Temperament naming: Difference between revisions
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== Temperament and comma naming conventions == | == Temperament and comma naming conventions == | ||
=== State of the art === | === State of the art === | ||
A temperament name should be a common noun (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word. This contrasts scales of a temperament, e.g. Machine[6], as well as concrete scales, e.g. Centaur. This convention of naming temperaments was first proposed in 2012<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']</ref>. | A temperament name should be a common noun or {{w|nominalized adjective}} (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word. This contrasts scales of a temperament, e.g. Machine[6], as well as concrete scales, e.g. Centaur. This convention of naming temperaments was first proposed in 2012<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']</ref>. | ||
Below are explained some notable features of naming which might otherwise be confusing to beginners of RTT. | Below are explained some notable features of naming which might otherwise be confusing to beginners of RTT. | ||