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Incongruity

from Incongruity by Monroe Golden

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Incongruity refers to the meshing of two seemingly incommensurate systems: extended just intonation, represented by fixed media, and equal temperament, represented by the piano part. The sound file presents just-tuned, common-tone chord progressions that shift - with each iteration - by the interval of a Syntonic Comma. The functional tonic at the end of the piece is a sharp minor third higher than at the beginning. Piano notes are proximate to higher harmonic relationships, relative to the fundamental of each chord. Divisions of time at phrase and section are proportional to underlying fundamental frequencies. Incongruity was completed in December 2010, specifically for the UnTwelve 2010 Composition Competition (untwelve.org), and awarded first prize.

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from Incongruity, released April 18, 2011
Adam Bowles, piano

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Monroe Golden Alabama

Monroe Golden is a composer from rural Alabama whose works explore microtonal systems, described by critics as “delightfully disorienting,” “lovely, sumptuous, yet arcane,” and “irresistible music, full of wit and beauty.” There are two prior dedicated audio releases of his music: A Still Subtler Spirit (Living Artist Recordings, 2003), and Alabama Places (innova Recordings, 2007). ... more

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