Temperament naming: Difference between revisions

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Named from the fact that the wedgie is {{multival|4 16 9 … }}, which is 22, 42, 32.

=== [[~~Starling family|~~Starling]] ===

=== [[Starling]] ===

The 126/125 planar temperament, named after Herman Miller's Starling scale.

Origin: Herman Miller (1999)

The 126/125 planar temperament, named after Herman Miller's Starling scale. See the temperament's dedicated page for sources.

=== [[Diaschismic family #Srutal|Srutal]] ===

A name proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.

=== [[~~Shibboleth family #Superkleismic|~~Superkleismic]] ===

=== [[Superkleismic]] ===

The 6/5 generator is ~322 cents, sharper than the kleismic 6/5, hence "super-". Can be restricted to 2.7.11 (orgone) or 2.5/3.7.11 (magicaltet).

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Meaning: fifths are wider than Pythagorean, hence super-Pythagorean or "superpyth"

=== [[~~Tetracot family|~~Tetracot]] ===

=== [[Tetracot]] ===

Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence "tetra-". Not sure why "-cot" (see Dicot above).

=== [[Tricot ~~family|Tricot, trident, and trillium~~]] ===

=== [[Tricot]] ===

~~Tricot~~ (~~53&70~~) ~~divides~~ 3/1 ~~(tritave)~~ into three equal parts, hence "tri-". ~~Trident (53&229) has a slightly sharper fifth (about 702.2 cents) and trillium (53&441) has a bright (slightly sharp but more accurate than that of trident) fifth (about 702.03 cents)~~.

Origin: Paul Erlich (2002)

Meaning: 3/1 is divided into three equal parts, hence "tri-". See the temperament's dedicated page for sources.

=== [[Augmented family #Triforce|Triforce]] ===

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 Named from the fact that the wedgie is {{multival|4 16 9 … }}, which is 2<sup>2</sup>, 4<sup>2</sup>, 3<sup>2</sup>.
-=== [[Starling family|Starling]] ===
+=== [[Starling]] ===
-The 126/125 planar temperament, named after Herman Miller's Starling scale.
+Origin: Herman Miller (1999)
+The 126/125 planar temperament, named after Herman Miller's Starling scale. See the temperament's dedicated page for sources.
 === [[Diaschismic family #Srutal|Srutal]] ===
 A name proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.
-=== [[Shibboleth family #Superkleismic|Superkleismic]] ===
+=== [[Superkleismic]] ===
 The 6/5 generator is ~322 cents, sharper than the kleismic 6/5, hence "super-". Can be restricted to 2.7.11 (orgone) or 2.5/3.7.11 (magicaltet).
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 Meaning: fifths are wider than Pythagorean, hence super-Pythagorean or "superpyth"
-=== [[Tetracot family|Tetracot]] ===
+=== [[Tetracot]] ===
 Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence "tetra-". Not sure why "-cot" (see Dicot above).
-=== [[Tricot family|Tricot, trident, and trillium]] ===
+=== [[Tricot]] ===
-Tricot (53&amp;70) divides 3/1 (tritave) into three equal parts, hence "tri-". Trident (53&amp;229) has a slightly sharper fifth (about 702.2 cents) and trillium (53&amp;441) has a bright (slightly sharp but more accurate than that of trident) fifth (about 702.03 cents).
+Origin: Paul Erlich (2002)
+Meaning: 3/1 is divided into three equal parts, hence "tri-". See the temperament's dedicated page for sources.
 === [[Augmented family #Triforce|Triforce]] ===