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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


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== 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)]
! 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
 
[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 ]