An American composer and authority on just intonation. He is the author of The Just Intonation Primer (1993, 1994, 2002). Inspired in part by the work of Harry Partch, Doty began composing in 1970 and co-founded the San Francisco based ensemble Other Music, with Henry S. Rosenthal and Dale S. Soules, in 1975. After Doty studied intonation with Lou Harrison, members of Other Music built an American Gamelan based on a 14-tone-per-octave just tuning designed by Doty and Soules. Other Music performed extensively in Northern California using these instruments during the years 1977–1981. … read more
An American composer and authority on just intonation. He is the author of The Just Intonation Primer (1993, 1994, 2002). Inspired in part by the work of Harry Partch, Doty began composing in 1970 and co-founded the San Francisco based ensemble Other Music, with Henry S. Rosenthal and Dale S.… read more
An American composer and authority on just intonation. He is the author of The Just Intonation Primer (1993, 1994, 2002). Inspired in part by the work of Harry Partch, Doty began composing in 1970 and co-founded the San Francisco based ensemble Other Music, with Henry S. Rosenthal and Dale S. Soules, in 1975. After Doty studied intonation with Lou Harrison, membe… read more