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FloraC: Update & cleanup

2026-05-12T11:21:41Z

Update & cleanup

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	* [[Sagittal notation]]		* [[Sagittal notation]]
	* [[Global notation]]		* [[Global notation]]
	* [[~~Tablets~~]]		* [[Tablature]]s (various schemes)
	* [[Scordatura-tablature\|Scordatura/tablature]] notation (various schemes)

	=== Intended for just intonation ===		=== Intended for just intonation ===
	~~''See also:~~ [[~~Just~~ intonation]]''.		Notation systems for [[just intonation]].

	* The [[Functional Just System\|Functional Just System (FJS)]] (for all of JI)		* The [[Functional Just System\|Functional Just System (FJS)]] (for all of JI)
	* [[~~Color~~ notation]]		* [[Kite's color notation]]
	* The [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation\|Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI)]]		* The [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation\|Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI)]]
	** [[Richie's HEJI extensions]]		** [[Richie's HEJI extensions]]
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	* [[Tuning systems for qanun #Notation\|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian\|Arabic, Iranian, & Turkish]] music)		* [[Tuning systems for qanun #Notation\|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian\|Arabic, Iranian, & Turkish]] music)

	=== Intended for MOS scales and ~~any~~ temperaments containing them ===		=== Intended for MOS scales and temperaments containing them ===
	~~''See also:~~ [[~~MOS~~ scale]], [[~~Temperament]], [[Regular~~ temperament]]''.		Notation systems for [[mos scale]]s and related [[temperament]]s.
	* [[Diamond-mos notation]]		* [[Diamond-mos notation]]
	* [[Pergen\|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]		* [[Pergen\|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]
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	* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]		* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]

	=== Intended for ~~both~~ equal and ~~unequal~~ temperaments ===		=== Intended for equal temperaments and related multirank temperaments ===
	* [[~~Circle~~-of-fifths notation]] (&~~amp;~~ neutral circle-of-fifths notation)		Notation systems for [[equal temperament]]s and related temperaments.
	* [[~~Ups~~ and downs notation]] ~~(& neutral ups and downs notation (~~[[~~Alternative symbols for ups and downs~~ notation~~\|with an alternative symbol set~~]]))		* [[Chain-of-fifths notation]] (& neutral circle-of-fifths notation)
			* [[Kite's ups and downs notation]]
			* [[Stein–Zimmermann–Gould notation]]
	* [[Syntonic-rastmic subchroma notation]]		* [[Syntonic-rastmic subchroma notation]]
	* [[Fractional sharp notation]]		* [[Fractional sharp notation]]
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	* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]		* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]

	=== Intended for equal temperaments ===		=== Intended for specific equal temperaments ===
	~~''See also:~~ [[~~Equal-step~~ tuning]]~~, [[Equal division of the octave]]''~~.		Notation systems for specific [[equal tuning]]s.

	~~==== Multiple temperaments ====~~
	* [[Ups and downs notation]] for all edos except 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8
	* [[Supersharp pentatonic notation]] for supersharp edos 8, 13 and 18
	* [[Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13–24		* [[Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13–24
	* [http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ Bohlen–Pierce] theory for [[13edt]] and other [[EDT]]s that deals with the ~~nonatonic~~ scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)		* [http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ Bohlen–Pierce] theory for [[13edt]] and other [[EDT]]s that deals with the enneatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)
	* [[~~Heptatonic Notation\|~~Heptatonic notation]]		* [[Heptatonic notation]]
	* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]]		* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]] for [[19edo]] and similar systems
	* [[~~Modal systematization of soid-family scales~~]]		* [http://www.inteas.com/Penta01.htm The Pentadecaphonic System]{{dead link}} (adding the 'H' note)
			* [[David S. Goldsmith]]'s notation for [[16edo #Hexadecaphonic Notation\|16edo]]
	~~==== One specific temperament ====~~		* [[Tartini–Couper notation]] for [[31edo]]
	* [http://www.inteas.com/Penta01.htm The Pentadecaphonic System]{{~~Dead~~ link}} (adding the 'H' note)		* [[Wikipedia: 72 equal temperament #Notation\|Maneri–Sims notation]] for [[72edo]]
	* David S. Goldsmith's notation for [[16edo #Hexadecaphonic Notation\|16edo]]		* [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel]{{dead link}} for 72edo
	* [[~~Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]] (when applied to [[19edo]])~~		* [[Wyschnegradsky]] notation for 72edo
	* [[Tartini/Couper]] for [[31edo]]
	* [[Wikipedia: 72 equal temperament #Notation\|~~Maneri-Sims~~ notation]] for [[72edo]]
	* [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel] for 72edo
	* [[Wyschnegradsky]] ~~color~~ notation for 72edo
	* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]		* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]

