Techniques of Polytempic Polymicrotonal Composition

  Why is this Philosophical Question Relevant?  CHOICE AND INTENT During post-war music composition , the chaotic and hapless state of the geopolitical arena had caused ontological shock to people around the planet. People feel out of control, as they are starting to again, today. One way to deal with feeling helpless is to immerse oneself in some kind of system of control. Schönberg had created his system after the Great War, in the 1920s. Arnold, in fact, served in that war. One interesting outcome of Schönberg's system was the abnegation of personal choice; systems became paramount. This led to total serialism , and Cage's chance operations similarly showed another aspect of the dethroning of one's own personal choice. As though the composer's personal druthers were to be removed at once.  Polytempic Polymicrotonality , a non-system system, encourages choice and intention. Out of 5000 Scala microtonal scales, one MUST choose. Out of unlimited tempi, one MUST choos...