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{{Infobox Interval | {{Infobox Interval | ||
| Name = ganassisma | | Name = Ganassi's comma, ganassisma | ||
| Color name = 19u17o1, nuso 1sn,<br>Nuso comma | | Color name = 19u17o1, nuso 1sn,<br>Nuso comma | ||
| Comma = yes | | Comma = yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''153/152''', | '''153/152''', '''Ganassi's comma''' or the '''ganassisma''', is a [[19-limit]] [[superparticular]] comma. It is the amount by which [[19/17]] falls short of [[9/8]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
If the comma is tempered out in 2.3.19/17, it leads to the '''little ganassi''' temperament, and if this is extended to the full prime subgroup 2.3.17.19, it leads to the '''ganassi''' temperament. | If the comma is tempered out in 2.3.19/17, it leads to the '''little ganassi''' temperament, and if this is extended to the full prime subgroup 2.3.17.19, it leads to the '''ganassi''' temperament. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
153/152 is named after {{w|Sylvestro Ganassi}}, who devised a well-temperament based in part on the consecutive integers 16:17:18:19, therefore making 19/17 span a whole tone just like 9/8 (18/16). | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/g/ganassi.aspx Ganassi's Well-temperament] on [[Tonalsoft Encyclopedia]] | |||
[[Category:Commas named after individuals]] | [[Category:Commas named after individuals]] | ||