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2L 5s / antidiatonic is clear enough; no need to specify the steps (if we do we should use "sLLsLLL" instead of "HWWHWWW"). Antidiatonic is saliently un-Western with no claim of explaining the origin of pelog so the question of origin can go. Being tuned by ear isn't a distinctive feature as 9edo can also be tuned by ear with imprecision. |
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'''Pelog''' refers to 7-note [[tuning]]s used in Indonesian gamelan music. There is no one definitive pelog scale, as there is considerable variation between gamelan, and especially between different regions (in particular Java, Bali, and Sunda). The other major traditional Indonesian tuning is [[slendro]], which has 5 tones. | '''Pelog''' refers to 7-note [[tuning]]s used in [[Indonesian]] gamelan music. There is no one definitive pelog scale, as there is considerable variation between gamelan, and especially between different regions (in particular Java, Bali, and Sunda). The other major traditional Indonesian tuning is [[slendro]], which has 5 tones. | ||
It provides an octave-repeating heptatonic [[scale]], although [[stretched and compressed tuning|octaves are usually stretched]] to account for the high inharmonicity inherent to gamelans and (in Bali) to produce complex beating patterns known as ''ombak''.<ref>Sethares, W. A., & Vitale, W. (2020). ''Ombak'' and octave stretching in Balinese gamelan. Journal of Mathematics and Music, 16(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17459737.2020.1812128</ref> | It provides an octave-repeating heptatonic [[scale]], although [[stretched and compressed tuning|octaves are usually stretched]] to account for the high inharmonicity inherent to gamelans and (in Bali) to produce complex beating patterns known as ''ombak''.<ref>Sethares, W. A., & Vitale, W. (2020). ''Ombak'' and octave stretching in Balinese gamelan. Journal of Mathematics and Music, 16(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17459737.2020.1812128</ref> | ||
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Traditionally, there are three ''pathet'', or modes, of Pelog. ''Pelog nem'' (or ''pathet nem'') uses the tones {{dash|1, 2, 3, 5, 6|d=med}} with an emphasis on either 6–2 or 5–1 depending on the piece (technically, depending whether the piece is emulating [[Slendro]] manyuro or Slendro songo). ''Pelog barang'' uses {{dash|2, 3, 5, 6, 7|d=med}}, usually emphasizing 6+2 or 3+7. ''Pelog lima'' is a sort of "odds and ends" for uses of the {{dash|1, 2, 3, 5, 6|d=med}} scale that don't really fit into anywhere else. Definitions are somewhat fuzzy and may vary by gamelan master. The 4 tone is not often encountered, and some elaborating instruments lack the tone entirely. | Traditionally, there are three ''pathet'', or modes, of Pelog. ''Pelog nem'' (or ''pathet nem'') uses the tones {{dash|1, 2, 3, 5, 6|d=med}} with an emphasis on either 6–2 or 5–1 depending on the piece (technically, depending whether the piece is emulating [[Slendro]] manyuro or Slendro songo). ''Pelog barang'' uses {{dash|2, 3, 5, 6, 7|d=med}}, usually emphasizing 6+2 or 3+7. ''Pelog lima'' is a sort of "odds and ends" for uses of the {{dash|1, 2, 3, 5, 6|d=med}} scale that don't really fit into anywhere else. Definitions are somewhat fuzzy and may vary by gamelan master. The 4 tone is not often encountered, and some elaborating instruments lack the tone entirely. | ||
The [[2L 5s|2L 5s (antidiatonic)]] scale of [[9edo]] approximates many pelog tunings in Javanese gamelan | The [[2L 5s|2L 5s (antidiatonic)]] scale of [[9edo]] approximates many pelog tunings in Javanese gamelan.<ref>[http://www.neuroscience-of-music.se/pelog_main.htm Braun, Martin. ''Gamelan Pelog Scale of Central Java''.]</ref> However, in practice pelog's intervals are slightly different throughout the scale, while 9edo supposes exactly two distinct interval sizes. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Slendro]] | * [[Slendro]] | ||
* [http://www.neuroscience-of-music.se/pelog_main.htm Neuroscience of Music: Pelog] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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