Quasi-diatonic MOS notation: Difference between revisions

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Generators are perfect, other intervals are major and minor (where major refers to the larger of the two interval sizes, and minor refers to the smaller of the two). Augmented and diminished, for interval names, function as # and b do for note names respectively. So in 5L3s (and in fact, in any MOS with >3 notes and no consecutive small steps that is not an edo, due to the way the position of A in the scale is defined), A-C is a minor third, A-C# is a major third, and A-Cx is an augmented third. Augmented and diminished are also used to name the 1 imperfect generator interval of each class, depending on its size relative to the perfect generator. As such, in 5L3s, there are 7 perfect sixths and one augmented sixth.

Interval classes may be distinguished using TAMNAMS MOS prefixes. For example, the generator of armotonic might be called an armsixth to reduce ambiguity.

== Staves ==

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A clef refers to the closest note on a staff line with that name to A3 (an equave below A4). For example, in diatonic, the G clef refers to the G above middle C, because that's the closest G staff line to A3. Similarly, the F clef refers to the F below middle C, because that's the closest F staff line to A3.(So of course, a clef is only valid where such a staff line exists, i.e. in an octatonic scale where all the staff lines are A, C, E, and G, an F clef would not be valid. A J clef would also not be valid, because there is no note named J.)

You may choose clefs based on the system provided in the next section, or, by CompactStar's preference, using only the C, G, and F clefs, and the nonstandard A clef if necessary (i.e. in 1L 1s).

Additionally, if two of the same note on a staff line are equally close to A3, such as with an E clef in an octatonic scale, it refers to the note above A3.

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 Generators are perfect, other intervals are major and minor (where major refers to the larger of the two interval sizes, and minor refers to the smaller of the two). Augmented and diminished, for interval names, function as # and b do for note names respectively. So in 5L3s (and in fact, in any MOS with >3 notes and no consecutive small steps that is not an edo, due to the way the position of A in the scale is defined), A-C is a minor third, A-C# is a major third, and A-Cx is an augmented third. Augmented and diminished are also used to name the 1 imperfect generator interval of each class, depending on its size relative to the perfect generator. As such, in 5L3s, there are 7 perfect sixths and one augmented sixth.
+Interval classes may be distinguished using TAMNAMS MOS prefixes. For example, the generator of armotonic might be called an armsixth to reduce ambiguity.
 == Staves ==
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 A clef refers to the closest note on a staff line with that name to A3 (an equave below A4). For example, in diatonic, the G clef refers to the G above middle C, because that's the closest G staff line to A3. Similarly, the F clef refers to the F below middle C, because that's the closest F staff line to A3.(So of course, a clef is only valid where such a staff line exists, i.e. in an octatonic scale where all the staff lines are A, C, E, and G, an F clef would not be valid. A J clef would also not be valid, because there is no note named J.)
+You may choose clefs based on the system provided in the next section, or, by CompactStar's preference, using only the C, G, and F clefs, and the nonstandard A clef if necessary (i.e. in 1L 1s).
 Additionally, if two of the same note on a staff line are equally close to A3, such as with an E clef in an octatonic scale, it refers to the note above A3.