Syzygys
Encyclopedia
Syzygys is a band composed of duo Hitomi Shimizu
on organ and Hiromi Nishida on violin. They play "microtonal pop music", specifically just intonation
in the form of Harry Partch
's 43-tone scale
.
They have released albums on Tzadik Records
, including Syzygys: Complete Studio Recordings (2003, Tzadik #7240).
Hitomi Shimizu
Hitomi Shimizu is a keyboardist and composer of live action films, television programs, animated shorts and videogames. She is part of a musical duo with violinist Hiromi Nishida called Syzygys. Born in Nara, Japan, she majored in music composition at the Toho Gakuen School of Music...
on organ and Hiromi Nishida on violin. They play "microtonal pop music", specifically just intonation
Just intonation
In music, just intonation is any musical tuning in which the frequencies of notes are related by ratios of small whole numbers. Any interval tuned in this way is called a just interval. The two notes in any just interval are members of the same harmonic series...
in the form of Harry Partch
Harry Partch
Harry Partch was an American composer and instrument creator. He was one of the first twentieth-century composers to work extensively and systematically with microtonal scales, writing much of his music for custom-made instruments that he built himself, tuned in 11-limit just intonation.-Early...
's 43-tone scale
Harry Partch's 43-tone scale
The 43-tone scale is a just intonation scale with 43 pitches in each octave, invented and used by Harry Partch.The first of Partch's "four concepts" is "The scale of musical intervals begins with absolute consonance and gradually progresses into an infinitude of dissonance, the consonance of the...
.
They have released albums on Tzadik Records
Tzadik Records
Tzadik Records is a record label based in New York City specialising in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by the eclectic composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995; Zorn is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases...
, including Syzygys: Complete Studio Recordings (2003, Tzadik #7240).