Opus One". Contains four 24-tone percussion studies and
piano studies in 19-tone e.t. and Kirnberger's well-temperament. Complex computer
music sometimes reminiscent of Conlon Nancarrow, and other times of Frank
Zappa's electronic works. Available from Eric Stanley.
Michael Stearns: "Jewel" (1979/1985). Recorded using the Eikosany vibraphones, a
20-tone instrument designed by Erv Wilson. Vocals by Marsha Lee. On "Morning /
Jewel", Sonic Atmospheres, 1985. Reissued in a shorter version on "Collected
Ambient & Textural Works 1977-1987", Hearts of Space, 1996. 11068-2
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Werke. "Studie I" (1953) uses 5-limit just intonation
throughout, while "Studie II" (1954) uses the 25th root of 5 (10.767 tones/octave).
"Gesang der Jnglinge" (1955-56) uses 60 tones/octave. Stockhausen-Verlag CD 3:
Elektronische Musik.
Karlheinz Stockhausen: "Sternklang". Uses Partch's tonality diamond tuning.
Morton Subotnick: "Silver Apples of the Moon" (1967). Together with "The Wild Bull"
(1968). Wergo, 1994. WER 2035-2
Syzygys: "43DPO", Cafe Disc, 1995.
Syzygys: "Sumo". Hitomi Shimizu: 43-tone organ; Hiromi Nishida: violin, electric
violin, viola and oud. Cafe Disc, 1996. CDCD-003
Syzygys: "Eyes on Green/SYZYGYS Live at Roppongi Inkstick 1988". Microtonal
pop music performed by Hitomi Shimizu on reed organ tuned to Partch's 43-tone
scale and Hiromi Nishida on violin. Tzadik, 2001. Tzadik 7236
Syzygys: "Complete Studio Recordings". Original pop songs on Harry Partch's 43
note to the octave microtonal organ. Tzadik, 2003. Tzadik 7240
Victor Saucedo Tecayahuatzin: "Fluxions" (1977). Created with UCSD's timbral
tuning system. On "Potpourri: Society of Composers, Inc.", Capstone, CA 102
James Tenney: "Selected Works 1961-1969". Contains "Phases (for Edgar Varse)",
"Fabric for Ch", "Music for Player Piano", "For Ann (Rising)", "Blue Suede",
"Ergodos II", for John Cage. Tenney's early computer music works. Artifact
Recordings, 1993. ART 1007
James Tenney: "Harmonium #5" on "Strange city / Ville trange" by ARRAYMUSIC.
Other works by Baker, Kucharzyk and Vivier. Artifact Music, ART-002
James Tenney: "Critical Band" (1988). Performed by Ensemble Relache. Other
compositions by Paul Epstein and Thomas Albert. Mode Records, 1990. Mode 22
James Tenney: "Bridge" and "Flocking" (1993) for two quarter-tone pianos,
performed by Tomas Bchli, Gertrud Schneider, Erika Radermacher and Manfred
Werder. Hat Hut Records, hat ART CD 6193
James Tenney: "Ergodos II with Instrumental Responses" (1964), "2 Pages in the
Shape of a Pear" (1995), "Koan" (1971) and "Diaphonic Trio" (1997) performed by
Marc Sabat, violin and Stephen Clarke, piano on the CD "Music for Violin and
Piano". Hat Hut Records, 1999. hat[now]ART 120
Lasse Thoresen: "AbUno" (1992), "Thus" (1990), "Yr" (1991) and "Qudrat" (1987).
Ensemble Ny Musikk with Christian Eggen, conductor plays "AbUno" and "Thus"
features Drummond's Newband using the zoomoozophone. Stig Nilsson plays "Yr"
on solo violin. Aurora Music, 1994. ACD 4968 (Qualiton Imports)
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da gamba and percussion. Performed by the Smith Quartet. On "Cover Him with
Grass", a tribute to Bruce Chatwin. Contains also "She Who Sleeps with a Small
Blanket" and the 1986 version of White Man Sleeps. Barcelona/Landor, 1990. CTL
CD 111
United Recording, 1994. United 88034 CD
"Mbira" is also on vol. 7 "Zimbabwe" from the World Network series of the WDR
(West-German radio). WDR, 1993. 52.990
Klaas de Vries: "Murder in the dark" (1985) for 2 harpsichords played by Annelie de
Man and Thora Johansen.
