Our guest today is Dr. John Chalmers, author of Divisions of
the Tetrachord. He shares his experiences and interactions with
Harry Partch, Erv Wilson, Ivor Darreg, and other folks working with
microtonal and xenharmonic music. We had a good chat about various
tuning systems such as tritriadic scales and the merits of 12, 19,
31, 41, and 53 equal.John also mentions Kathleen Schlesinger, Elsie
Hamilton and ancient Greek scales. If anybody can find the missing
musical scores of Elsie Hamilton, let us or John know!
WE NOW HAVE A SCHEDULE! New episodes will come out on the 12th day
of every month. And most months we’ll treat you to more than one
episode.
Music
Intro: Prelude 2 for 19-Tone Guitar by Ivor Darreg (from
Detwelvulate!)
Outro: Portrait of John Chalmers by Warren Burt (from Harmonic
Color Fields)