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{{Wikipedia| Ben Johnston (composer) #Staff notation}} | {{Wikipedia| Ben Johnston (composer) #Staff notation}} | ||
Composer '''[[Ben Johnston]]'s notation''' is a staff notation system for [[just intonation]]. | Composer '''[[Ben Johnston]]'s notation''' is a staff notation system for [[just intonation]]. It was developed up to the [[31-limit]], employed in his String Quartet No. 9, although intervals exceeding the [[13-limit]] are encountered mostly incidentally in his music. | ||
The base notes (white keys on the piano) are selected so that the chord F A C E G B D consists of three stacked 4:5:6 chords, i.e. F A C, C E G, and G B D are just major triads. Then the following symbols are used for inflections, all of which denote [[superparticular]] ratios or their reciprocals: | The base notes (white keys on the piano) are selected so that the chord F A C E G B D consists of three stacked 4:5:6 chords, i.e. F A C, C E G, and G B D are just major triads. Then the following symbols are used for inflections, all of which denote [[superparticular]] ratios or their reciprocals: | ||