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The | The '''whitewood family''' of [[temperament]]s [[tempering out|tempers out]] the apotome, [[2187/2048]]. Consequently the [[3/2|fifth]]s are always 4/7 of an [[octave]], a distinctly flat 685.714 [[cent]]s. While quite flat, this is close enough to a just fifth to serve as one, and some people are fond of it. | ||
The 5-limit version of this temperament is called ''whitewood'', to serve in contrast with the | The 5-limit version of this temperament is called ''whitewood'', to serve in contrast with the [[blackwood]] temperament which tempers out [[256/243]], the pythagorean limma. Whereas blackwood temperament can be thought of as a closed chain of 5 fifths and a major third generator, whitewood is a closed chain of 7 fifths and a major third generator. This means that blackwood is generally supported by 5''n''-edos, and whitewood is supported by 7''n''-edos, and the [[mos]] of both scales follow a similar pattern. | ||
The 14-note mos of whitewood, like the 10-note mos of blackwood, shares a number of interesting properties which derive from the relatively small circle of fifths common to both. From any major or minor triad in the scale, one can always move away by ~3/2 or ~4/3 to reach another triad of the same type. This contrasts with the diatonic scale, in which one will eventually "hit a wall" if one moves by perfect fifth for long enough; the chain of fifths will eventually "stop" and make the next fifth a diminished fifth. This means that this scale is, in a sense, "pantonal", since resolutions that work in one key will work in all other keys in the scale, at least keys that share the same chord quality. | The 14-note mos of whitewood, like the 10-note mos of blackwood, shares a number of interesting properties which derive from the relatively small circle of fifths common to both. From any major or minor triad in the scale, one can always move away by ~3/2 or ~4/3 to reach another triad of the same type. This contrasts with the diatonic scale, in which one will eventually "hit a wall" if one moves by perfect fifth for long enough; the chain of fifths will eventually "stop" and make the next fifth a diminished fifth. This means that this scale is, in a sense, "pantonal", since resolutions that work in one key will work in all other keys in the scale, at least keys that share the same chord quality. | ||
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