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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">"7 | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The //7-limit// or "7 prime-limit" refers to a constraint on rational intervals such that 7 is the highest allowable prime number, so that every such interval may be written as a ratio of integers which are products of 2, 3, 5 and 7. This is an infinite set and still infinite even if we restrict consideration to a single octave. Some examples within the octave include [[9_7|9/7]], [[14_9|14/9]], [[15_14|15/14]], [[28_15|28/15]], [[21_16|21/16]], [[32_21|32/21]], [[25_14|25/14]], [[28_25|28/25]], [[25_21|25/21]], [[42_25|42/25]], [[28_27|28/27]], [[27_14|27/14]], [[35_28|35/28]], [[56_35|56/35]], 45/28, 56/45, 49/32, 64/49, 49/36, 72/49, 49/30, 60/49, 49/25, 50/49, 49/27, 54/49, 49/35, 70/49, 49/45, 90/49. | ||
"7 | "7 odd-limit" refers to a constraint on the selection of [[JustIntonation|just]] [[Interval class|intervals]] for a scale or composition such that 7 is the highest allowable odd number, either for the intervals of the scale, or the ratios between successive or simultaneously sounding notes of the composition. The complete list of 7 odd-limit intervals within the octave is [[1_1|1/1]], [[8_7|8/7]], [[7_6|7/6]], [[6_5|6/5]], [[5_4|5/4]], [[4_3|4/3]], [[7_5|7/5]], [[10_7|10/7]], [[3_2|3/2]], [[8_5|8/5]], [[5_3|5/3]], [[12_7|12/7]], [[7_4|7/4]], [[2_1|2/1]], which is known as the 7-limit [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonality_diamond|tonality diamond]]. | ||
The phrase "7-limit just intonation" usually refers to the 7 prime-limit and includes primes 2, 3, 5, and 7. When octave equivalence is assumed, an interval can be taken as a pitch class representing that interval in every possible octave. This leaves primes 3, 5, and 7, can be represented in 3-dimensional lattice diagrams, each prime represented by a different dimension. Lattices describing scales beyond the 7-limit require more than three dimensions. | The phrase "7-limit just intonation" usually refers to the 7 prime-limit and includes primes 2, 3, 5, and 7. When octave equivalence is assumed, an interval can be taken as a pitch class representing that interval in every possible octave. This leaves primes 3, 5, and 7, can be represented in [[The Seven Limit Symmetrical Lattices|3-dimensional lattice diagrams]], each prime represented by a different dimension. Lattices describing scales beyond the 7-limit require more than three dimensions, and in the 7-limit, such lattices have unique features which simplify the relations between 7-limit chords. | ||
For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been stuck at the 5-limit | For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been somewhat stuck at the 5-limit for centuries, though 7-limit intervals have a characteristic jazzy sound which is at least partially familiar. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit, which usually sound much more exotic. | ||
see [[Harmonic Limit]] | see [[Harmonic Limit]] | ||
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For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been stuck at the 5-limit (and its approximations in meantone, various well-temperaments, and equal temperament) for centuries. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit.</span></pre></div> | For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been stuck at the 5-limit (and its approximations in meantone, various well-temperaments, and equal temperament) for centuries. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit.</span></pre></div> | ||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>7-limit</title></head><body>&quot;7 | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>7-limit</title></head><body>The <em>7-limit</em> or &quot;7 prime-limit&quot; refers to a constraint on rational intervals such that 7 is the highest allowable prime number, so that every such interval may be written as a ratio of integers which are products of 2, 3, 5 and 7. This is an infinite set and still infinite even if we restrict consideration to a single octave. Some examples within the octave include <a class="wiki_link" href="/9_7">9/7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/14_9">14/9</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/15_14">15/14</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/28_15">28/15</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/21_16">21/16</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/32_21">32/21</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/25_14">25/14</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/28_25">28/25</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/25_21">25/21</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/42_25">42/25</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/28_27">28/27</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/27_14">27/14</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/35_28">35/28</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/56_35">56/35</a>, 45/28, 56/45, 49/32, 64/49, 49/36, 72/49, 49/30, 60/49, 49/25, 50/49, 49/27, 54/49, 49/35, 70/49, 49/45, 90/49.<br /> | ||
