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These are awesome names, if only shrutar temperament itself had a name this good, given that it’s the closest one to actual shruti. Oh well. These are really good! | These are awesome names, if only shrutar temperament itself had a name this good, given that it’s the closest one to actual shruti. Oh well. These are really good! | ||
== A note about 'renaming' == | |||
A temperament or other concept does not necessarily need to be completely renamed, in order to solve its problems. Often, it may be sufficient to just add a new name, and use the new name moving forwards, but not deprecate the old one. | |||
In such a case, composers and scholars moving forwards can choose to use the new name in order to avoid the ambiguity, confusion and colonialist vibes the old name created. While old software, old theory papers and old music using the old name won't make people confused, because they won't have forgotten the old name, it will still be listed there as an "also known as" on the wiki page. | |||
In most cases, this may well be the best approach to take to minimise the shock of a name change. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||