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From: rreid@esquire.UUCP ( r l reid )
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Eliminating the octave [Re: spectral composition]
Keywords: Intonation systems, octaves, pianos
Message-ID: <1553@esquire.UUCP>
Date: 8 Nov 89 15:55:59 GMT
References: <various> <3068@husc6.harvard.edu>
Reply-To: rreid@esquire.UUCP ( r l reid )
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In article <3068@husc6.harvard.edu> elkies@zariski.harvard.edu (Noam Elkies) writes:
>
>New computer technology makes it easy to accomplish what in earlier
>times would have required heroic efforts.  Remember the responsibility
>that comes with this power.
>

(I enjoyed Noam's article but I gotta take a few pokes here...)

Mercy me! Heaven forbid we should make any "bad music" as we
go along!

Do you suppose Stradavarius had this attitude when he made his
first violin (which doubtless was not very good)?

Guess it's back to 18th century counterpoint and mean tuning, huh?
Until I learn to be a "responsible composer".
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