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From Ancient Worlds: For Harmonic Piano - Michael Harrison
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  1. Bells
  2. Aeolian Harp
  3. Quest For the Rose
  4. Theme Of The Empyreal Worlds
  5. Mystic Lyre
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  1. Bells
  2. Aeolian Harp
  3. Quest For the Rose
  4. Theme Of The Empyreal Worlds
  5. Mystic Lyre
  6. Epiphany
  7. Bells of the Garden of Avalon
  8. Theme of the Garden of Avalon
  9. Volcano
  10. Bells of the Garden of Avalon and Transition to the Land of the Rose
  11. Song of the Rose
  12. Magic Rain
  13. Rose of Remembrance
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The ancient tuning mode/style called "just intonation" is heard on this release from New Albion. With a harp-like timbre, the instrument allows for playing 24 notes per octave in perfectly tuned intervals. It was recorded in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York. Harrison's studies with the physics of sound and his training in Indian classical music showed him about perfectly tuned intervals, as they apply both to singing and conventionally tuned pianos. As a result, he spent two years modifying a grand piano ...

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From Ancient Worlds: For Harmonic Piano 1994, New Albion

UPC: 022551004221

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