{"product_id":"maqam-melodies-pitches-patterns-and-developments-of-music-in-the-middle-east-and-other-microtonal-writings-9789815129052","title":"Maqam Melodies: Pitches, Patterns, and Developments of Music in the Middle East and other Microtonal Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses microtonal tunings in the Arabic maqam, prevalent in the Middle East and Central Asia, which employs microtonal intervals from Pythagorean tuning by perfect fifths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Alexander Thoegersen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Los Angeles, USA, in 1967. He earned his doctorate in music composition from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, in 2012. He wrote his thesis on polytempic polymicrotonality, previously untouched as a stylistic genre, with only a single precursor in the literature, Charles Ives's \u003ci\u003eUniverse Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e (1915). Polytempic polymicrotonality offers expansive potential for the re-emergence of pitch and rhythm in contrast to extended technique noise gestures prevalent today. Dr. Thoegersen, a drummer, extrapolates rhythms and explores polytempo and four-way independence, wherein each independent \"limb\" becomes its own part, or voice, with its own tempo, and ultimately, its own microtonal system--approaching a radical new polyphony not yet practiced in musical literature. He has had his works premiered in Europe, Australia, and the United States. His eponymous CD \u003ci\u003eThree Pieces in Polytempic Polymicrotonality\u003c\/i\u003e (2019, New World Records) has had nine reviews and made to three top ten lists for 2019's best CDs. His song cycle \u003ci\u003eFacebook: What's On Your Mind? \u003c\/i\u003ewas released on Flea Records in April 2021. Dr Thoegersen's most recent album, \u003ci\u003eAlien Music\u003c\/i\u003e (2022 Magic\u0026amp;Unique Records), is available for streaming on Spotify and Apple and is also available at Amazon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jenny Stanford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929286971666,"sku":"9789815129052","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b91a4249-1856-4f38-9850-12aca2b01371.jpg?v=1739038306","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/maqam-melodies-pitches-patterns-and-developments-of-music-in-the-middle-east-and-other-microtonal-writings-9789815129052","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}