Willem Jeths: "Mythos" (1992), played by Annelie de Man. Both pieces are in a
24-note tuning.
Roderik de Man: "Momentum" (1991). On "The Contemporary Harpsichord"; other
compositions by Grmsson, Bruins and Bruynl. 1994, NM Classics 92038
Alain Weber: "Constellaire" (1994), trio for mandolin, guitar and Celtic harp, in
24-tone e.t. Performed by Trio Sonorits Rares: Christian Schneider, mandolin;
Marie-Thrse Ghirardi, guitar and Denise Mgevand, Celtic harp. "Mutances"
(1979) for clarinet solo, with quarter-tones and harmonics. Performed by Guy
Deplus. "Et l'on vit des fes dbarquer sur la plage" (1994) for harp solo used to full
advantage. Performed by Nathalie Weber. REM, 1998. REM no. 311318
Julia Werntz and John Mallia: "All in Your Mind". With "Lock", "Poor Denizens of Hell"
and "Plexus" by John Mallia and "Piano Piece", "To You Strangers" and "String Trio
with Homage to Chopin" by Julia Werntz. Acoustical chamber music. Capstone
Records, 2004. CPS-8730
Hall Willner: "Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus". Charles Mingus
compositions arranged for Harry Partch's instruments. Columbia, 1992. CD 52739
Randy Winchester: "Comets Over Flatland". Electronic music in Bohlen-Pierce, 7, 8,
10, 15, 16 and 22-tone e.t. Randy Winchester, 1998.
Erling Wold: "Music of Love". Spooky Pooch records, 1988. Spooky Pooch 166
Erling Wold: "I Weep". Spooky Pooch records, 1990. Spooky Pooch 167
Julia Wolfe: "Arsenal of Democracy" for trumpets, saxophones and trombones. The
piece "Steam" for microtonal instruments uses the 43-note Partch scale and 12-tone
e.t. simultaneously and is performed by Newband. Polygram Records, 1996. Point
454054-2
James Wood: "Incantamenta" (1991) performed by the New London Chamber Choir.
Uses a systematical method of inflection of intonation. On the CD "Songs by the
River" with works for percussion and voices. Continuum, 1991. CCD 1037
James Wood: "Stoicheia" (1987/88) performed by Steven Schick, James Wood, the
Darmstadt Percussion Ensemble and the Cornwall Percussion Ensemble. Uses
different quarter-tonal scales with microtonal variations. Wergo, 1990. WER 6194-2
James Wood: "Village Burial with Fire" (1989). Spirit Festival with "Lamentations for
Quartertone Marimba" (1992) performed by Robert van Sice, marimba and
Percussie Rotterdam. Mode Records, 1996. Mode 51
James Wood: "Venancio Mbande Talking with the Trees". Kuniko Kato, quarter-tone
marimba and the Critical Band. "James Wood is less well-known and appreciated
than he should be... this is music driven by pulse and colour and illuminated from
time to time by shafts of tellingly placed melody, often microtonally inflected," BBC
Music Magazine 1997. NMC, 1997. NMC D044
Ivan Wyschnegradsky: "Hommage Ivan Wyschnegradsky". It commemorates the
100th anniversary of Wyschnegradsky's birth and contains "Transparences I" (1953),
"Transparences II" (1963), "Composition en quarts de ton" (1963), "Cosmos" (1939)
for 4 pianos, Serge Provost's "Ein Horn" (1992) and Bruce Mather's wine-inspired
work "Yquem" (1991) for four Ondes Martenot and four pianos in quarter-tone.
