Ivan Wyschnegradsky

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Ivan Wyschnegradsk (1893-1979, рус.дореф.: Иванъ Александровичъ Вышнеградскій) was a Russian composer primarily known for his microtonal compositions, including the quarter tone scale, though he used scales of up to 71 divisions. Greatly influenced by Alexander Scriabin as a young man, Vïshnegradsky had a mystical vision which made him feel compelled to write music in intervals of less than a half-step. In 1920, he emigrated to Paris. In 1922, he traveled to Berlin to meet with other quarter-tone composers such as Alois Hába, Willy Moellendorf, and Jörg Mager. Plans to collaborate on a quarter-tone piano with Hába were interrupted by visa problems, and he was forced to return to Paris. During World War II, he entered a sanatorium, and was encouraged to continue composing by Olivier Messiaen upon his release in 1950. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Wyschnegradsky: Etude & 24 Préludes

quarter-tone pieces

Quarter Tone Music/Musique à Quart de Ton

Ivan Wyschnegradsky - Etude Sur Les Mouvements Rotatoires, 24 Preludes

Etude sur les Mouvements rotatoires, 24 Preludes

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Lin, Jenny: Russian Piano Preludes 1905-1922

Donaueschinger Musiktage 2010

Music For Three Pianos In Sixths of Tones

Lyrische Aspekte unseres Jahrhunderts

2e2m Collection

Quarter-Tone Pieces (Josef Christof, Steffen Schleiermacher)

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