The Microtonal Music of Prent Rodgers
BIOGRAPHY
Microtonal music based on 53 & 72 tones to the octave equal temperament. Music is generated from samples using Csound.
BAND MEMBERS
Prent Rodgers on the Thinkpad
YEARS COMPLETED
2008,2009,2012
GENRES
Classical,Modern Composition
OTHER BAND SITES
http://bumpermusic.blogspot.com
Completed Albums
Soundtrack to The Donner Party(2008)
Music for the movie yet to be made. The Donner Party set out in June 1846 for California, and encountered terrible hardship along the way. Especially bad was the time between October and January, when they were stuck in many feet of snow in the Sierras. Many died, and some resorted to canibalism to survive.
Music of the Hoh River Valley(2009)
This is a set of pieces evocative of a journey
down the Hoh River drainage, from near the
peak of Mt. Olympus in the Olympic National
Forrest of Western Washington to the Pacific
ocean. The river descends 56 miles through
glaciers, rocks and then a temperate rain forest.
The Hoh River Valley is very wet; it is perhaps
the wettest spot in the 48 contiguous states. The
glaciers of Mt. Olympus receive about 100 feet
of snow a year, and the lower forests of the
valley get 240 inches of rain every year.
The pieces were all generated on my computer using Csound as a sampler based
synthesizer. The samples are from the McGill University Master Samples CD ROM and
some environmental sounds. They were written in February 2009 as part of the RPM
Challenge.
Microtonal Music for RPM Challenge 2012(2012)
Music for Alto Flute, Clarinet, Finger Piano, Balloon Drums, Tube Drums, and Strings of various types. All in 72 EDO tuning.