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'''George Secor''' (1943-2020)<ref>[http://forum.sagittal.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=411 Farewell George Secor - The Sagittal forum]</ref> 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]].

'''George Secor''' (November 8, 1943 – March 2, 2020<ref>[http://forum.sagittal.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=411 Farewell George Secor - 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://~~sagittal.org/ Sagittal microtonal notation]~~

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 The Miracle Temperament - SecorMiracle.pdf]~~

* [[~~Wikipedia: George Secor~~]]

== References ==

* [[Wikipedia: Secor (interval)]]

[[Category:~~Theorist~~]]

== External links ==

[[Category:~~Composer~~]]

* [http://www.anaphoria.com/SecorMiracle.pdf ''The Miracle Temperament and Decimal Keyboard'']

* [[Scalatron]] - Embedded YouTube page showing audio of Secor playing the ''scalatron''

[[Category:People]]

[[Category:Composers]]

[[Category:Theorists]]

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-'''George Secor''' (1943-2020)<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 [[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://sagittal.org/ Sagittal microtonal notation]
+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 The Miracle Temperament &#45; SecorMiracle.pdf]
-* [[Wikipedia: George Secor]]
+== References ==
-* [[Wikipedia: Secor (interval)]]
 <references/>
-[[Category:Theorist]]
+== External links ==
-[[Category:Composer]]
+* [http://www.anaphoria.com/SecorMiracle.pdf ''The Miracle Temperament and Decimal Keyboard'']
+* [[Scalatron]] - Embedded YouTube page showing audio of Secor playing the ''scalatron''
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Secor, George}}
+[[Category:People]]
+[[Category:Composers]]
+[[Category:Theorists]]