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Syzygys is a band composed of duo Hitomi Shimizu on organ and Hiromi Nishida on violin.[1] Formed in 1985, they play "microtonal pop music",[2] specifically just intonation in the form of Harry Partch's 43-tone scale.[2][3][4][5] Nishida studied Arabic style violin with Abdo Dagir.[1][2]

They have released albums on Tzadik Records, including Syzygys: Complete Studio Recordings (2003, Tzadik #7240).[6] György Ligeti's Syzygy for String Quartet is in just intonation, and he mentions their track "Fauna Grotesque" in a sketch.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile", Syzygys.jp. Accessed: December 09 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Syzygys New Album "Otona"", Syzygys.jp. Accessed: December 09 2016.
  3. ^ "43 Tone Organ", Syzygys.jp. Accessed: December 09 2016.
  4. ^ a b Louise Duchesneau, Wolfgang Marx (2011). György Ligeti: Of Foreign Lands and Strange Sounds, p.136. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781843835509. "The music of Syzygys...which is based on Partch's 43-tone scale, remains an individual case.
  5. ^ (2003). Lesbenzeitschrift, Issues 26-30, p.44. Germany: Die. Template:De icon.
  6. ^ "Microtonal Discography", Huygens-Fokker.org. Accessed: December 09 2016.
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