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[[File:Rewhd_Sgutsis.png|thumbnail|250px|Rewhd Sgutsis]]


'''Rhooc Avniin Askuucis''' ([[Anvirese]]: [roːts əvˈniːn əˈskuːtsis] fT 2036 – fT 2100 (aged 64)) was an [[Verse:Tricin/Anvir|Anvirese]] music theorist and composer.
'''Rewhd Avnin Sgutsis''' (fT 1136 – fT 1200 (aged 64)) was a [[Verse:Tricin/Skella|Skellan]] composer and music theorist<!-- and essayist--> of the late Classical and early Romantic period.
 
==Todo==
*need Skellan literature
*Talman Romantic period society and politics
*should not agree with me on everything


==Traits==
==Traits==
*Warm and magnanimous, but can have a contrarian streak
*Witty and incisive; generous towards her confidants
*Instruments: ''ðavr'', ''ñamsom'', guitar
*Languages:
*Languages:
** (Pretty archaic) [[Anvirese]] (native speaker)
** [[Skellan]] (native), accent: weak Iasa + Swuntsim
** [[Windermere]]
** [[Anbirese]]
** [[Sfətsiv]] (knows a little, her grandparents spoke it)
** [[Windermere]]  
** [[Tamil]] (can read)
** [[Swuntsim]] (knows a little, her grandparents spoke it)
*tunings: JI, 22, 31


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Askuucis was born in the city of [???], [[Verse:Tricin/Anvir|Anvir]] to a family of Sfətsiv descent as the second of three children. Her father was the physicist and composer Avnin Salis, who was professor of physics in the University of [???]. Her mother, Χwava Askuucis (adapted from Sfətsiv ''scwutsis''), was a classical ''ŋams'' player and music teacher. Her mother's brother, Mugiv Ytxudhe, was a [] player.
Sgutsis was born in the city of Hirvahnal, [[Verse:Tricin/Skella|Skella]] in the Iasa region to a family of Swuntsim descent as the second of three children. Her father was the physicist and composer Avnin Axew, who was professor of physics in the University of Hirvahnal. Her mother, Hvava Sgutsis (adapted from Talman Swuntsim ''Scütsis''), was a ''ðavr'' player and music teacher (she was also a composer). Her mother's brother, Mugiv Chətσüde, was a ''jogóm'' player.


A child prodigy, Rhooc was taught ''ngams'' and math from a young age. She started auditing music and math classes before she was 5. 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). She then studied composition and instrumentation with a number of composers.
As a child, she invented just intonation cross-sets, inspired by at a multiplication table. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Hiravnol 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).  


In fT 2056 Askuucis returned as a doctoral student in mathematics to Flian University, where she specialized in number theory. Under the supervision of Esngoa rith Mnang, Askuucis was awarded a doctorate for her dissertation in fT 2061.
After graduating, Sgutsis studied composition and instrumentation with [Anbirese composer]. At this time she began corresponding with a number of Anbirese and Rhythoed composers, musicians and theorists to exchange ideas about music. Much of her theoretical work took place within these letters.


==Later life==
==Later life==
Shortly after receiving her doctorate, Askuucis started corresponding with a number of Anvirese and Windermere composers, musicians and theorists to exchange ideas about music. Much of her theoretical work took place within these letters.
Later in life Sgutsis made a living performing, conducting and selling her compositions. She published her treatise for the first time in fT 1166.


In fT 2076, an academic took notice of Askuucis's work and invited her to serve in the University of Cdam Sre as a professor of music. She accepted the offer and would continue to teach there for 14 years. Among her students were several notable Talman composers and popular musicians.
In fT 1190, Sgutsis secluded herself, intending to focus solely on composition. She lived in a house in Sŋoran until she died of a stroke in fT 1200.


In fT 2090, Askuucis retired from her academic post and secluded herself, intending to focus solely on composition. She lived in a house in Asŋooraan until she died of a stroke in fT 2100.
==Compositions==
In earlier work, Sgutsis 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.


==Contributions to music theory==
Sgutsis 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.
Building on Jopah's and Tăhus's work on constant structure scales, in her treatise ''Some Equal Divisions of the Octave'' Askuucis described a variety of equal temperaments derived from equating the step sizes in constant-structure scales. Though her work was not the first one to describe the process of tempering out commas (it was known for small commas such as 2401/2400), nor the first to mention the idea of equal temperament, it was the first to systematically derive equal temperaments from other scales.


