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'''Sagittal notation''' is a [[musical notation]] system capable of notating almost any conceivable tuning. It was developed by [[Dave Keenan]] and [[George Secor]] with significant contributions from numerous others.  
'''Sagittal notation''' is a [[musical notation]] system capable of notating almost any conceivable tuning while preserving, as much as possible, the notation of harmonies across different tunings. It uses arrow-like symbols made up of four simple components whose visual size is proportional to their alteration and whose alterations sum. It was developed by [[Dave Keenan]] and [[George Secor]] with significant contributions from numerous others.  


== Flavors of Sagittal notation ==
== Flavors of Sagittal notation ==
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{{sge| ~¦  | ~!  | s    |    2187/2176    | 17k    }}
{{sge| ~¦  | ~!  | s    |    2187/2176    | 17k    }}
{{sge| )~¦  | )~!  | sr  |    144/143    | 143C  }}
{{sge| )~¦  | )~!  | sr  |    144/143    | 143C  }}
{{sge| ~~¦  | ~~!  | sh  |      99/88     | 49/11C }}
{{sge| ~~¦  | ~~!  | sh  |      99/98     | 49/11C }}
{{sge| )¦~  | )!~  | raz  |  19683/19456  | 19C    }}
{{sge| )¦~  | )!~  | raz  |  19683/19456  | 19C    }}
{{sge| )¦)  | )!)  | rat  |      57/56      | 19/7C  }}
{{sge| )¦)  | )!)  | rat  |      57/56      | 19/7C  }}
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{{sge| ~¦¦¦  | ~!!!  | s |  2187/2176  | 17k }}
{{sge| ~¦¦¦  | ~!!!  | s |  2187/2176  | 17k }}
{{sge| )~¦¦¦  | )~!!!  | sr |  144/143  | 143C }}
{{sge| )~¦¦¦  | )~!!!  | sr |  144/143  | 143C }}
{{sge| ~~¦¦¦  | ~~!!!  | sh |  99/88 | 49/11C }}
{{sge| ~~¦¦¦  | ~~!!!  | sh |  99/98 | 49/11C }}
{{sge| )¦¦¦~  | )!!!~  | raz |  19683/19456  | 19C }}
{{sge| )¦¦¦~  | )!!!~  | raz |  19683/19456  | 19C }}
{{sge| )¦¦¦)  | )!!!)  | rat |  57/56  | 19/7C }}
{{sge| )¦¦¦)  | )!!!)  | rat |  57/56  | 19/7C }}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://sagittal.org/ Official site] (with an introductory video)
* [http://sagittal.org/ Official site] (with an introductory video)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRLUZzIYUwk ''Sagittal: the universal microtonal notation system''] — Introductory video from the above site, on YouTube (version dated 2024-07-21)
* [http://forum.sagittal.org Sagittal Forum]
* [http://forum.sagittal.org Sagittal Forum]
* [http://sagittal.org/sagittal.pdf The original Xenharmonikon article (updated)]
* [http://sagittal.org/sagittal.pdf The original Xenharmonikon article (updated)]