Huygens-Fokker Foundation
The Huygens-Fokker Foundation is a Dutch centre for Microtonal Music. They have an extended
list of articles in Dutch and English about microtonality.
From their site:
The Huygens-Fokker Foundation promotes the spread of
microtonal music in all its manifestations.
The goals are:
-The improvement of knowledge about, and interest in,
musical tone systems that make use of a larger number of tone steps in the
octave than twelve, which tone systems are called microtonal tone systems, in
general, together with the system with thirty-one equally divided steps in the
octave which is called the thirty-one tone system, in particular;
-Arousing and maintaining interest in accurate notation
and performance of microtonal music in general and the thirty-one tone system
in particular, both for voice as well as for instruments;
-The improvement of acquaintance with the work of
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) and Adriaan Dani‘l Fokker (1887-1972) in the
area of musical tone systems in general and the thirty-one tone music in
particular.
These goals are achieved by:
-Presenting information and maintaining an archive and
documentation centre;
-Organizing concerts and lectures;
-Publication of a newsletter and year book and of
microtonal sheet music (i.c.w. Diapason Press);
-Presenting microtonal music on CDs and MP3-files;
-Communicating with composers, performing artists and
scientists all over the world;
care for and development of new microtonal musical
instruments.
External links
Website
of Huygens-Fokker Foundation
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