Trombonist Matt Flores joins us for an exploration of the musical practice of Spectralism as well as the broader subject of microtonality. Stay tuned to the end for a group improvisation!

References:

Melt Banana - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1s0ZOIKtp8

Spectral Music - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_music

Harmonic Series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_series_(music)

Gerard Grisey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Grisey

Pentatonic Scale - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic_scale

Tristan Murail - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_Murail

Adam Neely Major Chord Video (4:5:6 polyrhythm) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tRAkWaeepg

Well-Tuned Piano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxZCSAWUP8&t=736s

SPEAR - http://www.klingbeil.com/spear/

N.E.O. Voice Festival - http://www.neovoicefestival.com/

Voce Vista - http://www.vocevista.com/

Sara Corry - https://saracorry.com/

Shepard Tone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9VMfdG873E

“in vain” by Georg Friedrich Haas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAwvWLVfSkM

Ring modulation - http://synthesizeracademy.com/ring-modulator/

George Cantor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Cantor