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A tetrachord no piano can play, a melody with rules of movement, and tuning with no standard

The Cairo congress · the raga traditions · the gamelan makers · 3 chapters · 9 min read

A tetrachord no piano can play, a melody with rules of movement, and tuning with no standard.

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Beyond the Twelve

  1. 01The Notes Between the NotesOn an experiment in Cairo in 1932, and what it settled.
  2. 02A Raga Is Not a ScaleOn why a list of notes is not an identification.
  3. 03Tuned to ItselfOn a music with no reference pitch, and two bars tuned apart on purpose.