	=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===		=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===
	~~{{See also\| Scale }}~~		* [[Julian Carrillo]]'s [[Wikipedia: Sonido 13#Notation\|index notation]]

	* [[Julian Carrillo]]'s [[~~wikipedia~~:Sonido 13#Notation\|index notation]]

	== Microtonal scores ==		== Microtonal scores ==

TallKite: added ups and downs, added pergen notation, added supersharp pentatonic notation

2025-07-16T05:15:00Z

added ups and downs, added pergen notation, added supersharp pentatonic notation

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	''See also: [[Just intonation]]''.		''See also: [[Just intonation]]''.
	* The [[Functional Just System\|Functional Just System (FJS)]] (for all of JI)		* The [[Functional Just System\|Functional Just System (FJS)]] (for all of JI)
	* [[Color notation]] ~~(used in [http://www.tallkite.com/alt-tuner.html alt-tuner])~~		* [[Color notation]]
	* The [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation\|Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI)]]		* The [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation\|Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI)]]
	** [[Richie's HEJI extensions]]		** [[Richie's HEJI extensions]]
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	''See also: [[MOS scale]], [[Temperament]], [[Regular temperament]]''.		''See also: [[MOS scale]], [[Temperament]], [[Regular temperament]]''.
	* [[Diamond-mos notation]]		* [[Diamond-mos notation]]
			* [[Pergen\|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]
	* [[KISS notation]]		* [[KISS notation]]
	** [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]		** [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]
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	* [[Erv Wilson's Linear Notations]]		* [[Erv Wilson's Linear Notations]]
	* [[Extended meantone notation]] (diesis and kleisma up/down, for [[meantone]] systems including {{EDOs\| 5, 7, 12, 19, 24, 26, 31, 36, 38, 43, 45, 50, 55, 57, 62, 67, 69, 74, 76, 81, 86, 88, 93, 98, 100, 105, 117, 129}})		* [[Extended meantone notation]] (diesis and kleisma up/down, for [[meantone]] systems including {{EDOs\| 5, 7, 12, 19, 24, 26, 31, 36, 38, 43, 45, 50, 55, 57, 62, 67, 69, 74, 76, 81, 86, 88, 93, 98, 100, 105, 117, 129}})
	* [[Pergen\|Pergen notation (ups/downs plus lifts/drops)]]		* [[Pergen\|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]
	* [[Arcturus hendecatonic notation]]		* [[Arcturus hendecatonic notation]]
	* [[KISS notation]]		* [[KISS notation]]
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	==== Multiple temperaments ====		==== Multiple temperaments ====
			* [[Ups and downs notation]] for all edos except 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8
			* [[Supersharp pentatonic notation]] for supersharp edos 8, 13 and 18
	* [[Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13–24		* [[Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13–24
	* [http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ Bohlen–Pierce] theory for [[13edt]] and other [[EDT]]s that deals with the nonatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)		* [http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ Bohlen–Pierce] theory for [[13edt]] and other [[EDT]]s that deals with the nonatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)

VectorGraphics: added KISS notation

2025-06-30T23:31:54Z

added KISS notation

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	''See also: [[MOS scale]], [[Temperament]], [[Regular temperament]]''.		''See also: [[MOS scale]], [[Temperament]], [[Regular temperament]]''.
	* [[Diamond-mos notation]]		* [[Diamond-mos notation]]
	* [[Armodue theory]] for [[16edo]] and other tunings including a [[superdiatonic]] scale (LLLsLLLLs)		* [[KISS notation]]
	* [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]		** [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]
			** [[Armodue theory]] for [[16edo]] and other tunings including a [[superdiatonic]] scale (LLLsLLLLs)
	* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]		* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]

BudjarnLambeth: /* See also */ add link to orphaned page

2025-06-07T07:57:55Z

ArrowHead294 at 17:10, 16 February 2025

2025-02-16T17:10:37Z

BudjarnLambeth: /* Intended for MOS scales and any temperaments containing them */ added Quasi-diatonic MOS notation

2025-02-16T00:58:22Z

Intended for MOS scales and any temperaments containing them: added Quasi-diatonic MOS notation

