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==Notations that have been or could be used for composing/performing xenharmonic music==
== Types of notation ==
This is a list of some of the notations that have been used or proposed for composing/performing [[xenharmonic]] music.


===General systems===
=== Intended for any tuning ===
<ul><li>[[Sagittal_notation|Sagittal notation]]</li><li>[[Ups_and_Downs_Notation|Ups and Downs Notation]]</li></ul>
* [[Sagittal notation]]
* [[Global notation]]
* [[Tablature]]s (various schemes)


===ET===
=== Intended for just intonation ===
<ul><li>[[Easley_Blackwood|Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13-24</li><li>Tartini/Couper for [[31edo|31-EDO]]</li><li>[[Julian_Carrillo|Julian Carrillo]]'s index notation</li><li>[[Armodue_theory|Armodue theory]] for [[16edo|16-EDO]] and other EDOs that deals with the superdiatonic scale (LLLsLLLLs) (notation of numbers [from 1 ~ 9] and accidental symbols).</li><li>[http://www.inteas.com/Penta01.htm The Pentadecaphonic System] (adding the 'H' note)</li><li>David S. Goldsmith's notation for [[16edo|16-EDO]]</li><li>[http://www.h-pi.com/theory/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo|205-EDO]]</li><li>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72_equal_temperament#Notation Maneri-Sims], [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel] for [[72edo|72-EDO]]</li><li>Wyschnegradsky color notation for [[72edo|72-EDO]]</li><li>[[Heptatonic_Notation|Heptatonic notation]]</li></ul>
Notation systems for [[just intonation]].


===JI===
* The [[Functional Just System|Functional Just System (FJS)]] (for all of JI)
<ul><li>[[Ben_Johnston's_notation|Ben Johnston's notation]]</li><li>[[Helmholtz-Ellis_notation|Helmholtz-Ellis notation]]</li><li>[[tuning_systems_for_qanun#Notation|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic,_Turkish,_Persian|Arabic, Turkish, Persian]] music)</li><li>[[Kite's_color_notation|Kite's color notation]] (used in [http://www.tallkite.com/alt-tuner.html alt-tuner])</li><li>[[Rational_Comma_Notation_(RCN)|Rational Comma Notation (RCN)]] by [[David_Ryan|David Ryan]]. Compact notation for whole of free-JI, based on prime commas.</li></ul>
* [[Kite's color notation]]
* 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)


===Regular temperaments===
=== Intended for MOS scales and temperaments containing them ===
*[[Porcupine_Notation|Porcupine notation]]
Notation systems for [[mos scale]]s and related [[temperament]]s.
*[[Ups_and_Downs_Notation|Ups and Downs Notation]]
* [[Diamond-mos notation]]
*[[pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs plus highs/lows)]]
* [[Pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]
*[[Extended meantone notation]] (semisharp 1, semiflat 1, semisharp 2 and semiflat 2)
* [[KISS notation]]
** [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]
** [[Armodue theory]] for [[16edo]] and other tunings including a [[superdiatonic]] scale (LLLsLLLLs)
* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]


===All / none of the above===
=== Intended for equal temperaments and related multirank temperaments ===
<ul><li>[[Scordatura-tablature|Scordatura/tablature]] notation (various schemes)</li><li>[[Tablets|Tablets]]</li></ul>
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]]


==Microtonal scores==
=== Intended for specific equal temperaments ===
See dedicated [[Scores|Scores]] page.
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]]


==Microtonal fonts==
=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===
<ul><li>Ted Mook's font for notating Ezra Sims' 72-EDO notation et al. [http://www.mindspring.com/~tmook/micro.html http://www.mindspring.com/~tmook/micro.html]</li><li>Sagittal notation by George D. Secor &amp; Dave Keenan. [http://sagittal.org http://sagittal.org]</li><li>Helmholtz Ellis JI Notation Marc Sabat and Wolfgang von Schweinitz: [http://www.plainsound.de/research/notation.pdf http://www.plainsound.de/research/notation.pdf]</li><li>Tempera font by Christian Textier - does anyone use these crazy things? [http://pros.orange.fr/christian.texier/mididesi/ http://pros.orange.fr/christian.texier/mididesi/]</li><li>Matthew Hindson offers this font with quartertones and the like. [http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/index.php/free-fonts-available-for-download/ http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/index.php/free-fonts-available-for-download/]</li></ul>
* [[Julian Carrillo]]'s [[Wikipedia: Sonido 13#Notation|index notation]]


==Notation program/editors for microtonal music==
== Microtonal scores ==
Please see the list on the [[Software#Notation software|Software]] page
See the dedicated [[Scores]] page.


==Links==
== Microtonal fonts ==
[http://lumma.org/music/theory/notation/ Types of Notation]
* 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/


[[mclaren-notation|Brian McLaren post on notation]]
== Notation program/editors for microtonal music ==
See the dedicated list at the page: [[Software #Notation software]].


[http://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Microtonal-Notation-Contributions-Study/dp/0313273987 Amazon page for Gardner Read's survey of 20th-century microtonal notations]
== See also ==
* [[Subset notation]]
* [[mclaren-notation|''Notation'' (McLaren)]] – [[Brian McLaren]]’s post on notation
* [[Michael Spencer]] (notation theorist)


[http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/959d3104bf9c320f1248293c1b58a304-78.html Transnotating Carlos Gamma with Logic Pro's Environment]     [[Category:notation]]
== 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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Latest revision as of 11:21, 12 May 2026

Types of notation

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

Intended for any tuning

Intended for just intonation

Notation systems for just intonation.

Intended for MOS scales and temperaments containing them

Notation systems for mos scales and related temperaments.

Intended for equal temperaments and related multirank temperaments

Notation systems for equal temperaments and related temperaments.

Intended for specific equal temperaments

Notation systems for specific equal tunings.

Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries

Microtonal scores

See the dedicated Scores page.

Microtonal fonts

Notation program/editors for microtonal music

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

See also

External links


View • Talk • EditMusical notation
Universal Sagittal notation
Just intonation Functional Just System • Ben Johnston's notation (Johnston–Copper notation) • Helmholtz–Ellis notation • Color notation
MOS scales Diamond-mos notation • KISS notation (Quasi-diatonic MOS notation)
Temperaments Chain-of-fifths notation • Stein–Zimmermann–Gould notation • Ups and downs notation • Syntonic–rastmic subchroma notation • Extended meantone notation • Fractional sharp notation
See musical notation for a longer list of systems by category. See Category:Notation for the most complete, comprehensive list, but not sorted by category.


Todo: intro

Write an introduction briefly discussing the history and present state of microtonal notation.

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