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Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings. | Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings. | ||
===Migration:=== | |||
Origin: Keenan Pepper? | |||
Meaning: A temperament closely related to mohajira, which means "migrating". | |||
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===Miracle:=== | ===Miracle:=== | ||
Origin: Joe Monzo | Origin: Joe Monzo | ||
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Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.<br /> | Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.<br /> | ||
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Origin: Keenan Pepper?<br /> | |||
Meaning: A temperament closely related to mohajira, which means &quot;migrating&quot;.<br /> | |||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:72:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc36"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Miracle:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:72 -->Miracle:</h3> | |||
Origin: Joe Monzo<br /> | Origin: Joe Monzo<br /> | ||
Meaning: It is a miracle that this scale is so accurate! Many people falsely attribute its origin to the backronym &quot;Multitude of Integer Ratios Approximated Consistently, Linearly and Evenly.&quot;<br /> | Meaning: It is a miracle that this scale is so accurate! Many people falsely attribute its origin to the backronym &quot;Multitude of Integer Ratios Approximated Consistently, Linearly and Evenly.&quot;<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:74:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc37"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mohajira:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:74 -->Mohajira:</h3> | ||
Origin: Jacques Dudon<br /> | Origin: Jacques Dudon<br /> | ||
Meaning: from Arabic مهاجرة <em>muhājirah</em> which roughly means &quot;migrating&quot;.<br /> | Meaning: from Arabic مهاجرة <em>muhājirah</em> which roughly means &quot;migrating&quot;.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:76:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc38"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mothra:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:76 -->Mothra:</h3> | ||
Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster: a daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator. Mothra has defeated Godzilla more times than any other daikaiju; the musical meaning of this fact is at best speculative.<br /> | Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster: a daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator. Mothra has defeated Godzilla more times than any other daikaiju; the musical meaning of this fact is at best speculative.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:78:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc39"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Myna:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:78 -->Myna:</h3> | ||
Myna is related to starling, the 126/125 planar temperament, and a myna is a member of the starling familily (Sturnidae.)<br /> | Myna is related to starling, the 126/125 planar temperament, and a myna is a member of the starling familily (Sturnidae.)<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:80:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc40"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Negri (&quot;negripent&quot;, &quot;negrisept&quot;):"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:80 -->Negri (&quot;negripent&quot;, &quot;negrisept&quot;):</h3> | ||
Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)<br /> | Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.<br /> | Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.<br /> | ||
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Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 8 equal parts, therefore &quot;octa-&quot;.<br /> | Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 8 equal parts, therefore &quot;octa-&quot;.<br /> | ||
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Origin: 2010, Andrew Heathwaite<br /> | Origin: 2010, Andrew Heathwaite<br /> | ||
Meaning: An analogy between Wilhelm Reich's proposal for an invisible, ephemeral creative energy and the subtleties of the higher harmonics 7 and 11.<br /> | Meaning: An analogy between Wilhelm Reich's proposal for an invisible, ephemeral creative energy and the subtleties of the higher harmonics 7 and 11.<br /> | ||
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Origin: 2001, Gene Smith<br /> | Origin: 2001, Gene Smith<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19\84.<br /> | Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19\84.<br /> | ||
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Origin: Originally (up to 2001) paultone and then twintone, in analogy with meantone, but Paul Erlich didn't like this and suggested pajara, after &quot;Paul, John, and Ara,&quot; the three people jamming at his house at some random point in time.<br /> | Origin: Originally (up to 2001) paultone and then twintone, in analogy with meantone, but Paul Erlich didn't like this and suggested pajara, after &quot;Paul, John, and Ara,&quot; the three people jamming at his house at some random point in time.<br /> | ||
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Origin: 1999? Herman Miller<br /> | Origin: 1999? Herman Miller<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.<br /> | Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.<br /> | ||
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Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster. A daikaiju name, from the 8/7 generator.<br /> | Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster. A daikaiju name, from the 8/7 generator.<br /> | ||
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Meaning: semi-fourth, i.e. half of a 4/3<br /> | Meaning: semi-fourth, i.e. half of a 4/3<br /> | ||
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Originally semisixths, but after it was decided that &quot;bi&quot; or &quot;semi&quot; should be half for periods and &quot;hemi&quot; should be half for generators, that was contracted to sensi.<br /> | Originally semisixths, but after it was decided that &quot;bi&quot; or &quot;semi&quot; should be half for periods and &quot;hemi&quot; should be half for generators, that was contracted to sensi.<br /> | ||
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Named after slendro which it resembles very little.<br /> | Named after slendro which it resembles very little.<br /> | ||
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Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;4 16 9 ...||, which is 2^2, 4^2, 3^2.<br /> | Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;4 16 9 ...||, which is 2^2, 4^2, 3^2.<br /> | ||
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The 126/125 planar temperament, named after Herman Miller's Starling scale.<br /> | The 126/125 planar temperament, named after Herman Miller's Starling scale.<br /> | ||
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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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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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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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Triforce has 3 periods per octave.<br /> | Triforce has 3 periods per octave.<br /> | ||
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Named for Robert C Valentine.<br /> | Named for Robert C Valentine.<br /> | ||
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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> | ||