MOS naming: Difference between revisions

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The simplest and most straightforward way to refer to MOS scales is by using the format #L#s, directly specifying the number of large steps (#L) and the number of small steps (#s).

== Standardized names ==

[[User:IlL|Inthar]] suggests a standardized set of temperament-agnostic names for commonly used octave-equivalent MOS scales of sizes between 6 and 10. Some of these come from temperament-agnostic MOS names coined by [[Igliashon Jones]] and others. Some are directly taken from temperament-based names for scales, often because the regular temperament is the only "good" or simple temperament in the range. 1L ns scales are not included since they aren't specific enough to define any musical framework (generator can be anywhere from ~~1\1~~ to 1\(n+1)).

[[User:IlL|Inthar]] suggests a standardized set of temperament-agnostic names for commonly used octave-equivalent MOS scales of sizes between 6 and 10. Some of these come from temperament-agnostic MOS names coined by [[Igliashon Jones]] and others. Some are directly taken from temperament-based names for scales, often because the regular temperament is the only "good" or simple temperament in the range. 1L ns scales are not included since they aren't specific enough to define any musical framework (generator can be anywhere from the octave to to 1\(n+1)).

Most of these names are still provisional; the relatively established names have been bolded.

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=== 7-note MOSes ===

* [[2L 5s]]: '''pelogic'''; '''antidiatonic''' (see also 2L 7s or 7L 2s)

* [[3L 4s]]: (see 3L 7s or 7L 7s)

* [[3L 4s]]: (see 3L 7s or 7L 3s)

* [[4L 3s]]: smitonic (from sharp minor third)

* [[5L 2s]]: '''diatonic'''

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=== 9-note MOSes ===

* [[2L 7s]]: joanotonic

* [[3L 6s]]: augmented; Tcherepnin

* [[3L 6s]]: augmented; '''Tcherepnin'''

* [[4L 5s]]:

* [[5L 4s]]: semiquartal

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 The simplest and most straightforward way to refer to MOS scales is by using the format #L#s, directly specifying the number of large steps (#L) and the number of small steps (#s).
 == Standardized names ==
-[[User:IlL|Inthar]] suggests a standardized set of temperament-agnostic names for commonly used octave-equivalent MOS scales of sizes between 6 and 10. Some of these come from temperament-agnostic MOS names coined by [[Igliashon Jones]] and others. Some are directly taken from temperament-based names for scales, often because the regular temperament is the only "good" or simple temperament in the range. 1L ns scales are not included since they aren't specific enough to define any musical framework (generator can be anywhere from 1\1 to 1\(n+1)).
+[[User:IlL|Inthar]] suggests a standardized set of temperament-agnostic names for commonly used octave-equivalent MOS scales of sizes between 6 and 10. Some of these come from temperament-agnostic MOS names coined by [[Igliashon Jones]] and others. Some are directly taken from temperament-based names for scales, often because the regular temperament is the only "good" or simple temperament in the range. 1L ns scales are not included since they aren't specific enough to define any musical framework (generator can be anywhere from the octave to to 1\(n+1)).
 Most of these names are still provisional; the relatively established names have been bolded.
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 === 7-note MOSes ===
 * [[2L 5s]]: '''pelogic'''; '''antidiatonic''' (see also 2L 7s or 7L 2s)
-* [[3L 4s]]: (see 3L 7s or 7L 7s)
+* [[3L 4s]]: (see 3L 7s or 7L 3s)
 * [[4L 3s]]: smitonic (from sharp minor third)
 * [[5L 2s]]: '''diatonic'''
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 === 9-note MOSes ===
 * [[2L 7s]]: joanotonic
-* [[3L 6s]]: augmented; Tcherepnin
+* [[3L 6s]]: augmented; '''Tcherepnin'''
 * [[4L 5s]]:
 * [[5L 4s]]: semiquartal