Helmholtz–Ellis notation: Difference between revisions

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The '''Helmholtz–Ellis JI pitch notation''' ('''HEJI''') is a [[musical notation]] system for [[just intonation]] intervals up to the [[47-limit]]. It consists of a set of [[nominal-accidental chain|accidentals]] defined by [[formal comma]]s for each [[prime harmonic]].
The '''Helmholtz–Ellis JI pitch notation''' ('''HEJI''') is a [[musical notation]] system for [[just intonation]] intervals up to the [[47-limit]]. Based on [[chain-of-fifths notation]] with default staff notation representing [[Pythagorean tuning]], it adds a set of [[nominal-accidental chain|accidentals]] defined by [[formal comma]]s to reach each [[prime harmonic]].


Further accidentals were designed by [[richie]] for primes up to the [[89-limit]]; see [[richie's HEJI extensions]].
Further accidentals were designed by [[richie]] for primes up to the [[89-limit]]; see [[richie's HEJI extensions]].
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left"; | Default staff notation represents Pythagorean tuning
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| colspan="3" | [[File:HejiD.svg|48x48px]]
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| style="text-align: left"; | Default staff notation represents Pythagorean tuning
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| colspan="3" | [[File:Heji41.svg|54x54px]][[File:HejiF.svg|48x48px]]
| colspan="3" | [[File:Heji41.svg|54x54px]][[File:HejiF.svg|48x48px]]
| style="text-align: left"; | [[File:Heji41.svg|54x54px]] is ''not'' a half-sharp, as [[File:Heji41.svg|54x54px]][[File:Heji41.svg|54x54px]]F is [[243/242|7.1¢]] flatter than F♯.
| style="text-align: left"; | [[File:Heji41.svg|54x54px]] is ''not'' a half-sharp, as [[File:Heji41.svg|54x54px]][[File:Heji41.svg|54x54px]]F is [[243/242]] flatter than F♯.
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