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'''Barium''' is a rank-2 temperament defined in the 5-limit by tempering out the comma which sets 56 syntonic commas equal to the octave. Extensions exist in the 7-limit and the 11-limit. It is named after the 56th chemical element.

'''Barium''' is a [[rank-2 temperament]] defined in the [[5-limit]] by [[tempering out]] the comma which sets 56 syntonic commas equal to the octave. Extensions exist in the 7-limit and the 11-limit. It is named after the 56th chemical element.

For technical data see: [[56th-octave temperaments#Barium]]

== Theory ==

An octave is equal to <math>\frac{1}{\~~log~~{2}{\frac{81}{80}}} \approx 55.79763</math> syntonic commas, which when rounded to the closest integer yields 56. The associated comma in the 5-limit is {{monzo|-225 224 -56}}, and therefore is tempered if and only if the EDO divides 56. The comma is about 4 cents wide, but since each 81/80 is flattened by only about 0.07 cents as a consequence, barium is a very precise microtemperament.

An octave is equal to <math>\frac{1}{\log_{2}{\frac{81}{80}}} \approx 55.79763</math> syntonic commas, which when rounded to the closest integer yields 56. The associated comma in the 5-limit is {{monzo|-225 224 -56}}, and therefore is tempered if and only if the EDO divides 56. The comma is about 4 cents wide, but since each 81/80 is flattened by only about 0.07 cents as a consequence, barium is a very precise microtemperament.

Because the period is set to 81/80, interval stacking scheme works the same way as in [[meantone]], with the only difference being that the resulting intervals are represented in different 56ths of the octave. When the interval 3/2 is stacked 4 times, it also mirrors the pattern in every 1/56th of the octave, reaching [[5/4]] in 4 steps just as meantone would.

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Barium in the 7-limit also tempers out the [[akjaysma]], meaning that 40 periods are set to [[105/64]].

~~[[Category:Temperaments]]~~

== Music ==

~~[[Category:Rank 2]]~~

== ~~Music~~ ==

Although full gamuts for barium start at 224 notes per octave, it is possible to use what is effectively a subset of barium temperament of much smaller gamut to produce the good major thirds of quarter-comma meantone while still getting good fifths (and perhaps more importantly good minor thirds), although any stacking of fifths will rapidly increase the size of gamut needed.

=== Modern renderings ===

; {{W|Marco Uccellini}}

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmjx4wvLG7Q ''«Aria Sopra La Bergamasca»''] (1642) — arranged for Organ and tuned into Adaptive Just Intonation, and rendered by [[Claudi Meneghin]] (2024)

~~Although full gamuts for barium start at 224 notes per octave~~, ~~it is possible~~ to ~~use what is effectively a subset of barium temperament of much smaller gamut to produce the good major thirds of quarter~~-~~comma meantone while still getting good fifths, although any stacking of fifths will rapidly increase the size of gamut needed~~.

; {{W|Johann Pachelbel}}

* ''Canon in D, P 37'' (unknown date in range 1680 to 1706) — tuned into Adaptive Just Intonation and rendered by [[Claudi Meneghin]] (2026)

** [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zh-obmZNSJM Arranged for organ]

** [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EFaancQpYWY Arranged for 3 oboes and bassoon]

* [~~https~~:~~//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmjx4wvLG7Q Uccellini~~ - ~~«Aria Sopra La Bergamasca» (1642), arranged for Organ, tuned into Adaptive Just Intonation] rendered by~~ [[~~Claudi Meneghin~~]] ~~(2024)~~

[[Category:Barium| ]]

[[Category:Rank-2 temperaments]]

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-'''Barium''' is a rank-2 temperament defined in the 5-limit by tempering out the comma which sets 56 syntonic commas equal to the octave. Extensions exist in the 7-limit and the 11-limit. It is named after the 56th chemical element.
+'''Barium''' is a [[rank-2 temperament]] defined in the [[5-limit]] by [[tempering out]] the comma which sets 56 syntonic commas equal to the octave. Extensions exist in the 7-limit and the 11-limit. It is named after the 56th chemical element.
 For technical data see: [[56th-octave temperaments#Barium]]
 == Theory ==
-An octave is equal to <math>\frac{1}{\log{2}{\frac{81}{80}}} \approx 55.79763</math> syntonic commas, which when rounded to the closest integer yields 56. The associated comma in the 5-limit is {{monzo|-225 224 -56}}, and therefore is tempered if and only if the EDO divides 56. The comma is about 4 cents wide, but since each 81/80 is flattened by only about 0.07 cents as a consequence, barium is a very precise microtemperament.
+An octave is equal to <math>\frac{1}{\log_{2}{\frac{81}{80}}} \approx 55.79763</math> syntonic commas, which when rounded to the closest integer yields 56. The associated comma in the 5-limit is {{monzo|-225 224 -56}}, and therefore is tempered if and only if the EDO divides 56. The comma is about 4 cents wide, but since each 81/80 is flattened by only about 0.07 cents as a consequence, barium is a very precise microtemperament.
 Because the period is set to 81/80, interval stacking scheme works the same way as in [[meantone]], with the only difference being that the resulting intervals are represented in different 56ths of the octave. When the interval 3/2 is stacked 4 times, it also mirrors the pattern in every 1/56th of the octave, reaching [[5/4]] in 4 steps just as meantone would.
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 Barium in the 7-limit also tempers out the [[akjaysma]], meaning that 40 periods are set to [[105/64]].
-[[Category:Temperaments]]
+== Music ==
-[[Category:Rank 2]]
-== Music ==
+Although full gamuts for barium start at 224 notes per octave, it is possible to use what is effectively a subset of barium temperament of much smaller gamut to produce the good major thirds of quarter-comma meantone while still getting good fifths (and perhaps more importantly good minor thirds), although any stacking of fifths will rapidly increase the size of gamut needed.
+=== Modern renderings ===
+; {{W|Marco Uccellini}}
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmjx4wvLG7Q ''«Aria Sopra La Bergamasca»''] (1642) — arranged for Organ and tuned into Adaptive Just Intonation, and rendered by [[Claudi Meneghin]] (2024)
-Although full gamuts for barium start at 224 notes per octave, it is possible to use what is effectively a subset of barium temperament of much smaller gamut to produce the good major thirds of quarter-comma meantone while still getting good fifths, although any stacking of fifths will rapidly increase the size of gamut needed.
+; {{W|Johann Pachelbel}}
+* ''Canon in D, P 37'' (unknown date in range 1680 to 1706) — tuned into Adaptive Just Intonation and rendered by [[Claudi Meneghin]] (2026)
+** [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zh-obmZNSJM Arranged for organ]
+** [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EFaancQpYWY Arranged for 3 oboes and bassoon]
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmjx4wvLG7Q Uccellini - «Aria Sopra La Bergamasca» (1642), arranged for Organ, tuned into Adaptive Just Intonation] rendered by [[Claudi Meneghin]] (2024)
+[[Category:Barium| ]] <!-- main article -->
+[[Category:Rank-2 temperaments]]