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The '''equal division of 15/8''' ('''ed15/8''') is a [[tuning]] obtained by dividing the [[15/8|classic major seventh (15/8)]] in a certain number of [[equal]] steps.
The '''equal division of 15/8''' ('''ed15/8''') is a [[tuning]] obtained by dividing the [[15/8|classic major seventh (15/8)]] in a certain number of [[equal]] steps.


Division of 15/8 into equal parts does not necessarily imply directly using this interval as an [[equivalence]]. The utility of 15/8 (or another seventh) as a base though, is apparent by being used at the base of so much modern tonal harmony.  
Division of 15/8 into equal parts does not necessarily imply directly using this interval as an [[equivalence]]. Many, though not all, ed15/8 scales have a perceptually important [[Pseudo-octave|false octave]], with various degrees of accuracy.
 
The structural importance of 15/8 is hinted by [[12edo|11\12]] being the second most common width for a [[tetrad]] in Western harmony, after 10\12.


== List of ed15/18s ==
== List of ed15/18s ==

Revision as of 01:44, 25 April 2025

The equal division of 15/8 (ed15/8) is a tuning obtained by dividing the classic major seventh (15/8) in a certain number of equal steps.

Division of 15/8 into equal parts does not necessarily imply directly using this interval as an equivalence. Many, though not all, ed15/8 scales have a perceptually important false octave, with various degrees of accuracy.

The structural importance of 15/8 is hinted by 11\12 being the second most common width for a tetrad in Western harmony, after 10\12.

List of ed15/18s