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(In need of a better name maybe) Here are six ways that musicians and theorists have constrained the field of potential just ratios (from Jacques Dudon, "Differential Coherence", //1/1// vol. 11, no. 2: p.1): | (In need of a better name maybe) Here are six ways that musicians and theorists have constrained the field of potential just ratios (from Jacques Dudon, "Differential Coherence", //1/1// vol. 11, no. 2: p.1): | ||
//1. The principle of "[[Harmonic Limit|harmonic limits]]," which sets a threshold in order to place a limit on the largest prime number in any ratio (cf: Tanner's "psycharithmes" and his ordering by complexity; Gioseffe Zarlino's five-limit "senario," and the like; Helmholtz's theory of consonance with its "blending of partials," which, like the others, results in giving priority to the lowest prime numbers).// | //1. The principle of "[[Harmonic Limit|harmonic limits]]," which sets a threshold in order to place a limit on the largest prime number in any ratio (cf: Tanner's "psycharithmes" and his ordering by complexity; Gioseffe Zarlino's five-limit "senario," and the like; Helmholtz's theory of consonance with its "blending of partials," which, like the others, results in giving priority to the lowest prime numbers). See [[3-limit]], [[5-limit]], [[7-limit]], [[11-limit]], [[13-limit]].// | ||
//2. Restrictions on the combinations of numbers that make up the numerator and denominator of the ratios under consideration, such as the "monophonic" system of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Partch|Harry Partch]]'s [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_%28music%29|tonality diamond]]. This, incidentially, is an eleven-limit system that only makes use of ratios of the form n:d, where n and d are drawn only from harmonics 1,3 5 7 9, 11, or their octaves.// | //2. Restrictions on the combinations of numbers that make up the numerator and denominator of the ratios under consideration, such as the "monophonic" system of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Partch|Harry Partch]]'s [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_%28music%29|tonality diamond]]. This, incidentially, is an eleven-limit system that only makes use of ratios of the form n:d, where n and d are drawn only from harmonics 1,3 5 7 9, 11, or their octaves.// | ||
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[[AdaptiveJI|Adaptive JI]] | [[AdaptiveJI|Adaptive JI]] | ||
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[[hypergenesis58.scl|58 note 11 limit JI]] - hyper-Partchian! | [[hypergenesis58.scl|58 note 11 limit JI]] - hyper-Partchian! | ||
[[Hahn distance]] | [[Hahn distance]] | ||
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[[FiniteSubsetJI]] | [[FiniteSubsetJI]] | ||
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_intonation|Wikipedia article on just intonation]] | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_intonation|Wikipedia article on just intonation]] | ||
* [[http://nowitzky.hostwebs.com/justint/|Just Intonation]] by Mark Nowitzky [[http://www.webcitation.org/5xeAm2lPL|Permalink]] | * [[http://nowitzky.hostwebs.com/justint/|Just Intonation]] by Mark Nowitzky [[http://www.webcitation.org/5xeAm2lPL|Permalink]] | ||
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(In need of a better name maybe) Here are six ways that musicians and theorists have constrained the field of potential just ratios (from Jacques Dudon, &quot;Differential Coherence&quot;, <em>1/1</em> vol. 11, no. 2: p.1):<br /> | (In need of a better name maybe) Here are six ways that musicians and theorists have constrained the field of potential just ratios (from Jacques Dudon, &quot;Differential Coherence&quot;, <em>1/1</em> vol. 11, no. 2: p.1):<br /> | ||
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<em>1. The principle of &quot;<a class="wiki_link" href="/Harmonic%20Limit">harmonic limits</a>,&quot; which sets a threshold in order to place a limit on the largest prime number in any ratio (cf: Tanner's &quot;psycharithmes&quot; and his ordering by complexity; Gioseffe Zarlino's five-limit &quot;senario,&quot; and the like; Helmholtz's theory of consonance with its &quot;blending of partials,&quot; which, like the others, results in giving priority to the lowest prime numbers).</em><br /> | <em>1. The principle of &quot;<a class="wiki_link" href="/Harmonic%20Limit">harmonic limits</a>,&quot; which sets a threshold in order to place a limit on the largest prime number in any ratio (cf: Tanner's &quot;psycharithmes&quot; and his ordering by complexity; Gioseffe Zarlino's five-limit &quot;senario,&quot; and the like; Helmholtz's theory of consonance with its &quot;blending of partials,&quot; which, like the others, results in giving priority to the lowest prime numbers). See <a class="wiki_link" href="/3-limit">3-limit</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/5-limit">5-limit</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/7-limit">7-limit</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/11-limit">11-limit</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/13-limit">13-limit</a>.</em><br /> | ||