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"Between the keys. Microtonal masterpieces of the 20th century". Contains Ives:
"Three Quartertone Pieces" for two pianos, Partch: "Yankee Doodle Fantasy" (1941)
for voice and ensemble, Cage: "Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano" and
Wyschnegradsky: "Meditation on Two Themes From The Day of Existence" in
72-tone e.t. for piano & bassoon. Played by the American Festival of Microtonal
Music
Ensemble - Johnny Reinhard, bassoon and Joshua Pierce, piano. Newport Classics,
1992. NPD 85526-2
"The Carrillo 1/16 tone piano". Contains Alain Banquart: "Habiter l'ambre", Marc
Kilchenmann: "Vertrautheitsselig auf Eis", Ernst Helmuth Flammer: "Klavierstck
VIII", "A la recherche de l'autre", Werner Grimmel: "Sehr langsam, bedchtig,
Andante, bestimmt, Moderato, verspielt", Martin Imholtz: "Sechs Stcke fr 1/16 Ton
Klavier", Bernfried E.G. Prve: "Echo Grard", Franck Christoph Yeznikian: "Un
trouble si clair". Performed by Sylvaine Billier, Dominik Blum and Martine Joste,
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jusqu' nous". Ancient Greek music performed by Atrium Music de Madrid, cond.
Gregorio Paniagua. Harmonia Mundi, 1979, HMA 1901015
Newband: "Play Microtonal Works by Partch, Cage, La Barbara and Drummond".
Contains Partch's "Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales" (1946), Cage's "Haikai"
(1984) and Drummond's "Columbus" (1980). Just intonation compositions using the
zoomoozophone, a metallophone and various other instruments. Mode Records,
1990. Mode 18
Newband: "Play Microtonal Works by Partch, Monk, Rosenblum, Drummond and
Pugliese". Contains "Daphne of the Dunes" (1958, rev. 1967) played on original
Partch instruments, an arrangement of "'Round Midnight" of Thelonius Monk,
"Different Drums" by Drummond and other works. Mode Records, 1994. Mode 33
Newband: "Dance of the seven veils". Harry Partch: "Castor and Pollux" (1952),
Anne LeBaron: "Southern Ephemera" (1993), Elizabeth Brown: "Archipelago"
(1990/92), Dean Drummond: "Dance of the Seven Veils" (1992). Harry Partch
Instrumentarium, zoomoozophone, juststrokerods, microtonal flute, cello and
synthesizer. Music & Arts, 1996. CD931
Newband: "Harry Partch and Dean Drummond". Harry Partch: "Eleven Intrusions"
(1949-50) and "Dark Brother" (1943), Dean Drummond: "Before the Last Laugh" and
"Congressional Record". Innova Recordings, 2002. Innova 561
"New Microtonal Music from South California - vols. 1-2". Microtonal Shelf, 1998.
CD007, CD008
"New World". Music for acoustic and electronic instruments by the Toronto-based
chamber ensemble ARRAYMUSIC (violin, clarinet, trumpet, bass, piano,
percussion). Features Terry Riley's "Cactus Rosary", written for ARRAYMUSIC in
1990, using Riley's just-derived (7-limit) Rosary tuning; also works by Michael J.
Baker, Stephen Parkinson, James Tenney, Rudolf Komorous, Christopher
Butterfield. Artifact Music. ART-006
"Pitch" issued by the American Festival of Microtonal Music, 5 CDs, 2003. CDs are
sold separately and there will be a total of 20. For contents and info about ordering,
email to afmmjr@aol.com.
"Resolver". A Microtonal World Continuum between Meditation and Indeterminate
Sound. David First with guest artists Loretta Goldberg, piano; Joseph Kubera, piano;
Joseph Celli, WX-7 midi breath controller; and the World Casio Quartet. The disc
features six works. O.O. Discs 5, 1996.
Stadler Quartett: "Ekmelische Musik". Works for string quartet from Alois Hba:
Streichquartett nr. 14 op. 94, Franz Richter Herf: "Initialien fr Streichquartett" and
"Ekmelischer Satz", Kurt Anton Hueber: Streichquartett op. 37 "Dankos Herz" and
Johannes Kotschy: Streichquartett nr. 2 op. 35. Reihe Neue Musik sterreich no. 2,
In-akustic balance, 1999. 019-9447-1
"Toward Unknown Regions - 1". Microtonal Shelf, 1998. CD009
"Toward Unknown Regions - 2". Microtonal Shelf, 1998. CD010
"tuning@eartha.mills.edu - a microtonal music experience". Tuning List forum CD
(1998), Neil Haverstick (ed.) Microtonal music by members of the Tuning List: Taylor,
Burt, Starrett, Sethares, Haverstick, Loffink, Sanford, Genovese, Crews, Alves,
Scholz, Morrison.
