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'''George Secor''' is a theorist and composer noted for his discovery of [[Gamelismic_clan#Miracle|miracle temperament]] in 1974, whose rediscovery gave a major impetus to the development of the [http://x31eq.com/paradigm.html regular mapping paradigm], and who together with [[Dave_Keenan|Dave Keenan]] developed [[Sagittal_Corner|Sagittal notation]]. He has also developed other temperaments and scales, including circulating temperaments both of twelve notes and of more, such as seventeen, and has been an advocate of [[17edo|17edo]].
{{Wikipedia|George Secor}}
'''George Secor''' (November 8, 1943 – March 2, 2020<ref>[http://forum.sagittal.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=411 Farewell George Secor &#45; The Sagittal forum]</ref>) is a theorist and composer noted for his discovery of [[miracle]] temperament in 1974, whose rediscovery gave a major impetus to the development of the regular mapping paradigm<ref>Breed, Graham. [http://x31eq.com/paradigm.html ''The Regular Mapping Paradigm'']. 2006.</ref>, and who together with [[Dave Keenan]] developed [[Sagittal notation]]. He has also developed other temperaments and scales, including [[well temperament]]s both of twelve notes and of more, such as seventeen, and has been an advocate of [[17edo|17edo]].


[http://www.sagittal.org/ http://www.sagittal.org/]
The interval (18/5)<sup>1/19</sup>, the 11-limit minimax generator for miracle temperament, was named [[secor]] in his honor.


[http://www.anaphoria.com/SecorMiracle.pdf http://www.anaphoria.com/SecorMiracle.pdf]
== References ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secor_(interval) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secor_(interval)]
== External links ==
* [http://www.anaphoria.com/SecorMiracle.pdf ''The Miracle Temperament and Decimal Keyboard'']
* [[Scalatron]] - Embedded YouTube page showing audio of Secor playing the ''scalatron''
 
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