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'''Electra''' is a [[tritave]]-based rank-2 temperament in the 3.5.11.13 subgroup, with a generator near [[15/11]] or it's tritave complement 11/5. The name was given by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]] in analogy to the [[Sirius]], [[Arcturus]], and [[Canopus]] star names used for other tritave temperaments. It tempers out the commas 1875/1859 and 14641/14625, with the latter being the amount by which 3 11/5's exceed 117/11. It possesses MOS scales of the families [[4L 3s (tritave-equivalent)|4L 3s<3/1>]] and 7L 4s<3/1>. | '''Electra''' is a [[tritave]]-based rank-2 temperament in the 3.5.11.13 subgroup, with a generator near [[15/11]] or it's tritave complement 11/5. The name was given by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]] in analogy to the [[Sirius]], [[Arcturus]], and [[Canopus]] star names used for other tritave temperaments. It tempers out the commas 1875/1859 and 14641/14625, with the latter being the amount by which 3 11/5's exceed 117/11. It possesses MOS scales of the families [[4L 3s (tritave-equivalent)|4L 3s<3/1>]] and 7L 4s<3/1>. | ||
Revision as of 04:49, 1 March 2023
Electra is a tritave-based rank-2 temperament in the 3.5.11.13 subgroup, with a generator near 15/11 or it's tritave complement 11/5. The name was given by CompactStar in analogy to the Sirius, Arcturus, and Canopus star names used for other tritave temperaments. It tempers out the commas 1875/1859 and 14641/14625, with the latter being the amount by which 3 11/5's exceed 117/11. It possesses MOS scales of the families 4L 3s<3/1> and 7L 4s<3/1>.
Interval chain (CTE tuning)
| Generators | Cents |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1366.02 |
| 2 | 830.08 |
| 3 | 294.14 |
| 4 | 1660.16 |
| 5 | 1124.22 |
| 6 | 588.27 |
| 7 | 52.34 |
| 8 | 1418.36 |
Chords
The 11:13:15 triad is a characteristic feature of many Electra scales, and has been suggeested by CompactStar as a fundamental sonority for no-2's music, due to being relatively consonant compared to other no-2's chords. There is als a "minor" version of this triad, 143:165:195.