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&quot;7 | &quot;7 odd-limit&quot; refers to a constraint on the selection of <a class="wiki_link" href="/JustIntonation">just</a> <a class="wiki_link" href="/Interval%20class">intervals</a> for a scale or composition such that 7 is the highest allowable odd number, either for the intervals of the scale, or the ratios between successive or simultaneously sounding notes of the composition. The complete list of 7 odd-limit intervals within the octave is <a class="wiki_link" href="/1_1">1/1</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/8_7">8/7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_6">7/6</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/6_5">6/5</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/5_4">5/4</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/4_3">4/3</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_5">7/5</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/10_7">10/7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/3_2">3/2</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/8_5">8/5</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/5_3">5/3</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/12_7">12/7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_4">7/4</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/2_1">2/1</a>, which is known as the 7-limit <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonality_diamond" rel="nofollow">tonality diamond</a>.<br /> | ||
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The phrase &quot;7-limit just intonation&quot; usually refers to the 7 prime-limit and includes primes 2, 3, 5, and 7. When octave equivalence is assumed, an interval can be taken as a pitch class representing that interval in every possible octave. This leaves primes 3, 5, and 7, can be represented in 3-dimensional lattice diagrams, each prime represented by a different dimension. Lattices describing scales beyond the 7-limit require more than three dimensions.<br /> | The phrase &quot;7-limit just intonation&quot; usually refers to the 7 prime-limit and includes primes 2, 3, 5, and 7. When octave equivalence is assumed, an interval can be taken as a pitch class representing that interval in every possible octave. This leaves primes 3, 5, and 7, can be represented in <a class="wiki_link" href="/The%20Seven%20Limit%20Symmetrical%20Lattices">3-dimensional lattice diagrams</a>, each prime represented by a different dimension. Lattices describing scales beyond the 7-limit require more than three dimensions, and in the 7-limit, such lattices have unique features which simplify the relations between 7-limit chords.<br /> | ||
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For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been stuck at the 5-limit | For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been somewhat stuck at the 5-limit for centuries, though 7-limit intervals have a characteristic jazzy sound which is at least partially familiar. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit, which usually sound much more exotic.<br /> | ||
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see <a class="wiki_link" href="/Harmonic%20Limit">Harmonic Limit</a><br /> | see <a class="wiki_link" href="/Harmonic%20Limit">Harmonic Limit</a><br /> | ||
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For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been stuck at the 5-limit (and its approximations in meantone, various well-temperaments, and equal temperament) for centuries. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit.</span></body></html></pre></div> | For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been stuck at the 5-limit (and its approximations in meantone, various well-temperaments, and equal temperament) for centuries. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit.</span></body></html></pre></div> | ||
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The //7-limit// or "7 prime-limit" refers to a constraint on rational intervals such that 7 is the highest allowable prime number, so that every such interval may be written as a ratio of integers which are products of 2, 3, 5 and 7. This is an infinite set and still infinite even if we restrict consideration to a single octave. Some examples within the octave include [[9_7|9/7]], [[14_9|14/9]], [[15_14|15/14]], [[28_15|28/15]], [[21_16|21/16]], [[32_21|32/21]], [[25_14|25/14]], [[28_25|28/25]], [[25_21|25/21]], [[42_25|42/25]], [[28_27|28/27]], [[27_14|27/14]], [[35_28|35/28]], [[56_35|56/35]], 45/28, 56/45, 49/32, 64/49, 49/36, 72/49, 49/30, 60/49, 49/25, 50/49, 49/27, 54/49, 49/35, 70/49, 49/45, 90/49. "7 odd-limit" refers to a constraint on the selection of [[JustIntonation|just]] [[Interval class|intervals]] for a scale or composition such that 7 is the highest allowable odd number, either for the intervals of the scale, or the ratios between successive or simultaneously sounding notes of the composition. The complete list of 7 odd-limit intervals within the octave is [[1_1|1/1]], [[8_7|8/7]], [[7_6|7/6]], [[6_5|6/5]], [[5_4|5/4]], [[4_3|4/3]], [[7_5|7/5]], [[10_7|10/7]], [[3_2|3/2]], [[8_5|8/5]], [[5_3|5/3]], [[12_7|12/7]], [[7_4|7/4]], [[2_1|2/1]], which is known as the 7-limit [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonality_diamond|tonality diamond]]. The phrase "7-limit just intonation" usually refers to the 7 prime-limit and includes primes 2, 3, 5, and 7. When octave equivalence is assumed, an interval can be taken as a pitch class representing that interval in every possible octave. This leaves primes 3, 5, and 7, can be represented in [[The Seven Limit Symmetrical Lattices|3-dimensional lattice diagrams]], each prime represented by a different dimension. Lattices describing scales beyond the 7-limit require more than three dimensions, and in the 7-limit, such lattices have unique features which simplify the relations between 7-limit chords. For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been somewhat stuck at the 5-limit for centuries, though 7-limit intervals have a characteristic jazzy sound which is at least partially familiar. