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== Types of notation ==

This is ~~an imported revision from Wikispaces~~. The ~~revision metadata is included below~~ for ~~reference:<br>~~

This is a list of some of the notations that have been used or proposed for composing/performing [[xenharmonic]] music.

~~: This revision was~~ by ~~author~~ [[User:~~xenjacob|xenjacob~~]] and ~~made on <tt>2006~~-12~~-06 16:04:~~36 ~~UTC<~~/~~tt>.<br>~~

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=== Intended for any tuning ===

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* [[Sagittal notation]]

~~The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format,~~ and ~~in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br>~~

* [[Global notation]]

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* [[Tablature]]s (various schemes)

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==~~Internet resources for microtonal notation~~==

=== Intended for just intonation ===

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Notation systems for [[just intonation]].

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* The [[Functional Just System|Functional Just System (FJS)]] (for all of JI)

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* [[Kite's color notation]]

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* The [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation|Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI)]]

** [[Richie's HEJI extensions]]

* [[Ben Johnston's notation]]

** [[Johnston-Copper notation]]

* [[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)

=== Intended for MOS scales and temperaments containing them ===

Notation systems for [[mos scale]]s and related [[temperament]]s.

* [[Diamond-mos notation]]

* [[Pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]

* [[KISS notation]]

** [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]

** [[Armodue theory]] for [[16edo]] and other tunings including a [[superdiatonic]] scale (LLLsLLLLs)

* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]

=== Intended for equal temperaments and related multirank temperaments ===

Notation systems for [[equal temperament]]s and related temperaments.

* [[Chain-of-fifths notation]] (& neutral circle-of-fifths notation)

* [[Kite's ups and downs notation]]

* [[Stein–Zimmermann–Gould notation]]

* [[Syntonic-rastmic subchroma notation]]

* [[Fractional sharp notation]]

* [[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}})

* [[Pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]

* [[Arcturus hendecatonic notation]]

* [[KISS notation]]

* [[Porcupine notation]]

* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]

=== Intended for specific equal temperaments ===

Notation systems for specific [[equal tuning]]s.

* [[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 enneatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)

* [[Heptatonic notation]]

* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]] for [[19edo]] and similar systems

* [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]]

* [[Tartini–Couper notation]] for [[31edo]]

* [[Wikipedia: 72 equal temperament #Notation|Maneri–Sims notation]] for [[72edo]]

* [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel]{{dead link}} for 72edo

* [[Wyschnegradsky]] notation for 72edo

* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]

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

* [[Julian Carrillo]]'s [[Wikipedia: Sonido 13#Notation|index notation]]

== Microtonal scores ==

See the dedicated [[Scores]] page.

== 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}}

* 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/

* 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 ==

See the dedicated list at the page: [[Software #Notation software]].

== See also ==

* [[Subset notation]]

* [[mclaren-notation|''Notation'' (McLaren)]] – [[Brian McLaren]]’s post on notation

* [[Michael Spencer]] (notation theorist)

== External links ==

* [http://lumma.org/music/theory/notation/ Types of Notation] ([[Carl Lumma]])

* [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| ]]

* [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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-<h2>IMPORTED REVISION FROM WIKISPACES</h2>
+== Types of notation ==
-This is an imported revision from Wikispaces. The revision metadata is included below for reference:<br>
+This is a list of some of the notations that have been used or proposed for composing/performing [[xenharmonic]] music.
-: This revision was by author [[User:xenjacob|xenjacob]] and made on <tt>2006-12-06 16:04:36 UTC</tt>.<br>
-: The original revision id was <tt>2030464</tt>.<br>
+=== Intended for any tuning ===
-: The revision comment was: <tt></tt><br>
+* [[Sagittal notation]]
-The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br>
+* [[Global notation]]
-<h4>Original Wikitext content:</h4>
+* [[Tablature]]s (various schemes)
-<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">
-==Internet resources for microtonal notation==
+=== Intended for just intonation ===
-booooring....no one's watching</pre></div>
+Notation systems for [[just intonation]].
-<h4>Original HTML content:</h4>
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+* The [[Functional Just System|Functional Just System (FJS)]] (for all of JI)
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+* [[Kite's color notation]]
-booooring....no one's watching&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
+* The [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation|Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI)]]
+** [[Richie's HEJI extensions]]
+* [[Ben Johnston's notation]]
+** [[Johnston-Copper notation]]
+* [[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)
+=== Intended for MOS scales and temperaments containing them ===
+Notation systems for [[mos scale]]s and related [[temperament]]s.
+* [[Diamond-mos notation]]
+* [[Pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]
+* [[KISS notation]]
+** [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]
+** [[Armodue theory]] for [[16edo]] and other tunings including a [[superdiatonic]] scale (LLLsLLLLs)
+* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]
+=== Intended for equal temperaments and related multirank temperaments ===
+Notation systems for [[equal temperament]]s and related temperaments.
+* [[Chain-of-fifths notation]] (& neutral circle-of-fifths notation)
+* [[Kite's ups and downs notation]]
+* [[Stein–Zimmermann–Gould notation]]
+* [[Syntonic-rastmic subchroma notation]]
+* [[Fractional sharp notation]]
+* [[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}})
+* [[Pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]
+* [[Arcturus hendecatonic notation]]
+* [[KISS notation]]
+* [[Porcupine notation]]
+* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]
+=== Intended for specific equal temperaments ===
+Notation systems for specific [[equal tuning]]s.
+* [[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 enneatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)
+* [[Heptatonic notation]]
+* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]] for [[19edo]] and similar systems
+* [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]]
+* [[Tartini–Couper notation]] for [[31edo]]
+* [[Wikipedia: 72 equal temperament #Notation|Maneri–Sims notation]] for [[72edo]]
+* [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel]{{dead link}} for 72edo
+* [[Wyschnegradsky]] notation for 72edo
+* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]
+=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===
+* [[Julian Carrillo]]'s [[Wikipedia: Sonido 13#Notation|index notation]]
+== Microtonal scores ==
+See the dedicated [[Scores]] page.
+== 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}}
+* 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/
+* 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 ==
+See the dedicated list at the page: [[Software #Notation software]].
+== See also ==
+* [[Subset notation]]
+* [[mclaren-notation|''Notation'' (McLaren)]] – [[Brian McLaren]]’s post on notation
+* [[Michael Spencer]] (notation theorist)
+== External links ==
+* [http://lumma.org/music/theory/notation/ Types of Notation] ([[Carl Lumma]])
+* [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| ]]
+* [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}}
+{{todo|inline=1|intro|comment=Write an introduction briefly discussing the history and present state of microtonal notation.}}
+<!-- main article --> [[Category:Notation| ]] <!-- main article -->
+[[Category:Lists]]