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	* [[Diamond-mos notation]]		* [[Diamond-mos notation]]
	* [[Armodue theory]] for [[16edo]] and other tunings including a [[superdiatonic]] scale (LLLsLLLLs)		* [[Armodue theory]] for [[16edo]] and other tunings including a [[superdiatonic]] scale (LLLsLLLLs)
			* [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]
	* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]		* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]

ArrowHead294 at 18:25, 11 February 2025

2025-02-11T18:25:26Z

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljaSpsQP2qc Bryan Deister microtonal improvisations transcribed (31edo to 50edo)] - A video by [[Stephen Weigel]] which shows off a wide range of notational approaches to a wide range of equal step tunings.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljaSpsQP2qc Bryan Deister microtonal improvisations transcribed (31edo to 50edo)] - A video by [[Stephen Weigel]] which shows off a wide range of notational approaches to a wide range of equal step tunings.

			{{Navbox notation}}
	{{~~Notation navbox~~}}

FloraC: -MisterShafXen's notation (lack of significance)

2025-02-02T08:35:16Z

-MisterShafXen's notation (lack of significance)

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	* [[Wyschnegradsky]] color notation for 72edo		* [[Wyschnegradsky]] color notation for 72edo
	* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]		* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s notation hub\|Several notation systems by MisterShafXen]]

	=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===		=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===
	''See also~~: [[~~Scale~~]]''.~~		{{See also\| Scale }}

	* [[Julian Carrillo]]'s [[wikipedia:Sonido 13#Notation\|index notation]]		* [[Julian Carrillo]]'s [[wikipedia:Sonido 13#Notation\|index notation]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 8-tone notation]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 9-tone tuning notation]]

	== Microtonal scores ==		== Microtonal scores ==

BudjarnLambeth: /* Intended for MOS scales and any temperaments containing then */ typo

2025-01-17T03:04:26Z

Intended for MOS scales and any temperaments containing then: typo

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	* [[Tuning systems for qanun #Notation\|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian\|Arabic, Iranian & Turkish]] music)		* [[Tuning systems for qanun #Notation\|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian\|Arabic, Iranian & Turkish]] music)

	=== Intended for MOS scales and any temperaments containing ~~then~~ ===		=== Intended for MOS scales and any temperaments containing them ===
	''See also: [[MOS scale]], [[Temperament]], [[Regular temperament]]''.		''See also: [[MOS scale]], [[Temperament]], [[Regular temperament]]''.
	* [[Diamond-mos notation]]		* [[Diamond-mos notation]]

BudjarnLambeth: /* One specific temperament */ Replacd individual ShafXen systems with hub page

2025-01-17T03:02:44Z

One specific temperament: Replacd individual ShafXen systems with hub page

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	* [http://www.inteas.com/Penta01.htm The Pentadecaphonic System]{{Dead link}} (adding the 'H' note)		* [http://www.inteas.com/Penta01.htm The Pentadecaphonic System]{{Dead link}} (adding the 'H' note)
	* David S. Goldsmith's notation for [[16edo #Hexadecaphonic Notation\|16edo]]		* David S. Goldsmith's notation for [[16edo #Hexadecaphonic Notation\|16edo]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 16edo notation]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 17edo notation]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 18edo notation]]
	* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]] (when applied to [[19edo]])		* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]] (when applied to [[19edo]])
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 19edo notation]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 26edo notation]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 29edo notation]]
	* [[Tartini/Couper]] for [[31edo]]		* [[Tartini/Couper]] for [[31edo]]
	* [[MisterShafXen’s 57edo notation]]
	* [[Wikipedia: 72 equal temperament #Notation\|Maneri-Sims notation]] for [[72edo]]		* [[Wikipedia: 72 equal temperament #Notation\|Maneri-Sims notation]] for [[72edo]]
	* [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel] for 72edo		* [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel] for 72edo
	* [[Wyschnegradsky]] color notation for 72edo		* [[Wyschnegradsky]] color notation for 72edo
	* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]		* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]
			* [[MisterShafXen’s notation hub\|Several notation systems by MisterShafXen]]

	=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===		=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===

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	* [[Subset notation]]		* [[Subset notation]]
	* [[mclaren-notation\|''Notation'' (McLaren)]] – [[Brian McLaren]]’s post on notation		* [[mclaren-notation\|''Notation'' (McLaren)]] – [[Brian McLaren]]’s post on notation
			* [[Michael Spencer]] (notation theorist)

