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Rochth Avnin Scutzis (Amphirese: /ˈrokʰtʰ avˈnin ˈskʉtsis/; fT 1136 – fT 1200 (aged 64)) was an Amphirese composer and music theorist of the late Classical and early Romantic period.

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• Talman Romantic period society and politics
• should not agree with me on everything

Traits

• Witty and incisive; emotionally stable; generous towards her confidants
• Instruments: ðavr, guitar
• Languages:
  • Amphirese (native speaker)
  • Windermere (can read)
  • Talman Swutsim (knows a little, her grandparents spoke it)
  • Tamil (can read)

Early life and education

Scutzis was born in the city of Flian, Amphir to a family of Swutsim descent as the second of three children. Her father was the physicist and composer Afhnin Aśew, who was professor of physics in the University of Flian. Her mother, Chwafha Scutzis (adapted from Talman Swutsim Scütsis), was a ðavr player and music teacher (she was also a composer). Her mother's brother, Mugifh Ytśude, was a jogóm player.

A child prodigy, Rochth was taught the ðavr and math from a young age. She once rediscovered just intonation cross-sets from looking at a multiplication table. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Flian in math at age 10 by taking an entrance exam. She was an exceptionally gifted student and graduated in mathematics and music with honors at age 16 (fT 2052).

After graduating, Scutzis studied composition and instrumentation with [Amphirese composer]. At this time she began corresponding with a number of Amphirese and Rhythoed composers, musicians and theorists to exchange ideas about music. Much of her theoretical work took place within these letters.

Later life

Later in life Scutzis made a living performing, conducting and selling her compositions. She published her treatise for the first time in fT 1166.

In fT 1190, Scutzis retired from her academic post and secluded herself, intending to focus solely on composition. She lived in a house in Sŋoran until she died of a stroke in fT 1200.

Compositions

In earlier work, Scutzis used classical-style JI scales, including larger cross sets, and some scales of her own invention. However, later she gravitated more and more towards free JI, since she found fixed scales too restrictive for her purposes. Scutzis often worked in the ambient space of marvel temperament.

Scutzis also dabbled in poetry and set some of her own poems to choral works and art songs, in addition to poetry by such writers as Grouid and Jopah.

• Bwrjadreeg Cantatas
• Many pieces of chamber music, including 17 string quartets
• Choral pieces
• Art songs
  • Some (many of them love songs) are duets, using the yeejeħrhoog technique
  • Settings of Etsoj Jopah's poems
• A few vyláms
  • One Alice in Wonderland type thing
  • One or two of Mltzhyphe's tragedies (?)
• Many pieces for the unaccompanied violin / ðavr
• Many pieces for solo guitar
• Etude in Twelve Equal Divisions

Contributions to music theory

Scutzis's music theory was concerned with constructing various JI scales and approximating JI as well as possible while introducing flexibility.

• Many JI constant structure scales including scales with 16, 18, 23, and other numbers of notes
  • Constant structures generated by step sizes
• Used 12edo in a musical composition, as a cross set of 3edo and 4edo
• Marvel temperaments (225/224, 385/384, 676/675), including miracle
• Noted properties of particular equal temperaments, such as 19edo, 22edo, 31edo, and 41edo.

These ideas in particular influenced

• Garinsher Bloisin: Amphirese music theorist who developed regular temperament theory
• Honan Đawhindøø: Fyxámian classical composer

Bibliography

• (a treatise of all her music theory ideas)
• (collection of essays)
• (an autobiography or a memoir)

Personal life and views

A lesbian, Scutzis never had children. She had a few female lovers throughout her life.

Family members:

• Osri Scutzis (older sister) - music teacher
• Ydzich Scutzis (younger sister)

Scutzis was a vegetarian.

Scutzis was not very politically active - however, she seems to have been less nationalistic and more universalistic than earlier Amphirese composers, at least in her earlier years. She was generally pro-industrialization and pro-democracy.