Temperament naming: Difference between revisions
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===Srutal:=== | ===Srutal:=== | ||
A name proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale. | A name proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale. | ||
===Superkleismic:=== | |||
The 6/5 generator is ~322 cents, sharper than the kleismic 6/5, hence "super-". | |||
===Superpyth:=== | ===Superpyth:=== | ||
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A name proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.<br /> | A name proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.<br /> | ||
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The 6/5 generator is ~322 cents, sharper than the kleismic 6/5, hence &quot;super-&quot;.<br /> | |||
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Meaning: fifths are wider than Pythagorean, hence super-Pythagorean or &quot;superpyth&quot;<br /> | Meaning: fifths are wider than Pythagorean, hence super-Pythagorean or &quot;superpyth&quot;<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:114:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc57"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Tetracot:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:114 -->Tetracot:</h3> | ||
Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence &quot;tetra-&quot;. Not sure why &quot;-cot&quot;.<br /> | Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence &quot;tetra-&quot;. Not sure why &quot;-cot&quot;.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:116:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc58"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Triforce:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:116 -->Triforce:</h3> | ||
Triforce has 3 periods per octave.<br /> | Triforce has 3 periods per octave.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:118:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc59"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Tritikleismic:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:118 -->Tritikleismic:</h3> | ||
Tritikleismic has a kleismic generator, so that (6/5)^6 = 3, and 3 periods per octave (therefore tri-.)<br /> | Tritikleismic has a kleismic generator, so that (6/5)^6 = 3, and 3 periods per octave (therefore tri-.)<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:120:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc60"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Valentine:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:120 -->Valentine:</h3> | ||
Named for Robert C Valentine.<br /> | Named for Robert C Valentine.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:122:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc61"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Whitewood:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:122 -->Whitewood:</h3> | ||
Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood.</body></html></pre></div> | Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood.</body></html></pre></div> | ||