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{{Idiosyncratic terms|The terms "level 1 xenharmony", "level 2 xenharmony" etc. are made up for fun, they're not terms a scholar would recognise.}} | |||
This is a light-hearted page inspired by [[Adam Neely]]'s "7 levels of jazz harmony". It lists tunings based on "how xenharmonic" they are. | This is a light-hearted page inspired by [[Adam Neely]]'s "7 levels of jazz harmony". It lists tunings based on "how xenharmonic" they are. | ||
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* [[12edo]] | * [[12edo]] | ||
* Slightly | * Slightly deviates from 12edo by accident | ||
* Pianos using slightly stretched octaves | * Pianos using slightly stretched octaves | ||
* 12edo with <4{{c}} stretch/compression (eg [[34zpi]]) | * 12edo with <4{{c}} stretch/compression (eg [[34zpi]]) | ||
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* Barbershop singing | * Barbershop singing | ||
* Classic blues (makes use of neutral thirds and just 7/5 & 10/7) | * Classic blues (makes use of neutral thirds and just 7/5 & 10/7) | ||
* [[ | * [[Schismic]][12] | ||
* [[Pythagorean tuning]] | * [[Pythagorean tuning]] | ||
* [[Srutal]][12] | * [[Srutal]][12] | ||
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Still feels familiar to a listener raised with 12edo, but audibly differs a substantial degree. | Still feels familiar to a listener raised with 12edo, but audibly differs a substantial degree. | ||
* [[Augmented]][12] | |||
* Much of [[5-limit]] just intonation | * Much of [[5-limit]] just intonation | ||
* [[Meantone]][12] | * [[Meantone]][12] | ||
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Melodies feel familiar to 12edo but the harmonies are starting to sound quite novel. | Melodies feel familiar to 12edo but the harmonies are starting to sound quite novel. | ||
* [[Diminished]][12] | * [[Diminished]][12] | ||
* [[Flattone]][12] | * [[Flattone]][12] | ||
* [[Passion]][13-] | |||
* [[Ripple]][12] | |||
* A fairly unequal [[neji]] of 12edo | * A fairly unequal [[neji]] of 12edo | ||
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* [[Flattertone]][12] | * [[Flattertone]][12] | ||
* [[Oceanfront]][12] | * [[Oceanfront]][12] | ||
* [[Superpyth]][12] | * [[Superpyth]][12] | ||
* A very unequal [[neji]] of 12edo | * A very unequal [[neji]] of 12edo | ||
* Many of the scales listed on [[gallery of 12-tone tempered scales]] & [[gallery of 12-tone just intonation scales]] | |||
== Level 5 xenharmony == | == Level 5 xenharmony == | ||
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* [[Helmholtz]][17+] | * [[Helmholtz]][17+] | ||
* [[Meantone]][19+] | * [[Meantone]][19+] | ||
* [[Oceanfront]][17+] | * [[Oceanfront]][17+] | ||
* [[Passion]][25+] | * [[Passion]][25+] | ||
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* [[22edo]] | * [[22edo]] | ||
* [[24edo]] | * [[24edo]] | ||
== Level 6 xenharmony == | == Level 6 xenharmony == | ||
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* [[Amity]] temperament | * [[Amity]] temperament | ||
* [[Hanson]] temperament | * [[Hanson]] temperament | ||
* [[Mohajira]] temperament | |||
* [[Orwell]] temperament | * [[Orwell]] temperament | ||
* [[Sensi]] temperament | * [[Sensi]] temperament | ||
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== Level 8 xenharmony == | == Level 8 xenharmony == | ||
Perfect fifths or octaves start to behave weirdly | Perfect fifths or octaves start to behave weirdly; depending on the tuning fifths or octaves might need to be avoided unless using a tailored inharmonic timbre. | ||
* [[Carlos Beta]] | * [[Carlos Beta]] | ||
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* [[23edo]] | * [[23edo]] | ||
* [[25edo]] | * [[25edo]] | ||
* [[6ed7/3]] | |||
== Level 9 xenharmony == | == Level 9 xenharmony == | ||
Perfect fifths are entirely absent, or octaves are very weak, or both. Either way this forces the use of higher primes, even in inharmonic timbres. | |||
* [[Didacus]] temperament | * [[Didacus]] temperament | ||
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== Level 10 xenharmony == | == Level 10 xenharmony == | ||
There are no octaves, so the most fundamental assumption of 12edo is completely absent. Forces the use of no-2s [[subgroup]]s. | There are no octaves, so the most fundamental assumption of 12edo is completely absent. Forces the use of either no-2s [[subgroup]]s or 4.n subgroups. | ||
* [[Bohlen-Pierce scale]]/[[13edt]] | * [[Bohlen-Pierce scale]]/[[13edt]] | ||
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* [[Canopus]] temperament | * [[Canopus]] temperament | ||
* [[Deneb]] temperament | * [[Deneb]] temperament | ||
* [[Freivaldthree]] scale | |||
* [[Meanquad]] temperament | * [[Meanquad]] temperament | ||
* No-2s [[subgroup]]s of [[just intonation]] | * No-2s [[subgroup]]s of [[just intonation]] | ||
* Nonoctave [[zeta peak index]]es | * Nonoctave [[zeta peak index]]es | ||
* [[Tetrahanson]] temperament | * [[Tetrahanson]] temperament | ||
* [[17edt]] | |||
* [[39edt]] | |||
* Most scales from the [[gallery of nonoctave scales]] | |||
== Level 11 xenharmony == | == Level 11 xenharmony == | ||
Tunings with no octaves and no tritaves (twelfths) either. Any last remnant of 12edo music theory ceases to make sense at this level. But there are still consonances to be found (as in, intervals close to simple [[JI]] ratios). | Tunings with no octaves, no double octaves ([[4/1]]), and no tritaves (twelfths) either. Any last remnant of 12edo music theory ceases to make sense at this level. But there are still consonances to be found (as in, intervals close to simple [[JI]] ratios). | ||
* [[Antipyth]] temperament | * [[Antipyth]] temperament | ||
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* [[Hyperion]] temperament | * [[Hyperion]] temperament | ||
* [[Juggernaut]] temperament | * [[Juggernaut]] temperament | ||
* [[24ed5]] | |||
* [[33ed5]] | * [[33ed5]] | ||
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* [[1ed330c]] | * [[1ed330c]] | ||
* [[1ed370c]]/[[12ed13]] | * [[1ed370c]]/[[12ed13]] | ||
{{Navbox scale gallery}} | |||