Steps to the Sea: Ear Training and Composing in a Minute Equal Temperament

Julia Werntz

ISBN 10: 0945996136 / ISBN 13: 9780945996132

Published by Touchladybirdlucky Studios Sep 2014, 2014

About this Item

Neuware - Contains microtonal ear training and compositional exercises, and analysis. The process of ear training, understanding, and beginning to compose is broken down into manageable steps. Numerous audio examples are provided - the composition exercises beautifully performed by violist Mat Maneri, and the simple ear training drills with midi.(Steps to the Sea was originally published in Germany in 2014 by von Bockel Verlag as part of the book 1001 Microtones, edited by Sarvenaz Safari and Manfred Stahnke.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Steps to the Sea: Ear Training and Composing in a Minute Equal Temperament
• Publisher: Touchladybirdlucky Studios Sep 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0945996136
• ISBN 13: 9780945996132
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 280W x 216H x 3D millimeters 280 millimeters width by 216 millimeters height by 3 millimeters depth
• Weight: 145 grams

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Synopsis

Contains microtonal ear training and compositional exercises, and analysis. The process of ear training, understanding, and beginning to compose is broken down into manageable steps. Numerous audio examples are provided - the composition exercises beautifully performed by violist Mat Maneri, and the simple ear training drills with midi.(Steps to the Sea was originally published in Germany in 2014 by von Bockel Verlag as part of the book 1001 Microtones, edited by Sarvenaz Safari and Manfred Stahnke.)

About the Author

Through her music, her teaching, and her writings, Julia Werntz, PhD, has become recognized as a leading voice in the field of microtonal music. Her compositions have been performed at concert series, festivals, and venues around Europe and the United States. At the New England Conservatory of Music and Berklee College of Music she teaches courses in microtonal ear training and composition, analysis of microtonal music, and other subjects. Werntz has published several articles about microtonal music and other topics in contemporary music. As Artistic Director of the Boston Microtonal Society since the mid-1990s, she had produced numerous concerts, performed, lectured, and hosted colloquia and workshops with microtonal composers and performers from around the world.