"Michael Harrison's compositions and improvisations were characterized by a rich resonance and spiritual inclination, drawing heavily on his deep understanding of Indian raga and nontraditional tuning systems."
"Harrison's exploration of just intonation, a tuning system based on whole-number ratios, stemmed from his dissatisfaction with the tempered tuning prevalent in Western music, which he felt abandoned the purity of sound."
Michael Harrison, a composer and pianist, passed away on April 17 in Manhattan at the age of 67 due to complications from pancreatic cancer. He was known for his spiritually inclined compositions and improvisations, many of which were created on pianos he redesigned. Harrison's deep knowledge of Indian raga and nontraditional tuning systems influenced his work. He began studying Indian music in the late 1970s while pursuing a degree in composition, leading him to explore just intonation, a mathematically pure tuning system that resonated with his spiritual view of music.
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