The Tuning of Lou Harrison's Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen

from the Mode CD Por Gitaro: Suites for Tuned Guitars performed by John Schneider

Notes by Bill Alves

Lou Harrison's Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen is a work originally for harp and percussion. This tuning is a standard diatonic just scale in A minor. (For the definition of cents and explanation of the following lattice diagram, see the note for the tuning of the Serenade and for more mathematical details, go here.).

PitchA B C D E F G
Ratio from 1/11/1 9/8 6/5 4/3 3/2 8/5 9/5
Cents from 1/10 203.9 315.6 498 702 813.7 1017.6
Frequency440 495 528 586.7 660 704 792
Ratio between pitches9/8 16/15 10/9 9/8 16/15 9/8
Cents between pitches203.9 111.7 182.4 203.9 111.7 203.9

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