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The Music of Ben Johnston (Hardcover)
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The Music of Ben Johnston (Hardcover)
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Ben Johnston is an American composer internationally known for his
work with extended just intonation. This is a critical-analytical
study of his early compositions, his studies with Harry Partch and
John Cage, and his experiments with just intonation, serialism,
indeterminacy, jazz, and finally, extended just intonation. Pieces
are analyzed and biographical material is included. The main
emphasis of the text, however, is on examining Johnston's research
about tuning and scalar theory as it relates to just intonation.
For a long time Johnston worked in isolation; few people understood
why someone would want to change the standard pitch system. But
gradually, as his music began to be heard, especially his string
quartets, performers and audiences experienced for themselves the
kind of clarity and beauty that is possible with just intonation.
This book is written for readers of varying musical backgrounds.
Thos interested in studying and performing Johnston's music will
find the book helpful in understanding his notational system and
learning how to listen for just intervals. Many examples and
figures document the musical analyses, which explain his
compositional techniques. With a foreword by John Cage, a catalog
and discography of Johnston's music, and a bibliography of the
composer's writings.
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