"Venturi Shadows". Works by Neil Rolnick, Gorn and Ned Rothenberg performed by
Robert Dick. O.O. Discs 7
"Vierteltonduo Bchli/Schneider", the Swiss quarter-tone piano duo Gertrud
Schneider and Thomas Bchli, with compositions of Charles Ives, Peter Streiff,
Dieter Jordi, Roland Moser, Pierre Maritan, Martin Wehrli and Ivan
Wyschnegradsky. MGB CTS-M 70 (also from CPO)
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Diffusion i Mdia
4580 Avenue de Lorimier, Montral (Qubec) H2H 2B5, Canada tel.
+1-514-526-4096 info@electrocd.com
DiN, Something Else Music Limited
38, Church Lane, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, England TS7 9AP
Donemus
Funenpark 1, 1018 AK Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel. +31203058900,
info@donemus.nl. Also has scores of 31-tone works.
Ear-Rational Records
Koloniestrae 25 A, D-1000 Berlin 65, Germany
ECM Records
Postfach 600331, 81203 Mnchen, Germany tel. +49898510 48-49,
ecm-info@ecmrecords.com
Edition Block - Gelbe Musik
Schaperstrae 11, D-1000 Berlin 15, Germany
Edition RZ
info@edition-rz.de
Edition Zeitklang
Hinter dem Dorfe 4, D-38528 Adenbttel, Germany tel. +495304930133,
proeve@zeitklang.de
Einstein Records
228 West Broadway, New York NY 10013, USA tel. 212-219-8242
Elektra-Nonesuch
75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York NY 10019, USA tel. 212-484-7200
Erdenklang Musikverlag
In der Habbecke 16-18, D-59889 Eslohe-Wenholthausen, Germany tel.
+4929732088 post@erdenklang.de
Etcetera
Keizersgracht 518, 1017 EK Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel. +3120234805
distr. GB : Scott Butler
distr. USA : Qualiton Imports
Experimental Intermedia
XI Records, P.O. Box 1754, Canal Street Station, New York NY 10013, USA
FAX
Frankfurt a.M., Germany, fax +4969450464
Fontec Records Inc.
Excel Ogikubo Bldg. 1st Floor * 5-22-5, Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan tel.
+8133930183
FMP - Free Music Production
Sachsenstrasse 50, D-46325 Borken, Germany fmp.distribution@t-online.de
FreeNote Records
2350 Broadway #240, New York NY 10024, USA, freenote@earthlink.net
Frog Peak Music
Box 1052, Lebanon NH 03766, USA tel./fax 603-448-8837, fp@frogpeak.org
Front Records
303 East 8th Avenue, Vancouver B.C., Canada V5T 1S1 tel. 604-876-9343
GM Recordings, Inc.
167 Dudley Road, Newton Centre MA 02159, USA tel. 617-332-6328,
gmr@gmrecordings.com
g-wOW Records
Hassleholmsvagen 10, 121 53 Johanneshov, Sweden tel. +46739653527,
info@g-wow.com
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The American Festival of Microtonal Music, info@afmm.org, sells the series of CDs
"Pitch".
EMF (Electronic Music Foundation), 116 North Lake Avenue, Albany NY 12206, USA,
emf@emf.org is a non-profit organisation selling many microtonal electronic music CDs.
Frog Peak, P.O. Box 1052, Lebanon NH 03766, USA, tel. 603-448-8837,
fp@frogpeak.org, sells discs, cassettes and many scores.
The Just Intonation Network, 535 Stevenson Street, San Francisco CA 94103, USA,
dbd@justintonation.net also sells several of these CDs and has more on cassettes.
Sonic Tiger Music, P.O. Box 678, Stow MA 01775-0678, USA, stmusic@shore.net is
specialised in modern music and sells a good selection of these CDs.
"The Microtonal Record Shelf" is an initiative of Brian McLaren. Write to 2462 S.E. Micah
Place, Corvallis OR 97333-1966-17, USA to ask for a catalogue.
If you have additions or corrections to this list, please e-mail coul@computer.org (Manuel
Op de Coul)
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