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Because of the structure of this unique tuning, every existing piece of common practice music has, effectively, a shadow version in antidiatonic. That is, with {{w|Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven}}'s {{w|Für Elise}}, there are actually two compositions – the one that you know, and the antidiatonic equivalent that has never been heard before until now. Examples of this are provided in the [[#Music]] section. | Because of the structure of this unique tuning, every existing piece of common practice music has, effectively, a shadow version in antidiatonic. That is, with {{w|Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven}}'s {{w|Für Elise}}, there are actually two compositions – the one that you know, and the antidiatonic equivalent that has never been heard before until now. Examples of this are provided in the [[#Music]] section. | ||
Mavila's antidiatonic scale is similar to [[Pelog]] scales used in Indonesian gamelan music. While Pelog's exact tuning is subject to significant regional variation and usually has unequal intervals throughout the scale (as opposed to having exactly two interval sizes), it can be well approximated by the antidiatonic scales of | Mavila tunings range from [[9edo]] to 7edo, with [[16edo]], [[23edo]], and [[25edo]] being typical. These tunings detune 5/4 and 3/2 by significant amounts; it is thus reasonable to call mavila an [[exotemperament]], though it is certainly more accurate than the archetypal exotemperaments such as [[father]]. | ||
Mavila's antidiatonic scale is similar to [[Pelog]] scales used in Indonesian gamelan music. While Pelog's exact tuning is subject to significant regional variation and usually has unequal intervals throughout the scale (as opposed to having exactly two interval sizes), it can be well approximated by the antidiatonic scales of 9edo and 16edo. | |||
Mavila was first discovered by [[Erv Wilson]], possibly in 1989<ref>A ''Linear Tuning of 4-"5"-"6" Artihmetic Mean (−3=5)'' paper from 1989 was referenced in Erv Wilson's ''Meta Meantone & Meta Mavila'' paper.</ref>, after studying the tuning of the timbila music of the Chopi tribe in Mozambique. | Mavila was first discovered by [[Erv Wilson]], possibly in 1989<ref>A ''Linear Tuning of 4-"5"-"6" Artihmetic Mean (−3=5)'' paper from 1989 was referenced in Erv Wilson's ''Meta Meantone & Meta Mavila'' paper.</ref>, after studying the tuning of the timbila music of the Chopi tribe in Mozambique. | ||
See [[Mavila family #Mavila]] for more technical data. | See [[Mavila family #Mavila]] for more technical data. | ||
== Notation == | |||
{{Mavila}} | |||
== Interval chain == | == Interval chain == | ||
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; [[Herman Miller]] | ; [[Herman Miller]] | ||
* [https://soundcloud.com/morphosyntax-1/kosma-jumis-lul Kôsma jumiś lul] (2017) | * [https://soundcloud.com/morphosyntax-1/kosma-jumis-lul ''Kôsma jumiś lul''] (2017) | ||
; [[John Moriarty]] | ; [[John Moriarty]] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20201127014303/http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/j_l_moriat/Mavila.mp3 ''Mavila''] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZw-KCn2ig ''Netbeans''] (2019) | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZw-KCn2ig ''Netbeans''] (2019) | ||
; [[Sevish]] | ; [[Sevish]] | ||
* from ''Sean but not Heard'' (2012) | * from ''Sean but not Heard'' (2012) | ||
** "Sea Poem" – [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/sea-poem Bandcamp] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p3z9YEpW1k YouTube] – | ** "Sea Poem" – [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/sea-poem Bandcamp] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p3z9YEpW1k YouTube] – in Mavila[9], an unknown non-edo tuning | ||
** "Marooned at Home" – [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/marooned-at-home Bandcamp] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tdHPqKPOWc YouTube] | ** "Marooned at Home" – [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/marooned-at-home Bandcamp] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tdHPqKPOWc YouTube] | ||
; [[Gene Ward Smith]] | |||
* ''Mysterious Mush'' – [https://web.archive.org/web/20201127014704/http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/mine/mush.ogg unmapped version] · [https://web.archive.org/web/20201127013337/http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/micro/gene_ward_smith/mine/mushc.ogg spectrally mapped version]{{clarify}} | |||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20201127015551/http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/transformers/hopper.mp3 ''Hopper''] by Singer-Medora-White-Smith{{clarify}}; in ''f''<sup>4</sup> - 10''f'' + 10 = 0 equal-beating mavila | |||
; [[Starshine]] | ; [[Starshine]] | ||
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=== Experiments === | === Experiments === | ||
Mike Battaglia has | Mike Battaglia has translated several common practice pieces into mavila by using Graham Breed's Lilypond code to tune the generators flat. Musical examples are provided in 9edo, 16edo, 23edo, and 25edo, for comparison. Note that the melodic and/or intonational properties differ slightly for each tuning. | ||
* | * [https://soundcloud.com/mikebattagliaexperiments/sets/the-mavila-experiments-9-edo 9edo version] · [https://soundcloud.com/mikebattagliaexperiments/sets/the-mavila-experiments-16-edo 16edo version] · [https://soundcloud.com/mikebattagliaexperiments/sets/the-mavila-experiments 23edo version] · [https://soundcloud.com/mikebattagliaexperiments/sets/the-mavila-experiments-25-edo 25edo version] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||