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Centaur is a 12-tone [[7-limit]] [[just intonation]] created by [[Kraig Grady]]. It consists of a 5-limit just diatonic scale with 7-limit accidentals. | |||
Grady's article on the scale is located at [http://anaphoria.com/centaur.html CENTAUR A 7-LIMIT MESOTONAL TUNING] and includes discussions of related scales. | |||
Kraig Grady's 7-limit "Centaur" scale (1987), see Xenharmonikon 16 | == [[Scala]] definition == | ||
! centaur.scl | |||
Kraig Grady's 7-limit "Centaur" scale (1987), see Xenharmonikon 16 | |||
12 | |||
! august: sLLLLsLLLsLL; dominant: sLsLssLsLsLs; meantone: sLsLLsLsLsLL | |||
! | |||
21/20 | |||
9/8 | |||
7/6 | |||
5/4 | |||
4/3 | |||
7/5 | |||
3/2 | |||
14/9 | |||
5/3 | |||
7/4 | |||
15/8 | |||
2/1 | |||
== Works Using Centaur Tuning == | |||
*[http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/bashed_cymbals_JI_mixdown.mp3 From Noise, Harmony] by [http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1380 Chris Vaisvil (details)] | |||
[http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/bashed_cymbals_JI_mixdown.mp3 From Noise, Harmony] by [http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1380 Chris Vaisvil (details) ] | |||
[http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/Prelude_For_Centaur_Tuned_Piano.mp3 Prelude for Centaur Tuned Piano] by [http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/Prelude_For_Centaur_Tuned_Piano.mp3 Chris Vaisvil (details and brass transcription)] [http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/Prelude_For_Centaur_Tuned_Piano.pdf and piano score ] | [http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/Prelude_For_Centaur_Tuned_Piano.mp3 Prelude for Centaur Tuned Piano] by [http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/Prelude_For_Centaur_Tuned_Piano.mp3 Chris Vaisvil (details and brass transcription)] [http://micro.soonlabel.com/centaur_tuning/Prelude_For_Centaur_Tuned_Piano.pdf and piano score ] |