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Norman Henry built a harpsichord with a special keyboard that allowed it to be played in Partch's 11 Limit Tonality diamond scale in the early 1980's. He later built an 11 limit piano with a similar matrix keyboard.
Norman Henry hatched in Brooklyn, New York in 1934
He now lives in Denver, Colorado
Tonality Diamond
Tonality Diamond
Representing the Organization of Just Ratios Played upon Norman Henry's Keyboard Instruments.
Otonalities (Harmonics) ascend in Pitch and are graphed from the bottom to the upper Right.
Utonalities (Subharmonics) descend in Pitch and are graphed from the bottom to the upper Left.
pindarssonata.wmvNorman Henry's Piano
Norman Henry's Piano
Two views are shown in this video, while playing his rendition of Sonata On Pindar's First Olympic Ode, transcribed by Douglas Leedy.
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