This is a great composition, it`s like a 5/4 or...

This is great! I wish I were disciplined enough to write this well.

Meditative, hypnotic, and a restless pendulum of movement. The bass line gives both stability and unpredictable drive.

This piece is loosely based on a korvai that BC Manjunath taught in the 2020 International Rhythm Course. The left hand is consistently a 5-beat pattern, while the right hand is doing its own thing. 

The tuning is The Janus Scale, the same 11-limit tuning from Paul Johnson that I used for my last piece, Floating, but this piece is centered a tritone away on B-flat instead of E. Since it's called The Janus Scale, I wanted to write a contrasting piece to pair with Floating. 

During this pandemic, I've been very fortunate to be able to study with teachers like BC Manjunath, Jacob Adler, Michael Harrison, and Ned McGowan, who all encourage their students to explore. I wrote this piece as a final project for Jacob Adler's microtonality crash course, and also in preparation for taking part in the continuation of the International Rhythm Course.

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Khanda Etude in 11-limit Janus tuning

Stacy Fahrion is a composer-pianist and educator based in Colorado, and is currently creating music in just intonation that frequently features polyrhythms, polymeters, and isorhythm.

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