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<em>2. Restrictions on the combinations of numbers that make up the numerator and denominator of the ratios under consideration, such as the &quot;monophonic&quot; system of <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Partch" rel="nofollow">Harry Partch</a>'s <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_%28music%29" rel="nofollow">tonality diamond</a>. This, incidentially, is an eleven-limit system that only makes use of ratios of the form n:d, where n and d are drawn only from harmonics 1,3 5 7 9, 11, or their octaves.</em><br /> | <em>2. Restrictions on the combinations of numbers that make up the numerator and denominator of the ratios under consideration, such as the &quot;monophonic&quot; system of <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Partch" rel="nofollow">Harry Partch</a>'s <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_%28music%29" rel="nofollow">tonality diamond</a>. This, incidentially, is an eleven-limit system that only makes use of ratios of the form n:d, where n and d are drawn only from harmonics 1,3 5 7 9, 11, or their octaves.</em><br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link" href="/hypergenesis58.scl">58 note 11 limit JI</a> - hyper-Partchian!<br /> | <a class="wiki_link" href="/hypergenesis58.scl">58 note 11 limit JI</a> - hyper-Partchian!<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link" href="/Gallery%20of%20Just%20Intervals">Gallery of Just Intervals</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link" href="/Gallery%20of%20Just%20Intervals">Gallery of Just Intervals</a><br /> | ||
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<ul><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_intonation" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article on just intonation</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://nowitzky.hostwebs.com/justint/" rel="nofollow">Just Intonation</a> by Mark Nowitzky <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xeAm2lPL" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.kylegann.com/tuning.html" rel="nofollow">Just Intonation Explained</a> by Kyle Gann <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe2iC7Nq" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.kylegann.com/Octave.html" rel="nofollow">Anatomy of an Octave</a> by Kyle Gann <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe30LCev" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.dbdoty.com/Words/What-is-Just-Intonation.html" rel="nofollow">What is Just Intonation?</a> by David B. Doty <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe3MeWVq" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.dbdoty.com/Words/werntz.html" rel="nofollow">A Response to Julia Werntz</a> by David B. Doty <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe38KWx4" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://lumma.org/tuning/gws/commaseq.htm" rel="nofollow">Comma Sequences</a> by Gene Ward Smith <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe4rPLZ0" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li></ul></body></html></pre></div> | <ul><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_intonation" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article on just intonation</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://nowitzky.hostwebs.com/justint/" rel="nofollow">Just Intonation</a> by Mark Nowitzky <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xeAm2lPL" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.kylegann.com/tuning.html" rel="nofollow">Just Intonation Explained</a> by Kyle Gann <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe2iC7Nq" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.kylegann.com/Octave.html" rel="nofollow">Anatomy of an Octave</a> by Kyle Gann <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe30LCev" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.dbdoty.com/Words/What-is-Just-Intonation.html" rel="nofollow">What is Just Intonation?</a> by David B. Doty <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe3MeWVq" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.dbdoty.com/Words/werntz.html" rel="nofollow">A Response to Julia Werntz</a> by David B. Doty <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe38KWx4" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://lumma.org/tuning/gws/commaseq.htm" rel="nofollow">Comma Sequences</a> by Gene Ward Smith <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webcitation.org/5xe4rPLZ0" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a></li></ul></body></html></pre></div> | ||