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==Notations that have been or could be used for composing/performing xenharmonic music==
== Types of notation ==
This is a list of some of the notations that have been used or proposed for composing/performing [[xenharmonic]] music.


===General systems===
=== Intended for any tuning ===
<ul><li>[[Sagittal_notation|Sagittal notation]]</li><li>[[Ups_and_Downs_Notation|Ups and Downs Notation]]</li><li>[[Scordatura-tablature|Scordatura/tablature]] notation (various schemes)
* [[Sagittal notation]]
</li><li>[[Tablets|Tablets]]</li><li>[[Modal systematization of soid-family scales]]
* [[Global notation]]
</li></ul>
* [[Tablature]]s (various schemes)


===ET===
=== Intended for just intonation ===
<ul><li>[[Easley_Blackwood|Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13-24</li><li>[[Chord progressions in 19edo-family scales]]
Notation systems for [[just intonation]].
</li><li>Tartini/Couper for [[31edo|31-EDO]]</li><li>[[Julian_Carrillo|Julian Carrillo]]'s index notation</li><li>[[Armodue_theory|Armodue theory]] for [[16edo|16-EDO]] and other EDOs that deals with the superdiatonic scale (LLLsLLLLs) (notation of numbers [from 1 ~ 9] and accidental symbols).</li><li>[http://www.inteas.com/Penta01.htm The Pentadecaphonic System] (adding the 'H' note)</li><li>David S. Goldsmith's notation for [[16edo|16-EDO]]</li><li>[http://www.h-pi.com/theory/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo|205-EDO]]</li><li>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72_equal_temperament#Notation Maneri-Sims], [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel] for [[72edo|72-EDO]]</li><li>Wyschnegradsky color notation for [[72edo|72-EDO]]</li><li>[[Heptatonic_Notation|Heptatonic notation]]</li><li>[http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ Bohlen-Pierce] theory for [[13edt|13-EDT]] and other [[Edt|EDT]]<nowiki/>s that deals withthe nonatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)
</li></ul>


===JI===
* The [[Functional Just System|Functional Just System (FJS)]] (for all of JI)
<ul><li>[[Ben_Johnston's_notation|Ben Johnston's notation]]</li><li>[[Helmholtz-Ellis_notation|Helmholtz-Ellis notation]]</li><li>[[tuning_systems_for_qanun#Notation|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic,_Turkish,_Persian|Arabic, Turkish, Persian]] music)</li><li>[[Kite's_color_notation|Kite's color notation]] (used in [http://www.tallkite.com/alt-tuner.html alt-tuner])</li><li>[[Rational_Comma_Notation_(RCN)|Rational Comma Notation (RCN)]] by [[David_Ryan|David Ryan]]. Compact notation for whole of free-JI, based on prime commas.</li></ul>
* [[Kite's color notation]]
* The [[Helmholtz-Ellis notation|Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI)]]
** [[Richie's HEJI extensions]]
* [[Ben Johnston's notation]]
** [[Johnston-Copper notation]]
* [[Rational Comma Notation (RCN)]] by [[David Ryan]] (for all of JI)
* [[Tuning systems for qanun #Notation|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|Arabic, Iranian, & Turkish]] music)


===Regular temperaments===
=== Intended for MOS scales and temperaments containing them ===
*[[Porcupine_Notation|Porcupine notation]]
Notation systems for [[mos scale]]s and related [[temperament]]s.
*[[Ups_and_Downs_Notation|Ups and Downs Notation]]
* [[Diamond-mos notation]]
*[[pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs plus highs/lows)]]
* [[Pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]
*[[Extended meantone notation]] (diesis and kleisma up/down, for [[meantone]] systems including [[5edo|5]], [[7edo|7]], [[12edo|12]], [[19edo|19]], [[24edo|24]], [[26edo|26]], [[31edo|31]], [[36edo|36]], [[38edo|38]], [[43edo|43]], [[45edo|45]], [[50edo|50]], [[55edo|55]], [[57edo|57]], [[62edo|62]], [[67edo|67]], [[69edo|69]], [[74edo|74]], [[76edo|76]], [[81edo|81]], [[86edo|86]], [[88edo|88]], [[93edo|93]], [[98edo|98]], [[100edo|100]], [[105edo|105]], [[117edo|117]], [[129edo|129]])
* [[KISS notation]]
** [[Quasi-diatonic MOS notation]]
** [[Armodue theory]] for [[16edo]] and other tunings including a [[superdiatonic]] scale (LLLsLLLLs)
* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]


