Free Among the Stars ★ 31-EDO ★ Lumatone + Handbell Choir ★ St. Olaf Handbell Choir World Premiere

[@amj.composer]

[NOTE] The performance and the sheet music may differ a little in some spots, don't mind those moments!

[@Gongchime]

Glad to see someone playing the Lumatone outside their bedroom.

[@amj.composer]

Haha let's just say it took some convincing to have them let me play this alien instrument for an official performance.

[@Cineenvenordquist]

​@@amj.composerAbout that; the lumatone's a MIDI controller first, so picking an instrument...then going through the piece to whack at beat blooms would be uh, work. What's the Lumatone playing, squared pipes? Giza oboe?

[@tjhooker824]

Omg right?

[@chmess3]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! An amazing composition. I've always had a fascination with 31EDO and you're knocking it out of the park. Way to go!

[@amj.composer]

I'm so glad you liked it, thanks so much!

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

First time I've heard a Lumatone with other instruments (not counting voice), and first time I've seen a Lumatone in concert.

[@amj.composer]

Yeah! I wonder who else has had a lumatone in a concert! Thanks for watching!

[@stephenweigel]

@@amj.composerseems pretty darn rare… I have seen Zheanna Erose perform with one

[@TachyBunker]

holy, this is AMAZING !! Is more planned?

[@amj.composer]

@@TachyBunker I'm so glad you liked it! I'm not sure when I will have such a chance again! I'm not in that ensemble anymore since I graduated college so it's a little hard to find so many talented musicians and an open minded director in one place. But I'm always exploring and meeting more people! I am working on some xen music solo and hopefully plan to have that out probably by the end of this year Thanks so much for watching!

[@TachyBunker]

@@amj.composer i see, well if you ever need a buddy from France, i am here and make electromagnetic music !! As well as microtonal, experimental, psychoacoustic illusions, and stuff. I'm working since last year on an album that will be sounds and music made by _aliens_ for 2025, hopefully throwing out a lot of those human musical conventions that are so ubiquitous aha.

[@gale5393]

stumbled across this randomly and, as someone who has been obsessed with composing (and has composed several things myself) for probably 10 years, this is a dream. it sounds like a dream. it is a dream to have all of these colors to paint with. I am primarily a violinist and, having a lack of frets, it's fairly up to discernment of my ear to play things that are microtonal or to even hear them when I'm tuning to play standard western music, but when I hear things like this I am just absolutely enchanted. a bell choir, with as rigid of instruments as they work with, and a lumatone?? the artistry and the taste is just immaculate. I literally can't stand it as I listen to it, tears in my eyes. this is so special. I am appreciating it immensely.

[@bhavidjosh]

Well done Aaru ! Many more yet to come , Keep it up .....

[@dedge8425]

This is fantastic! Incredible accomplishment.

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much!!!

[@patrikkonat3085]

This was really pretty. Some pieces reminded me of music ive heard in the game Zelda for some reason but then it takes off elsewhere. Either way, this is the good stuff!

[@johanneskersthold]

absolutely amazing work !!!

[@amj.composer]

@@johanneskersthold Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it

[@felixthecat0371]

wow this is a really unique soundscape, nice work

[@amj.composer]

Hey thank you so much!!!

[@recentlymaterialized6827]

It's amazing how well you integrated your 31edo instrument with a 12edo ensemble! This kind of performance is exactly what the microtonal community needs for visibility, thank you for the beautiful composition!

[@amj.composer]

Wow thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it and hopefully more to come.

[@56shauryasingh33]

The way the instruments blended is amazing bro, it's a great piece!

[@amj.composer]

Shau! Such a long time. Thanks so much Bhai

[@Budjarn]

Absolutely brilliant! I love this

[@amj.composer]

Hey thanks so much for watching!

[@Arycke]

Reminds me of Gamelan music a lot. Love this so much man.

[@yashrane6193]

This is so awesome ❤️ Never imagined Lumatone and Handbells going together 😩

[@amj.composer]

Thanks yaar!! Bro maine bhi kabhi tasavvur nahi kiya tha XD

[@blossombhatnagar4301]

This music is sooo capturing ....amazing combo of Lumatone and handbells.....loved the synchronisation and the effect... something absolutely new to my ears and very captivating too.. Sumply Waaao performance my dear child Super proud of you beta .❤

[@elijahberegovsky8957]

This is a-bloody-mazing! The way the 31TET lumatone is quite literally *trying to fit in* with the 12TET ensemble, and manages it better and better as the piece goes on is sooooo coooool! The reason I usually hate mixed tuning pieces is the very same reason I love this one. Kudos to you!

[@amj.composer]

@@elijahberegovsky8957 Hey I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!!

[@hesangasong]

very interesting

[@cable_n]

this is absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing this, you are very talented :)

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much!

