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==Notations that have been or could be used for composing/performing xenharmonic music== | == Notations that have been or could be used for composing/performing xenharmonic music == | ||
===General systems=== | === General systems === | ||
* [[Sagittal notation]] | |||
* [[Scordatura-tablature|Scordatura/tablature]] notation (various schemes) | |||
* [[Tablets]] | |||
* [[Modal systematization of soid-family scales]] | |||
===ETs / EDOs=== | === ETs / EDOs === | ||
* [http://tallkite.com/misc_files/notation%20guide%20for%20edos%205-72.pdf Ups and Downs Notation] | |||
* [[Easley_Blackwood|Easley Blackwood]]'s symbols for ETs 13-24 | |||
* [https://en.xen.wiki/w/Mason_Green%27s_New_Common_Practice_Notation Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation] | |||
* Tartini/Couper for [[31edo|31-EDO]] | |||
* [[Julian_Carrillo|Julian Carrillo]]'s [[wikipedia:Sonido_13#Notation|index notation]] | |||
* [[Armodue_theory|Armodue theory]] for [[16edo|16-EDO]] and other EDOs that deals with the superdiatonic scale (LLLsLLLLs) (notation of numbers [from 1 ~ 9] and accidental symbols). | |||
* [http://www.inteas.com/Penta01.htm The Pentadecaphonic System] (adding the 'H' note) '''[dead link]''' | |||
* David S. Goldsmith's notation for [https://en.xen.wiki/w/16edo#Hexadecaphonic_Notation 16-EDO] | |||
* [https://musictheory.zentral.zone/huntsystem1.html H-System] for [[205edo|205-EDO]] | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72_equal_temperament#Notation Maneri-Sims], [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/em-n.htm Richter Herf / Maedel] for [[wikipedia:72_equal_temperament#Notation|72-EDO]] | |||
* Wyschnegradsky color notation for [[72edo|72-EDO]] | |||
* [[Heptatonic_Notation|Heptatonic notation]] | |||
* [http://ziaspace.com/_academic/BP/ Bohlen-Pierce] theory for [[13edt|13-EDT]] and other [[Edt|EDT]]<nowiki/>s that deals with the nonatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes) | |||
===JI=== | === JI === | ||
* The [[Functional Just System|FJS (Functional Just System)]], for unambiguously, intuitively and succinctly writing all of JI. | |||
* [[Ben_Johnston's_notation|Ben Johnston's notation]] | |||
* [[Helmholtz-Ellis_notation|Helmholtz-Ellis notation]] | |||
* [[tuning_systems_for_qanun#Notation|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]] (for [[Arabic,_Turkish,_Persian|Arabic, Turkish, Persian]] music) | |||
* [[Kite's_color_notation|Kite's color notation]] (used in [http://www.tallkite.com/alt-tuner.html alt-tuner]) | |||
* [[Rational_Comma_Notation_(RCN)|Rational Comma Notation (RCN)]] by [[David_Ryan|David Ryan]]. Compact notation for whole of free-JI, based on prime commas. | |||
===Regular temperaments=== | === Regular temperaments === | ||
*[[Porcupine_Notation|Porcupine notation]] | * [[Porcupine_Notation|Porcupine notation]] | ||
*[[pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs plus lifts/drops)]] | * [[pergen|Pergen notation (ups/downs plus lifts/drops)]] | ||
*[[Extended meantone notation]] (diesis and kleisma up/down, for [[meantone]] systems including [[5edo|5]], [[7edo|7]], [[12edo|12]], [[19edo|19]], [[24edo|24]], [[26edo|26]], [[31edo|31]], [[36edo|36]], [[38edo|38]], [[43edo|43]], [[45edo|45]], [[50edo|50]], [[55edo|55]], [[57edo|57]], [[62edo|62]], [[67edo|67]], [[69edo|69]], [[74edo|74]], [[76edo|76]], [[81edo|81]], [[86edo|86]], [[88edo|88]], [[93edo|93]], [[98edo|98]], [[100edo|100]], [[105edo|105]], [[117edo|117]], [[129edo|129]]) | * [[Extended meantone notation]] (diesis and kleisma up/down, for [[meantone]] systems including [[5edo|5]], [[7edo|7]], [[12edo|12]], [[19edo|19]], [[24edo|24]], [[26edo|26]], [[31edo|31]], [[36edo|36]], [[38edo|38]], [[43edo|43]], [[45edo|45]], [[50edo|50]], [[55edo|55]], [[57edo|57]], [[62edo|62]], [[67edo|67]], [[69edo|69]], [[74edo|74]], [[76edo|76]], [[81edo|81]], [[86edo|86]], [[88edo|88]], [[93edo|93]], [[98edo|98]], [[100edo|100]], [[105edo|105]], [[117edo|117]], [[129edo|129]]) | ||
