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{{About|the regular temperament|the scale structure sometimes associated with it|7L 2s}}
{{About|the regular temperament|the scale structure sometimes associated with it|7L 2s}}
'''Mavila''' is a [[regular temperament|temperament]] where the [[135/128|major chroma (135/128)]] is tempered out. It was first discovered by [[Erv Wilson]], possibly in 1989<ref group="note">A ''Linear Tuning of 4-"5"-"6" Artihmetic Mean (−3=5)'' paper from 1989 was referenced in Erv Wilson's ''Meta Meantone & Meta Mavila'' paper.</ref>, after studying the tuning of the timbila music of the Chopi tribe in Mozambique.  
'''Mavila''' is a [[regular temperament|temperament]] where the [[135/128|major chroma (135/128)]] is tempered out. It was first discovered by [[Erv Wilson]], possibly in 1989<ref>A ''Linear Tuning of 4-"5"-"6" Artihmetic Mean (−3=5)'' paper from 1989 was referenced in Erv Wilson's ''Meta Meantone & Meta Mavila'' paper.</ref>, after studying the tuning of the timbila music of the Chopi tribe in Mozambique.  


See [[Mavila family #Mavila]] for more technical data.
See [[Mavila family #Mavila]] for more technical data.
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! Edo<br />Generator
! Edo<br />Generator
! [[Eigenmonzo|Eigenmonzo<br />(Unchanged-interval)]]<nowiki>*</nowiki>
! [[Eigenmonzo|Eigenmonzo<br />(Unchanged-interval)]]*
! Generator (¢)
! Generator (¢)
! Comments
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; [[Sevish]]
; [[Sevish]]
* from ''Sean but not Heard'' (2012)
* from ''Sean but not Heard'' (2012)
** "Sea Poem" [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/sea-poem Bandcamp] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p3z9YEpW1k YouTube] &ndash; mavila[9] in an unknown non-edo tuning
** "Sea Poem" &ndash; [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/sea-poem Bandcamp] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p3z9YEpW1k YouTube] &ndash; mavila[9] in an unknown non-edo tuning
** "Marooned at Home" [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/marooned-at-home Bandcamp] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tdHPqKPOWc YouTube]
** "Marooned at Home" &ndash; [https://sevish.bandcamp.com/track/marooned-at-home Bandcamp] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tdHPqKPOWc YouTube]


; [[Starshine]]
; [[Starshine]]
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[African music]] contains a discussion about the original tuning that inspired the discovery of this temperament
* [[African music]] &ndash; contains a discussion about the original tuning that inspired the discovery of this temperament
* [[Pitch Set Harmonization|Pitch set harmonization]] - includes instructions for applying pitch set harmonization to mavila
* [[Pitch Set Harmonization|Pitch set harmonization]] &ndash; includes instructions for applying pitch set harmonization to mavila


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://anaphoria.com/metameantone-mavila.pdf ''Meta Meantone & Meta Mavila''] by Erv Wilson
* [https://anaphoria.com/metameantone-mavila.pdf ''Meta Meantone & Meta Mavila''] by Erv Wilson


== Notes ==
== References ==
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