[@parliament-of-owls]

saw your profile on the lumatone walkthrough 31 edo video and thought i'd check it out. super awesome stuff :)

[@PiEndsWith0]

Wow, the two temperaments mixing is quite the stunning effect. Tuning is the new harmony I suppose. Love the piece

[@amj.composer]

Well Adam Neely described it as the 7th level of (Jazz) harmony lol!! You could kind of extend this to non-jazz harmony too.

[@moontan91]

wow! that was amazing!!

[@amj.composer]

@@moontan91 Thank you so much!

[@stephenweigel]

Love this omg

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much!!!

[@alicehu0]

Very nice Bells and microtonal music go hand in hand (no pun intended)

[@amj.composer]

Absolutely! There's something about the Impurities/Inharmonicities in the bells' timbre and purity in the Chimes' timbre which makes it work super well with microtonal music.

[@deodattajoshi9741]

This is amazing and seems to be new one.This bird will fly to sky very very high. All the best for musical journey.

[@SocraticSwansongs]

Such a sublimely beautiful piece! Thank you!

[@amj.composer]

Wow I'm so glad you enjoyed!! Thanks so much!!

[@cesarronaldoortizvalencia2723]

Man... I just discovered your music. Thank you for this unique piece, I will totally follow you up hahah. Great job! 💪

[@amj.composer]

Thanks so much!! I'm glad you liked it, this was a fun experience

[@cubicinfinity2]

12 isn't quite a subset of 31, which makes this have a more xen texture, being polytonal.

[@amj.composer]

@@cubicinfinity2 Indeed! I took the risk and combined these tonalities for various reasons. First, I was listening to orchestra music which included organ (strauss) and noticed how out of tune the organ felt because the combo of just and equal temp., and whatever it worked with some awkward moments. The tonalities are “close-enough” lol. The other thing was the inharmonicity of bells, if you focus on the overtones of handbells, it can feel pretty xen! So weirdly enough 12edo bells + 31edo sounded less xen than 12edo piano + 31edo to me when I was writing the tune. Just some observations I thought I’d share! Thanks for watching!

[@cubicinfinity2]

@@amj.composer Cool

[@Joshiuma]

Aryaman , the music is so soothing . I loved the composition.. super proud of you ❤

[@amj.composer]

Thanks mom 🙏

[@noahnaugler7611]

very cool

[@amj.composer]

@@noahnaugler7611 Thank you so much!

[@julietkenzie]

this is really cool!

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@GayuMona]

I love watching u explore the world of sound. This is fresh and exciting work. I like what u said about sounds in nature - this merits ur attention..i think u could help us reconnect with nature thru sounds we've lost.

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much!!!!🙏🙏

[@mr88cet]

Really excellent! Intriguing variety of textures as well as harmonies. I love my Lumatone too!

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much! I hope to see you use the Lumatone too!

[@mr88cet]

@@amj.composer, I too have been using my Lumatone mostly in 31TET, FWIW. In my 62 years, I’ve tried 2.5 times to learn keyboards, but it never really clicked in my brain until I got my Lumatone! Historically, I’ve mostly played woodwinds- bassoon and classical saxophones mostly - and strings - classical guitar and viola. I first heard of the Bosanquet-Wilson keyboard way back in 1977 from Ivor Darreg and John Chalmers, first in the form of the Hackleman-Wilson 19TET clavichord. I never thought I’d get a chance to play one until the Lumatone came along! Amazing machine! Anyway, thanks again for sharing your wonder composition with us!

[@MatijaKrunic]

Great exploration fellow composer ! I hope you get some grants or get more recordes by any means ! Keep it coming. Also do i smell a bit of Zappa in some of your ormentation esp first half. He would have enjoyed your orchestration (:

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@bhartisharma9904]

Awesome Aryaman....🎉... you make us proud 💐😍

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much bua!🙏

[@manishjoshi8797]

A very different kind of music but music all the way. Two absolutely new instruments (for me atleast)...one completely new age and the other way old....awesome combination...

[@amj.composer]

Thanks dad, also these instruments would be new not just to you but to most people. The Lumatone entered the market probably around 2020, and handbells have only recently seen a surge in new, interesting, complex (and secular) repertoire. So it is a rather weird combination!

[@syedimtiazhussain5829]

WOW !!

[@amj.composer]

Thank you!! 🙏🙏

[@ayanorexer5874]

Very epic, I am glad to have been there when it happened. You organized the video really well!

[@jasonfisher8529]

Aryaman, are you pulling a pinch harmonic there at 10:07? sounds so much like a hard rock / metal guitar pinch right there

[@manishjoshi8797]

Oh yes....to me it sounded like a high strung guitar played during the build up of a gun duel in a western...

[@amj.composer]

Hi Jason thanks for watching!! It's actually just the pitch wheel which I use to slide up! And the timbre change is because of the synth, my keyboard has polyphonic aftertouch, so I've programmed the synth in a way that makes the sound thinner and with less fundamental if I'm pressing the keys gently. I suppose it does resemble guitar harmonics!

[@MrMemes21]

Amazing

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much!!