*[[KISS notation|KISS Notation]] | * [[KISS notation|KISS Notation]] | ||
==Microtonal scores== | == Microtonal scores == | ||
See dedicated [[ | See dedicated [[Scores]] page. | ||
==Microtonal fonts== | == Microtonal fonts == | ||
* Ted Mook's font for notating Ezra Sims' 72-EDO notation et al. http://www.mindspring.com/~tmook/micro.html | |||
* Tempera font by Christian Textier - does anyone use these crazy things? http://pros.orange.fr/christian.texier/mididesi/ | |||
* Matthew Hindson offers this font with quartertones and the like. http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/index.php/free-fonts-available-for-download/ | |||
==Notation program/editors for microtonal music== | == Notation program/editors for microtonal music == | ||
Please see the list | Please see the list at page [[Software #Notation software]] | ||
==Links== | == Links == | ||
[http://lumma.org/music/theory/notation/ Types of Notation] | * [http://lumma.org/music/theory/notation/ Types of Notation] | ||
* [[mclaren-notation|Brian McLaren post on notation]] | |||
* [http://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Microtonal-Notation-Contributions-Study/dp/0313273987 Amazon page for Gardner Read's survey of 20th-century microtonal notations] | |||
* [http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/959d3104bf9c320f1248293c1b58a304-78.html Transnotating Carlos Gamma with Logic Pro's Environment] | |||
[[Category:notation]] | [[Category:notation]] | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 18 April 2020
Notations that have been or could be used for composing/performing xenharmonic music
General systems
- Sagittal notation
- Scordatura/tablature notation (various schemes)
- Tablets
- Modal systematization of soid-family scales
ETs / EDOs
- Ups and Downs Notation
- Easley Blackwood's symbols for ETs 13-24
- Mason Green's New Common Practice Notation
- Tartini/Couper for 31-EDO
- Julian Carrillo's index notation
- Armodue theory for 16-EDO and other EDOs that deals with the superdiatonic scale (LLLsLLLLs) (notation of numbers [from 1 ~ 9] and accidental symbols).
- The Pentadecaphonic System (adding the 'H' note) [dead link]
- David S. Goldsmith's notation for 16-EDO
- H-System for 205-EDO
- Maneri-Sims, Richter Herf / Maedel for 72-EDO
- Wyschnegradsky color notation for 72-EDO
- Heptatonic notation
- Bohlen-Pierce theory for 13-EDT and other EDTs that deals with the nonatonic scale (LsLsLsLss) (adding "H" and "J" notes)
JI
- The FJS (Functional Just System), for unambiguously, intuitively and succinctly writing all of JI.
- Ben Johnston's notation
- Helmholtz-Ellis notation
- Julien Jalaleddine Weiss (for Arabic, Turkish, Persian music)
- Kite's color notation (used in alt-tuner)
- Rational Comma Notation (RCN) by David Ryan. Compact notation for whole of free-JI, based on prime commas.
Regular temperaments
- Porcupine notation
- Pergen notation (ups/downs plus lifts/drops)
- Extended meantone notation (diesis and kleisma up/down, for meantone systems including 5, 7, 12, 19, 24, 26, 31, 36, 38, 43, 45, 50, 55, 57, 62, 67, 69, 74, 76, 81, 86, 88, 93, 98, 100, 105, 117, 129)
- KISS Notation
Microtonal scores
See dedicated Scores page.
Microtonal fonts
- Ted Mook's font for notating Ezra Sims' 72-EDO notation et al. http://www.mindspring.com/~tmook/micro.html
- Tempera font by Christian Textier - does anyone use these crazy things? http://pros.orange.fr/christian.texier/mididesi/
- Matthew Hindson offers this font with quartertones and the like. http://www.hindson.com.au/wordpress/index.php/free-fonts-available-for-download/
Notation program/editors for microtonal music
Please see the list at page Software #Notation software