2021-06-27

Bach - The Endelessly Rising Canon, but it has the Shepard-tone effect a...


We present Bach's Endelessly Rising Canon from the Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079, arranged for organ, tuned into 31edo and affected by the Shepard-tone effect, to balance the increase in octaves.
The circle of major seconds is:  
C
D
E
F# 
G# 
A# 
B# 
C##
D##
E## ~ Gbb
Abb
Bbb
Cb
Db
Eb
F
G
A
B
C#
D#
E#
F##
G##
A##
B## ~ Dbb
Ebb
Fb
Gb
Ab
Bb
C

2021-06-25

The Miracle Canon, 3-in-1 on a Ground by Claudi Meneghin - [Microtonal, Miracle, 31edo]


This is "The Miracle Canon", a 3-in-1 Canon on a Ground for Recorder, Oboe, Cornet, and Continuo. The Bass line is an obstinato descending chormatic line, similar to the Lament Bass. Tuning is "Miracle", devised by George Secor. It is generated by 3 steps out of 31, and implemented here by means of 21 notes out of 31edo (8 up and 12 down from C). Notation is customary 31edo meantone (only 15 notes out of 21 are concretely used):
0 c
3 des
6 eeses
7 eeseh
10 e
12 feh
13 f
15 fis
18 g
19 gih
21 aes
22 aeh
25 beseh
28 b
29 bih

2021-06-12

Bach - Jesus bleibet meine Freude [E53]


We present Bach's Chorale Jesus bleibet meine Freude, arranged for two organs and tuned into 53-equal division of the octave, close to Pythagorean.


2021-06-06

Bach - Fugue BWV 542 arranged for Jazz Band, tuned into 31edo


We present Bach's Fugue BWV 542 arranged for Jazz Band and tuned into 31-equal division of the octave, close to quarter-comma meantone.