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Meaning: Keenan Pepper suggested it was a good name of a weird spiral-shaped animal, for a temperament in the porcupine family (like nautilus) | Meaning: Keenan Pepper suggested it was a good name of a weird spiral-shaped animal, for a temperament in the porcupine family (like nautilus) | ||
===Augene:=== | ===Augene:=== | ||
Originally tripletone, in analogy with twintone, but when twintone was renamed pajara Paul Erlich suggested it should be augene, after augmented and Gene Smith. | Originally tripletone, in analogy with twintone, but when twintone was renamed pajara Paul Erlich suggested it should be augene, after augmented and Gene Smith. | ||
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===Jamesbond:=== | ===Jamesbond:=== | ||
Named from the fact that the wedgie is <<0 0 7 ...|| | Named from the fact that the wedgie is <<0 0 7 ...|| | ||
===Keemun:=== | |||
===Mabila:=== | ===Mabila:=== | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:6:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc3"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Augene:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:6 -->Augene:</h3> | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:6:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc3"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Augene:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:6 -->Augene:</h3> | ||
Originally tripletone, in analogy with twintone, but when twintone was renamed pajara Paul Erlich suggested it should be augene, after augmented and Gene Smith.<br /> | Originally tripletone, in analogy with twintone, but when twintone was renamed pajara Paul Erlich suggested it should be augene, after augmented and Gene Smith.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc4"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Avila:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 -->Avila:</h3> | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc4"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Avila:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 -->Avila:</h3> | ||
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Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;0 0 7 ...||<br /> | Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;0 0 7 ...||<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:54:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc27"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mabila:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:54 -->Mabila:</h3> | |||
Origin: 2011, Gene Smith, Ryan Avella<br /> | Origin: 2011, Gene Smith, Ryan Avella<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after Mavila temperament due to their similar tunings and scale structure.<br /> | Meaning: Named after Mavila temperament due to their similar tunings and scale structure.<br /> | ||
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Mike Battaglia named it because it sounded like a 4:7:9:11 machine.<br /> | Mike Battaglia named it because it sounded like a 4:7:9:11 machine.<br /> | ||
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Origin: Graham Breed<br /> | Origin: Graham Breed<br /> | ||
The &quot;mag-&quot; prefix stands for &quot;major third.&quot;<br /> | The &quot;mag-&quot; prefix stands for &quot;major third.&quot;<br /> | ||
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Rather bizarrely, the 11-limit extension of the king of 7-limit planar temperaments <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/50829" rel="nofollow">was named first</a>.<br /> | Rather bizarrely, the 11-limit extension of the king of 7-limit planar temperaments <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/50829" rel="nofollow">was named first</a>.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:62:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc31"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mavila:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:62 -->Mavila:</h3> | ||
Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady<br /> | Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales. Nobody can agree on how to pronounce this word.<br /> | Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales. Nobody can agree on how to pronounce this word.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:64:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc32"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Meantone:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:64 -->Meantone:</h3> | ||
Origin: Really really old<br /> | Origin: Really really old<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 /> | 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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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:66:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc33"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Miracle:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:66 -->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:68:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc34"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mohajira:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:68 -->Mohajira:</h3> | ||
Origin: Jacques Dudon<br /> | Origin: Jacques Dudon<br /> | ||
Meaning: means &quot;wandering&quot; in Arabic.<br /> | Meaning: means &quot;wandering&quot; in Arabic.<br /> | ||
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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:72:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc36"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Myna:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:72 -->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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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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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> | ||