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| | A '''quark''' is a proposed term for an interval that is 1/3 the size of a diatonic semitone. As a result it can also be called a sixth-tone (although it may not be 1/6 the size of the tempered whole tone). Since the width of a diatonic semitone is variable and depends on the tuning, a quark can take a range of different values. The term is derived from subatomic physics, where there are three quarks in a baryon. |
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| <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">A **quark** is a proposed term for an interval that is 1/3 the size of a diatonic semitone. As a result it can also be called a sixth-tone (although it may not be 1/6 the size of the tempered whole tone). Since the width of a diatonic semitone is variable and depends on the tuning, a quark can take a range of different values. The term is derived from subatomic physics, where there are three quarks in a baryon.
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| Equal temperaments with quark-sized steps include [[26edo]], [[31edo]], [[36edo]] (the "standard" quark or sixth-tone), [[41edo]], and [[46edo]]. | | Equal temperaments with quark-sized steps include [[26edo|26edo]], [[31edo|31edo]], [[36edo|36edo]] (the "standard" quark or sixth-tone), [[41edo|41edo]], and [[46edo|46edo]]. |
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| One could argue that these tunings are much less overtly xenharmonic than those based on quarter-tones or third-tones. In 36edo, for example, all intervals are either equivalent to a 12edo interval, or are 33.3 cents higher or lower. As such, all "new" intervals are variations on familiar ones ("red notes" and "blue notes"), rather than representing entirely new categories; this is quite a different situation from what occurs in 24edo. 41edo is similar to 36edo in this respect and may be notated similarly, although it does contain neutral intervals. | | One could argue that these tunings are much less overtly xenharmonic than those based on quarter-tones or third-tones. In 36edo, for example, all intervals are either equivalent to a 12edo interval, or are 33.3 cents higher or lower. As such, all "new" intervals are variations on familiar ones ("red notes" and "blue notes"), rather than representing entirely new categories; this is quite a different situation from what occurs in 24edo. 41edo is similar to 36edo in this respect and may be notated similarly, although it does contain neutral intervals. |
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| Furthermore, the quark is usually small enough that it is typically perceived as a consonance (i. e., an "out-of-tune" but pleasant-sounding unison) rather than a dissonance. 31edo may be considered a transitional case in that its diesis may or may not be perceived this way depending on timbre. | | Furthermore, the quark is usually small enough that it is typically perceived as a consonance (i. e., an "out-of-tune" but pleasant-sounding unison) rather than a dissonance. 31edo may be considered a transitional case in that its diesis may or may not be perceived this way depending on timbre. |
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| Of course, the main drawback to using quark-based scales as opposed to simpler ones, is that the step size is smaller and there are more pitches.</pre></div> | | Of course, the main drawback to using quark-based scales as opposed to simpler ones, is that the step size is smaller and there are more pitches. |
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| <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Quark</title></head><body>A <strong>quark</strong> is a proposed term for an interval that is 1/3 the size of a diatonic semitone. As a result it can also be called a sixth-tone (although it may not be 1/6 the size of the tempered whole tone). Since the width of a diatonic semitone is variable and depends on the tuning, a quark can take a range of different values. The term is derived from subatomic physics, where there are three quarks in a baryon.<br />
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| Equal temperaments with quark-sized steps include <a class="wiki_link" href="/26edo">26edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/31edo">31edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/36edo">36edo</a> (the &quot;standard&quot; quark or sixth-tone), <a class="wiki_link" href="/41edo">41edo</a>, and <a class="wiki_link" href="/46edo">46edo</a>.<br />
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| One could argue that these tunings are much less overtly xenharmonic than those based on quarter-tones or third-tones. In 36edo, for example, all intervals are either equivalent to a 12edo interval, or are 33.3 cents higher or lower. As such, all &quot;new&quot; intervals are variations on familiar ones (&quot;red notes&quot; and &quot;blue notes&quot;), rather than representing entirely new categories; this is quite a different situation from what occurs in 24edo. 41edo is similar to 36edo in this respect and may be notated similarly, although it does contain neutral intervals.<br />
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