Julián Carillo (jan 1, 1875 – jan 1, 1965)
Description:
a Mexican composer,[1] conductor, violinist and music theorist, famous for developing a theory of microtonal music which he dubbed "The Thirteenth Sound."Microtones: Splitting the Semitone
1. One of the new sounds composers toyed with was microtones.
2. Julian Carrillo, a Mexican composer, tried out new tunings (and new instruments and
notation).
3. Ives claimed that his father experimented with quarter tones.
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Date:
jan 1, 1875
jan 1, 1965
~ 90 years