David B. Doty, Just Intonation Composer, Theorist, & Musician

The pages linked below contain material from my 40+ years of composing, performing, and recording music in just intonation. My articles about just intonation theory and The Just Intonation Primer will be found in the “Words” section.

• Other Music (1975–c.1986). The experimental music ensemble I cofounded, performed with, built instruments and composed extensively for. Other Music was best know for its American gamelan, tuned in a 14-tone-per octave just intonation scale.
  • Other Music's American Gamelan is now in Phoenix AZ, will be used for performances beginning in December 2018.
  • Complete Sheet Music Videos from 1976
  • Videos by the Glendale Community College Precussion Ensemble: American Gamelan pieces and Sheet Music
  • Minimalist Pieces from the Mid-1970s
• Uncommon Practice (1984–1995). A CD of my compositions for MIDI instruments in Just Intonation.
• Just Intonation and Microtonal Music Links ported from the JIN website and updated.
• Recent Projects and Works in Progress.
  • Variations on a Ground for String Quartet (2006)
  • Steel Suite, Guitar Version—Now on CD!
  • Steel Suite, Keyboard Version
• A Chord Atlas for the National Reso-phonic Just Intonation Guitar (PDF). This just intonation steel guitar was orginally designed for Lou Harrison's Scenes from Nek Chand and subsequently composed for by many other composers, myself included.
• Scores of some of my pieces are available from Frog Peak Music.
• My Wikipedia article. Perhaps some qualified person would like to edit and expand it.
• Composer Bio and Resume.

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