==Microtonal scores==
=== Intended for equal temperaments and related multirank temperaments ===
See dedicated [[Scores|Scores]] page.
Notation systems for [[equal temperament]]s and related temperaments.
* [[Chain-of-fifths notation]] (& neutral circle-of-fifths notation)
* [[Kite's ups and downs notation]]
* [[Stein–Zimmermann–Gould notation]]
* [[Syntonic-rastmic subchroma notation]]
* [[Fractional sharp notation]]
* [[Erv Wilson's Linear Notations]]
* [[Extended meantone notation]] (diesis and kleisma up/down, for [[meantone]] systems including {{EDOs| 5, 7, 12, 19, 24, 26, 31, 36, 38, 43, 45, 50, 55, 57, 62, 67, 69, 74, 76, 81, 86, 88, 93, 98, 100, 105, 117, 129}})
* [[Pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs, perhaps plus lifts/drops)]]
* [[Arcturus hendecatonic notation]]
* [[KISS notation]]
* [[Porcupine notation]]
* [[User:Xenllium/Xenllium's microtonal notation]]


==Microtonal fonts==
=== Intended for specific equal temperaments ===
<ul><li>Ted Mook's font for notating Ezra Sims' 72-EDO notation et al. http://www.mindspring.com/~tmook/micro.html</li><li>Sagittal notation by George D. Secor &amp; Dave Keenan. http://sagittal.org</li><li>Helmholtz Ellis JI Notation Marc Sabat and Wolfgang von Schweinitz: http://www.plainsound.de/research/notation.pdf</li><li>Tempera font by Christian Textier - does anyone use these crazy things? http://pros.orange.fr/christian.texier/mididesi/</li><li>Matthew Hindson offers this font with quartertones and the like. http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/index.php/free-fonts-available-for-download/</li></ul>
Notation systems for specific [[equal tuning]]s.
* [[Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13–24
* [http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ Bohlen–Pierce] theory for [[13edt]] and other [[EDT]]s that deals with the enneatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)
* [[Heptatonic notation]]
* [[Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation]] for [[19edo]] and similar systems
* [http://www.inteas.com/Penta01.htm The Pentadecaphonic System]{{dead link}} (adding the 'H' note)
* [[David S. Goldsmith]]'s notation for [[16edo #Hexadecaphonic Notation|16edo]]
* [[Tartini–Couper notation]] for [[31edo]]
* [[Wikipedia: 72 equal temperament #Notation|Maneri–Sims notation]] for [[72edo]]
* [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel]{{dead link}} for 72edo
* [[Wyschnegradsky]] notation for 72edo
* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo]]


==Notation program/editors for microtonal music==
=== Eclectic selection of scales, defying the above boundaries ===
Please see the list on the [[Software#Notation software|Software]] page
* [[Julian Carrillo]]'s [[Wikipedia: Sonido 13#Notation|index notation]]


==Links==
== Microtonal scores ==
[http://lumma.org/music/theory/notation/ Types of Notation]
See the dedicated [[Scores]] page.


[[mclaren-notation|Brian McLaren post on notation]]
== Microtonal fonts ==
* Ted Mook's font for notating Ezra Sims' 72-EDO notation et al. http://www.mindspring.com/~tmook/micro.html<nowiki/>{{Dead link}}
* Tempera font by Christian Textier – does anyone use these crazy things? http://pros.orange.fr/christian.texier/mididesi/<nowiki/>{{Dead link}}
* Matthew Hindson offers this font with quartertones and the like. http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/index.php/free-fonts-available-for-download/
* Plainsound Music Edition fonts for the Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation (HEJI) – under "JI/MICROTONAL RESOURCES". https://www.plainsound.org/


[http://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Microtonal-Notation-Contributions-Study/dp/0313273987 Amazon page for Gardner Read's survey of 20th-century microtonal notations]
== Notation program/editors for microtonal music ==
See the dedicated list at the page: [[Software #Notation software]].


[http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/959d3104bf9c320f1248293c1b58a304-78.html Transnotating Carlos Gamma with Logic Pro's Environment]    
== See also ==
[[Category:notation]]
* [[Subset notation]]
* [[mclaren-notation|''Notation'' (McLaren)]] – [[Brian McLaren]]’s post on notation
* [[Michael Spencer]] (notation theorist)
 
== External links ==
* [http://lumma.org/music/theory/notation/ Types of Notation] ([[Carl Lumma]])
* [https://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Microtonal-Notation-Contributions-Study/dp/0313273987 Amazon page for Gardner Read's survey of 20th-century microtonal notations]
* [http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/959d3104bf9c320f1248293c1b58a304-78.html Transnotating Carlos Gamma with Logic Pro's Environment]   [[Category:Notation| ]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljaSpsQP2qc Bryan Deister microtonal improvisations transcribed (31edo to 50edo)] – A video by [[Stephen Weigel]] which shows off a wide range of notational approaches to a wide range of equal step tunings.
 
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