Alois Hába - Sonata for Quarter-tone Piano

1 - Allegro agitato

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[HeaVeNeRq8]

Westerns using Quarter-tone in a wrong way... harmonized quarter-tone suck... quarter-toned can sound nice if it played in a mono solo.

[RodrigusVI]

@HeaVeNeRq8 Its all about new sonorities, maybe you just need time to start to adapt to it, cuz its kinda complicated to like it at first hearing.

[murdechoc]

@RodrigusVI Do you know a bit of oriental music? or you just like this contemporary music?

[RodrigusVI]

@murdechoc Both

[microtonalismo]

17 edo

[RodrigusVI]

@microtonalismo No, its 24 edo

[bassindeface]

imagine tuning a quarter tone piano

[artbasss]

Yep,that's like my grandma's old piano sounds

[eurisko618]

I suppose my 1st exposure to quarter-tone/microtonal music was Ben Johnston's Sonata for Piano and Chas. Ives 3 Pieces. I like the sound world of Johnston better than this piece by Haba. There seems to be a measured difference in the 2 techniques that just makes Johnston easier for me to listen to, and enjoy.

[sensorium3]

@HeaVeNeRq8 listen to julian carrillo! he is so much better than Haba

[twooffour]

@ClueBand

Ah, I've just read the comment again, yea, he meant the adding of "vertical" harmony to the "mono solo"... probably because of the beats.

I wonder if it's possible to remove the beats with digital technology (or maybe just sound editing?), since it's basically just evening out the volume... and whether there are programs that do it automatically.

[ClueBand]

@twooffour Why not? If "harmony" is what I said, it follows that "harmonised" means a note or a melody that has been added to by other notes or groups of notes (chords). The choice of what notes or groups of notes can be used depends on the particular harmonic system chosen. If this is not enough, I'm afraid you only a course at the local music school or conservatorium will be of help.

[twooffour]

@ClueBand

Doesn't answer my question in the slightest.

[ClueBand]

I really like quarter tone music. (I know, I need to see a good therapist). The only issue I have with this piece is that, while the harmony has some merit, the structure and general movement of the melody seems very traditional. Still thumbs up for people who want to do something new.

[ClueBand]

@twooffour The various theories of harmony tell you what notes can be played together at one time, and how to move from one combination of notes to another. Anyone can invent a harmonic theory, and write music based on it. Some are more popular than others.

[sensorium3]

@HeaVeNeRq8 it is... for ur ear only!! its just the technique of harmonization that makes that out of tune sound

[twooffour]

@HeaVeNeRq8

What does "harmonized" mean?

[Psenas]

I dont like it, the semitones just seem wrong. Guess im just a mortal....