Askuucis asked why the same scale sizes - e.g. 7, 10, 12, 19, 22, 27, 31 - kept showing up for "good" constant structures. This led her to discover how to formalize the notion of "good" EDOs in terms of the maxima of the Riemann zeta function on the critical strip, and discovered 19edo this way.
*''Bwrjadreeg Cantatas''
*Many pieces of chamber music, including 17 string quartets and solo ''ðavr'' and ''ñamsom'' pieces
*''Naquian Dances'', a Naquian music-inspired suite written in subsets of 41edo.
*Choral pieces
*Art songs
**Some (many of them love songs) are duets, using the ''yeejeħrhoog'' technique
**Settings of Etsoj Jopah's poems
*A few ''vylám''s
**One Alice in Wonderland type thing
**One or two of ___'s tragedies (?)
*Many pieces for the unaccompanied violin / ''ðavr''
*Many pieces for solo guitar


[That should be it theory-wise.]
==Contributions to music theory==
Sgutsis's work on tuning theory includes:
*Cross-sets
*Properties of particular equal temperaments: 19edo, 22edo, 27edo, 31edo, 34edo, 41edo, 46edo
**41, 46 and 58 smallest edos that represent 13-limit JI. Sgutsis often used higher edos than 31 but that didn't stick; it was 31edo which caught on.
*Horograms and MOS scales
*Noted that 12edo, 19edo, 22edo, 31edo, 41edo and 46edo were accurate because of the Riemann zeta function
*Proposed 41edo as a system approximating [[Naquian]] scales that divide the perfect fifth into 4 or 8 equal parts, in particular building on Jopah's work.


==Compositions==
These ideas in particular influenced
===Partial list===
*Garinjeor Bloisin: Anbirese music theorist who fully developed regular temperament theory
*A collection of works in various equal temperaments, à la Blackwood (?)
*Honan Đawhindøø: Fyxoomian classical composer
*Winter Solstice Cantatas
*Many keyboard pieces
*Many pieces of chamber music, including 10 string quartets and dozens involving keyboard accompaniment
*Choral pieces
*Art songs
*Some musical dramas


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*Her thesis (fT 2061) + a couple of other math papers (Anvirese)
*(a treatise of all her music theory ideas)
*''Some Equal Divisions of the Octave'' (Anvirese)
*(collection of essays)
*''The Riemann zeta function measures the consonance of equal temperaments'' (Anvirese)
*(an autobiography or a memoir)


==Personal life and views==
==Personal life and views==
A lesbian, Askuucis never had children. She had a few female lovers throughout her life.
A lesbian, Sgutsis never had children. She had a few female lovers throughout her life.


Family members:
Family members:
*Osri Askuucis (older sister) - music teacher
*Osri Sgutsis (older sister) - music teacher
*Yzich Askuucis (younger sister)
*Yzih Sgutsis (younger sister)
 
Sgutsis did not identify herself as a member of any Talman religious sect in particular. However, she was a strict vegetarian.
 
Sgutsis was not very politically active - however, she seems to have been less nationalistic and more universalistic than earlier Anbirese composers, at least in her earlier years. She was generally pro-industrialization and pro-democracy.

Latest revision as of 19:47, 25 January 2023

This page uses music theory work mainly by Praimhín. See also: Verse:Tricin/Talma/Music.
Rewhd Sgutsis

Rewhd Avnin Sgutsis (fT 1136 – fT 1200 (aged 64)) was a Skellan composer and music theorist of the late Classical and early Romantic period.

Todo

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

Traits

  • Witty and incisive; generous towards her confidants
  • Instruments: ðavr, ñamsom, guitar
  • Languages:

Early life and education

Sgutsis was born in the city of Hirvahnal, Skella in the Iasa region to a family of Swuntsim descent as the second of three children. Her father was the physicist and composer Avnin Axew, who was professor of physics in the University of Hirvahnal. Her mother, Hvava Sgutsis (adapted from Talman Swuntsim Scütsis), was a ðavr player and music teacher (she was also a composer). Her mother's brother, Mugiv Chətσüde, was a jogóm player.

As a child, she invented just intonation cross-sets, inspired by at a multiplication table. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Hiravnol 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, Sgutsis studied composition and instrumentation with [Anbirese composer]. At this time she began corresponding with a number of Anbirese 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 Sgutsis made a living performing, conducting and selling her compositions. She published her treatise for the first time in fT 1166.

In fT 1190, Sgutsis 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, Sgutsis 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.

Sgutsis 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 and solo ðavr and ñamsom pieces
  • Naquian Dances, a Naquian music-inspired suite written in subsets of 41edo.
  • 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 ___'s tragedies (?)
  • Many pieces for the unaccompanied violin / ðavr
  • Many pieces for solo guitar

Contributions to music theory

Sgutsis's work on tuning theory includes:

  • Cross-sets
  • Properties of particular equal temperaments: 19edo, 22edo, 27edo, 31edo, 34edo, 41edo, 46edo
    • 41, 46 and 58 smallest edos that represent 13-limit JI. Sgutsis often used higher edos than 31 but that didn't stick; it was 31edo which caught on.
  • Horograms and MOS scales
  • Noted that 12edo, 19edo, 22edo, 31edo, 41edo and 46edo were accurate because of the Riemann zeta function
  • Proposed 41edo as a system approximating Naquian scales that divide the perfect fifth into 4 or 8 equal parts, in particular building on Jopah's work.

These ideas in particular influenced

  • Garinjeor Bloisin: Anbirese music theorist who fully developed regular temperament theory
  • Honan Đawhindøø: Fyxoomian 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, Sgutsis never had children. She had a few female lovers throughout her life.

Family members:

  • Osri Sgutsis (older sister) - music teacher
  • Yzih Sgutsis (younger sister)

Sgutsis did not identify herself as a member of any Talman religious sect in particular. However, she was a strict vegetarian.

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

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