[@meenad6358]

Well done bachcha❤,God bless you

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@expilectakunai]

This is incredible! So creative and fresh, with such a unique instrument I hope gets utilized more in the future. Amazing work!

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much! I intend to use this instrument so much more.

[@neilhaverstick1446]

Mighty nice, man.

[@amj.composer]

Thank you!!!

[@zanelai4849]

I have never heard the Lumatone accompianied by other instruments before. Wasn't too sure how it'd work but I was completely surprised! Sounds absolutely beautiful and was so satisfying to listen to. You gave me chills everywhere, loved it heaps, keep it up!!

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@sapnasharma1691]

Amazing Aryaman 👌👌 proud of you 😎 keep rocking 👍👍❤

[@amj.composer]

Thank you so much!!🙏🙏

[@mr88cet]

Listening again. Still “really excellent”! One aspect of this that adds just a little extra depth is his use of the Lumatone’s polyphonic aftertouch. I need to listen in a little more detail to tell whether the handbells have been tuned to 31TET as well, but I presume not, sine that would be a heeeeyuge project.

[@amj.composer]

Indeed! Do look at my response to the user "Quartertone Harmony" 's comment about why tuning Handbells to 31-edo is a near impossible task

[@tapewormsaga]

Wonderful piece, you did really nice balancing the sounds of the handbells and the synth. Was this tour your first performance playing on Lumatone?

[@amj.composer]

Hey! Thank you so much! Yeah! This was my first performance with lumatone (or just playing a piece longer than a minute), I got it a couple months ago and haven't had much time to play it at all for a while, was able to pick it up a little because of piano. I HAD to use it before I graduated so I took this chance! Thanks for watching

[@steambun9316]

I have never seen such an amazing thing bro you are going to get an album soon

[@amj.composer]

ありがとう！！！！I am definitely gonna try to work on an album

[@Cineenvenordquist]

A chance to use that Remix button and show a bird reading arχiv about astrophysics intercut with Rose from Golden Girls talking about St. Olaf...

[@quartertoneharmony7100]

Was it a choice to use 12 EDO handbells or was it just not practical to get a 31 EDO set? If you had no choice, would you have used 31 EDO handbells had you been able to get them?

[@amj.composer]

Hey! Thanks for watching! I love your quarter tone music theory videos!! From what I know, there are no handbell sets in 31 EDO. In fact there are only 2 popular manufacturers who actively sell handbells, so I highly doubt they would make something that's arguably rather specialized (since handbells are pretty specialized already)! They're also ridiculously expensive, like our set (6 octaves bells + chimes) probably costs nothing less than $150k-$200k. So I don't think handbells in anything other than 12 EDO can ever exist, unfortunately. If I had a choice, I would have absolutely used a 31-EDO set, the mere concept of that excites me so much. I have actually been interested in instrument manufacturing, and have looked into the idea of making a xenharmonic chime set (they're the instruments denoted with the diamond note heads, they're easier to make with fewer measurements, they are also MUCH cheaper). Hope that answers your question! I look forward to more videos from you!

[@quartertoneharmony7100]

@@amj.composer Yes, that does answer my questions.The contrast here between the 31 solo and 12 edo harmony is really interesting (and matches your theme) but I'm even more interesting in chromatic chord progressions in 31, which I"d *think* could be really incredible. Glad to hear you're thinking about 31 edo harmonies.

[@PiEndsWith0]

@@amj.composer Man, I understand that you'd prefer the bells in 31 EDO too. But the two EDOs blending/standing apart is such a cool effect, definitely a feature, not a bug for me. Wish more composers did this.

[@amj.composer]

@@PiEndsWith0 Absolutely! Sometimes the best ideas come from limitations, so I suppose it's good I only had 12-EDO available. The piece is in G so I tuned the Lumatone to have a perfect G, so only that's in tune with the bells. But the other microtones sound awesome with the bells too!

[@GizzyDillespee]

For that big a scale (that many bells), you'd want standing bells (singing bowls). You'd probably make a deal with an importer, or import a bunch yourself - the machined bowls, not the hand hammered ones. Then you'd want to choose the bowls that would require the least amount of filing down in order to achieve your tuning. Then, you'd have to learn bell tuning🤣. Much cheaper than ordering bespoke 31tet hand bells. Plus, a few mallets are easier to manipulate than a dozen bells. That's still a heavy and bulky load-in, especially if you want any bassier notes from the bells. Or possibly more interesting - find someone with a nice set of bowls, and a tuner, and tune the lumatone notes to that. I said earlier not to use hand hammered bowls, which are more expensive and can have inharmonic partials. But it can sound cool if you have some that blend together well, even if it's a weird kind of blending (not 12edo or JI). Thanks for posting this video, and I hope you enjoy the Lumatone.

[@gursirjansingh8230]

Bro this so fucking amazing man . Soo happy to see this . Now give me your number so i can call you cause your current one isnt working

[@amj.composer]

Thanks so much broo

[@gursirjansingh8230]

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[@amj.composer]

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