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== Musical properties == | == Musical properties == | ||
As a lattice structure, it consists of a chain of three [[3/2|perfect fifths]] ({{dash|F, C, G, D}}) with [[5/4|just major thirds]] above and below each of these.<ref>[http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/d/duodene.aspx duodene] in the Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory</ref> | As a lattice structure, it consists of a chain of three [[3/2|perfect fifths]] ({{dash|F, C, G, D}}) with [[5/4|just major thirds]] above and below each of these.<ref>[http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/d/duodene.aspx duodene] in the Tonalsoft Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory</ref> | ||
When arranged on a standard piano keyboard, the white keys of a duodene form a just diatonic scale, specifically [[Ptolemy's intense diatonic]] scale. | |||
The duodene can be understood as a [[detempering]] of both [[12edo]] and the [[meantone]] [[7L 5s|chromatic scale]]. | The duodene can be understood as a [[detempering]] of both [[12edo]] and the [[meantone]] [[7L 5s|chromatic scale]]. | ||