Is there anything LEGO can’t do, aside from turning to a soft gelatin when a human steps on one? The incredible range of piece sizes that make them such versatile building blocks extends thei… ...

As Neil Haverstick tells it, microtonal music isn't just for theory heads. Kara Haverstick ...

What are microtones, and why are they not an everyday part of classical music? We explore the history and mysteries of the ‘notes in between the notes’.

Julián Carrillo was a Mexican composer and violinist most known for developing microtonal music theory and introducing it to the public. Microtonal music expands on the idea behind semitonal music — ...

The composer Matthew Sheeran, brother of the pop star Ed Sheeran, discusses how he translated microtonal electronic music for a chamber orchestra.

And then we come to Ableton Live. Its new Microtuner Max For Live device (free for Live 11 users) successfully incorporates everything we need to load, edit, or create, microtonal scales, and a bit ...

In lessons with his students, Cogulu realized he had hit on a tool for teaching music theory. With its movable frets, the Lego microtonal guitar makes visible the changing intervals in various ...

People also dismissed the fact that Christiaan Huygens invented microtonal music theory. According to Ueno, Constantijn Huygens' interest for Vermeer's painting shows he is the most possible ...

Flying Microtonal Banana was the product of Gizzard king Stu Mackenzie acquiring a custom-made guitar modified for microtonal tuning, which allows for intervals smaller than the semitones that ...

Well, sort of. Using the lexicon of Western music theory to describe the blues is a fraught exercise, as the blues is really more of a microtonal affair.

Sauter say the unique instrument is all about “capitalising on new soundscapes”. It is one in a series of instruments patented in 1940 by Mexican composer and microtonal music pioneer Julián Carrillo ...