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	** [[Johnston-Copper notation]]		** [[Johnston-Copper notation]]
	* [[Rational Comma Notation (RCN)]] by [[David Ryan]] (for all of JI)		* [[Rational Comma Notation (RCN)]] by [[David Ryan]] (for all of JI)
	* [[Tuning systems for qanun #Notation\|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian\|Arabic, Iranian & Turkish]] music)		* [[Tuning systems for qanun #Notation\|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian\|Arabic, Iranian, & Turkish]] music)

	=== Intended for MOS scales and any temperaments containing them ===		=== Intended for MOS scales and any temperaments containing them ===
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	=== Intended for both equal and unequal temperaments ===		=== Intended for both equal and unequal temperaments ===
	* [[Circle-of-fifths notation]] (& neutral circle-of-fifths notation)		* [[Circle-of-fifths notation]] (& neutral circle-of-fifths notation)
	* [[Ups and downs notation]] (& neutral ups and downs notation ([[Alternative ~~Symbols~~ for ~~Ups~~ and ~~Downs Notation~~\|with an alternative symbol set]]))		* [[Ups and downs notation]] (& neutral ups and downs notation ([[Alternative symbols for ups and downs notation\|with an alternative symbol set]]))
	* [[Syntonic-rastmic subchroma notation]]		* [[Syntonic-rastmic subchroma notation]]
	* [[Fractional sharp notation]]		* [[Fractional sharp notation]]
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	==== Multiple temperaments ====		==== Multiple temperaments ====
	* [[Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs ~~13-24~~		* [[Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13–24
	* [http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ ~~Bohlen-Pierce~~] theory for [[13edt]] and other [[EDT]]s that deals with the nonatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)		* [http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ Bohlen–Pierce] theory for [[13edt]] and other [[EDT]]s that deals with the nonatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)
	* [[Heptatonic Notation\|Heptatonic notation]]		* [[Heptatonic Notation\|Heptatonic notation]]
	* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]]		* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]]
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	== Microtonal fonts ==		== Microtonal fonts ==
	* Ted Mook's font for notating Ezra Sims' 72-EDO notation et al. http://www.mindspring.com/~tmook/micro.html<nowiki/>{{Dead link}}		* Ted Mook's font for notating Ezra Sims' 72-EDO notation et al. http://www.mindspring.com/~tmook/micro.html<nowiki/>{{Dead link}}
	* Tempera font by Christian Textier - does anyone use these crazy things? http://pros.orange.fr/christian.texier/mididesi/<nowiki/>{{Dead link}}		* Tempera font by Christian Textier – does anyone use these crazy things? http://pros.orange.fr/christian.texier/mididesi/<nowiki/>{{Dead link}}
	* Matthew Hindson offers this font with quartertones and the like. http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/index.php/free-fonts-available-for-download/		* Matthew Hindson offers this font with quartertones and the like. http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/index.php/free-fonts-available-for-download/
	* Plainsound Music Edition fonts for the Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI) - under "JI/MICROTONAL RESOURCES". https://www.plainsound.org/		* Plainsound Music Edition fonts for the Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI) – under "JI/MICROTONAL RESOURCES". https://www.plainsound.org/

	== Notation program/editors for microtonal music ==		== Notation program/editors for microtonal music ==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Subset notation]]		* [[Subset notation]]
	* [[mclaren-notation\|''Notation'' (McLaren)]] - [[Brian McLaren]]’s post on notation		* [[mclaren-notation\|''Notation'' (McLaren)]] – [[Brian McLaren]]’s post on notation

	== External links ==		== External links ==
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	* [https://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Microtonal-Notation-Contributions-Study/dp/0313273987 Amazon page for Gardner Read's survey of 20th-century microtonal notations]		* [https://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Microtonal-Notation-Contributions-Study/dp/0313273987 Amazon page for Gardner Read's survey of 20th-century microtonal notations]
	* [http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/959d3104bf9c320f1248293c1b58a304-78.html Transnotating Carlos Gamma with Logic Pro's Environment] [[Category:Notation\| ]]		* [http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/959d3104bf9c320f1248293c1b58a304-78.html Transnotating Carlos Gamma with Logic Pro's Environment] [[Category:Notation\| ]]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljaSpsQP2qc Bryan Deister microtonal improvisations transcribed (31edo to 50edo)] - A video by [[Stephen Weigel]] which shows off a wide range of notational approaches to a wide range of equal step tunings.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljaSpsQP2qc Bryan Deister microtonal improvisations transcribed (31edo to 50edo)] – A video by [[Stephen Weigel]] which shows off a wide range of notational approaches to a wide range of equal step tunings.

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