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit, which usually sound much more exotic. see [[Harmonic Limit]] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 298px; width: 1px;"> For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been stuck at the 5-limit (and its approximations in meantone, various well-temperaments, and equal temperament) for centuries. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit.</span>
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<html><head><title>7-limit</title></head><body>The <em>7-limit</em> or "7 prime-limit" refers to a constraint on rational intervals such that 7 is the highest allowable prime number, so that every such interval may be written as a ratio of integers which are products of 2, 3, 5 and 7. This is an infinite set and still infinite even if we restrict consideration to a single octave. Some examples within the octave include <a class="wiki_link" href="/9_7">9/7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/14_9">14/9</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/15_14">15/14</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/28_15">28/15</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/21_16">21/16</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/32_21">32/21</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/25_14">25/14</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/28_25">28/25</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/25_21">25/21</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/42_25">42/25</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/28_27">28/27</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/27_14">27/14</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/35_28">35/28</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/56_35">56/35</a>, 45/28, 56/45, 49/32, 64/49, 49/36, 72/49, 49/30, 60/49, 49/25, 50/49, 49/27, 54/49, 49/35, 70/49, 49/45, 90/49.<br /> <br /> "7 odd-limit" refers to a constraint on the selection of <a class="wiki_link" href="/JustIntonation">just</a> <a class="wiki_link" href="/Interval%20class">intervals</a> for a scale or composition such that 7 is the highest allowable odd number, either for the intervals of the scale, or the ratios between successive or simultaneously sounding notes of the composition. The complete list of 7 odd-limit intervals within the octave is <a class="wiki_link" href="/1_1">1/1</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/8_7">8/7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_6">7/6</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/6_5">6/5</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/5_4">5/4</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/4_3">4/3</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_5">7/5</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/10_7">10/7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/3_2">3/2</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/8_5">8/5</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/5_3">5/3</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/12_7">12/7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_4">7/4</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/2_1">2/1</a>, which is known as the 7-limit <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonality_diamond" rel="nofollow">tonality diamond</a>.<br /> <br /> The phrase "7-limit just intonation" usually refers to the 7 prime-limit and includes primes 2, 3, 5, and 7. When octave equivalence is assumed, an interval can be taken as a pitch class representing that interval in every possible octave. This leaves primes 3, 5, and 7, can be represented in <a class="wiki_link" href="/The%20Seven%20Limit%20Symmetrical%20Lattices">3-dimensional lattice diagrams</a>, each prime represented by a different dimension. Lattices describing scales beyond the 7-limit require more than three dimensions, and in the 7-limit, such lattices have unique features which simplify the relations between 7-limit chords.<br /> <br /> For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been somewhat stuck at the 5-limit for centuries, though 7-limit intervals have a characteristic jazzy sound which is at least partially familiar. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit, which usually sound much more exotic.<br /> <br /> see <a class="wiki_link" href="/Harmonic%20Limit">Harmonic Limit</a><br /> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 298px; width: 1px;"><br /> For a variety of reasons, common-practice music has been stuck at the 5-limit (and its approximations in meantone, various well-temperaments, and equal temperament) for centuries. Music in the 7-limit thus represents a large step forward, although not as much as 11- or 13-limit.</span></body></html>