Jon Catler’s Evolution for electric guitar and orchestra is written in 13-limit Just Intonation. The piece begins simply, with one note evolving into two, then more, and soon an overtone series based on “A” emerges up to the 16th overtone, with other pitches being added as the piece evolves. The composer writes of his piece that “this Harmonic Symphony evolves the orchestra into a purely-tuned organism, capable of enveloping the energy of rock guitar.” Later in the piece, the voice enters in retrograde of the original theme, which signals the arrival of Man. The piece reaches its ap… read more
Jon Catler’s Evolution for electric guitar and orchestra is written in 13-limit Just Intonation. The piece begins simply, with one note evolving into… read more
Jon Catler’s Evolution for electric guitar and orchestra is written in 13-limit Just Intonation. The piece begins simply, with one note evolving into two, then more, and soon an overtone… read more
Jon Catler is one of the world's leading innovators on microtonal guitar. For many years, Catler's interest has been in the exploration of the "notes-between-the-notes," or microtonal music. Specifically, he has devised his own system of tuning based on Just Intonation or the pure intervals of the Harmonic Series. He has redesigned his guitar to allow an unprecedented range of consonance and dissonance, alternating between a 64-note per octave fretted guitar and a fretless. Noted for his work with legendary composer, La Monte Young, Mr. Catler can be heard as fea… read more
Jon Catler is one of the world's leading innovators on microtonal guitar. For many years, Catler's interest has been in the exploration of the "notes-between-the-notes,"… read more
Jon Catler is one of the world's leading innovators on microtonal guitar. For many years, Catler's interest has been in the exploration of the "notes-between-the-notes," or microtonal music. Specifically, he has dev… read more