34edo: Difference between revisions

=== Kosmorsky's thoughts ===

The chain of fifths gives you the seven naturals, and their sharps and flats. The sharp or flat of a note is (what is commonly called) a neutral second away – the double-sharp means a minor third away from the natural. This has led certain "complainers", in seeking to notate 17 edo, to create an extra character to raise something a small step of which. To render this symbol philosophically harmonious with 34 tone equal temperament, a symbol indicating an adjustment of 1/34 up or down serves the purpose by using two of it, doubled laterally or vertically as composer. This however emphasizes certain aspects of 34edo which ''may not be most efficient expressions of some musical purposes.'' Users can construct their own notation to the needs of the music and performer. As an example, a system with 15 "nominals" like A, B, C … F, instead of seven, might be waste – of paper, or space, or memory if they aren't used consecutively frequently. The system spelled out here has familiarity as an advantage and disadvantage. The spacing of the nominals and lines is the same. Dense chords of certain types would be very impossible to notate. Finally, the table uses ^ and v for "up" and "down", but these might be reserved for adjustments of 1/68th of an octave, being hollow, and filled in triangles are recommended.

== Music ==