http://www.metafilter.com/26236/the-Chromelodeon-the-ZymoXl-the-Spoils-of-War/ Comments on MetaFilter post the Chromelodeon! the Zymo-Xl! the Spoils of War! Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:23:21 -0800 Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:23:21 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/26236/the-Chromelodeon-the-ZymoXl-the-Spoils-of-War <a href="http://www.musicmavericks.org/features/feature_partch.html#">Play</a> the instruments of <a href="http://www.thestore24.com/classical/biography.asp?set_program=1&program=44&p_id=Q+++++7818&c_id=&a_id=&mtype=composer&refid=p44">Harry Partch</a> online! (<a href="http://www.softsynth.com/jsyn/plugins/">Some</a> <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&P5_Language=English">assembly</a> <a href="http://www.mpr.org/www/live/listen.html">required</a>.) My favorite: the <a href="http://www.corporeal.com/instbro/inst12.html">chromelodeon</a> -- 43 tones per octave! For more background, see this <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/18790">prior Partch post</a>. post:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.26236 Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:13:50 -0800 UlfMagnet HarryPartch music instruments flash interactive chromelodeon http://www.metafilter.com/26236/the-Chromelodeon-the-ZymoXl-the-Spoils-of-War#499991 Harry Partch! The name itself is music to the ear! comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.26236-499991 Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:23:21 -0800 orange swan http://www.metafilter.com/26236/the-Chromelodeon-the-ZymoXl-the-Spoils-of-War#499992 More info about musicmavericks.org in a NYTimes article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/05/technology/circuits/05musi.html?pagewanted=all.net/">here</a>. comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.26236-499992 Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:23:46 -0800 UlfMagnet http://www.metafilter.com/26236/the-Chromelodeon-the-ZymoXl-the-Spoils-of-War#499993 This is superb. I heard some of the arrangements the Kronos quartet played (as referenced in the previous post) only a couple of days. The music stands up surprisingly well, but a couple of minutes on this site shows you the amount that's lacking from those interpretations. The timbre of some of these instruments is just wonderful. comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.26236-499993 Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:24:10 -0800 monkey closet http://www.metafilter.com/26236/the-Chromelodeon-the-ZymoXl-the-Spoils-of-War#500018 This is *AWESOME*! Thanks, UlfMagnet! I was a percussion major in college, and have always been obsessed with the instruments of Harry Partch, and now I can actually play them! (well, sorta...) comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.26236-500018 Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:48:44 -0800 emptybowl http://www.metafilter.com/26236/the-Chromelodeon-the-ZymoXl-the-Spoils-of-War#500154 I remember years ago learning that the "well tempered" scale was in fact out of tune. My kneejerk reaction was that we should fix it! I was then told about Harry Partch. comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.26236-500154 Fri, 06 Jun 2003 11:36:52 -0800 ilsa http://www.metafilter.com/26236/the-Chromelodeon-the-ZymoXl-the-Spoils-of-War#500644 Wow! there goes my afternoon... comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.26236-500644 Sat, 07 Jun 2003 11:24:25 -0800 2sheets