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TARTINI TONES AND MUSIC OF THE SPHERES INTRODUCTION These pages will be devoted to the development and exposition of a truly comprehensive Theory of Harmony --one that is based on inclusion of all the 'missing' tones of conventional Western harmony, the notes 'between the keys' of the keyboard, the tones that have 'fallen through the cracks' in the design of instruments and the traditional techniques of practice. Inspired by the explorations of ancient Greek musicians, geometers and mathematicians --who were boldly eager to define, delineate and perform the most subtle distinctions of interval combinations to a degree, both played and calculated, that Western music has consummately neglected over the last two thousand years. Proceeding along a musical vector from the brief but daring overtures into the field of microtones by Debussy, Scriabin, Bartok and others, this site will introduce to the modern m...
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ReplyDeleteOur Cosmic Ancestors Perfect Paperback – September 1, 1988
by Maurice Chatelain (Author), Marlene Donovan (Editor), Thierry Chatelain (Illustrator)
https://www.amazon.com/Our-Cosmic-Ancestors-Maurice-Chatelain/dp/0929686004
Our Cosmic Ancestors is a dynamic work unraveling the messages of these "universal astronauts" and decoding the symbols and visual mathematics they have left for us in the Egyptian Pyramids, Stonehenge, the Mayan calendar, the Maltese Cross and the Sumerian zodiac.
The book is captivating reading from beginning to end. However Mr. Chatelain's purpose in sharing these exciting discoveries lies in the hope that all humans will extend their horizons, to release fear of the unknown just enough that another generation will exhibit growing curiosity to continue the search for signs of purposeful nurturing of this planet.
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