Re: Yoon & Teoh: Correlation between composition and conlanging? ;)

>I *have* toyed with composing music to go along with a conlang's
>culture.  Unfortunately, I *don't* know enough about different music
>systems, since my training was exclusively in Western music.  All I can
>tell you about Korean folk music is that if it isn't drums, it sounds
>like caterwauling.  Probably due to Western bias.  I did pick up a CD of
>Turkish sufi music...which sent my dad running from the room.  <wry g>
>
>If I could figure out microtones, pentatonics, etc. and understood more
>about non-Western modes of music, I would try it.  As it stands I'm too
>afraid I'll screw it up.

Well, I've been toying with the idea of creating a whole new music system,
and I know abit music-theory (though only having played paino for
three years (and I hated it!) and fallen in love with a Guitar about a year
ago...)

However, I think this discussion should take place on conculture...so I'd
be happy if somebody could tell me how to subscribe :-) ... ?

Anyhow, what about splitting the octave in five tones with an equal
interval,
and try doing something useful of that ? Could rule (this would be a true
pentatonic
tonality, instead of the pentatonic scales (for instance CDEGA or CDD#GA (I
think
that's the C-minor pentatonic. Not sure though...)...