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==The Genses== | ==The Genses== | ||
The term "Gense" is derived via Arabic from the Greek "genus," and describes a number of pentachords that are used to build scales. While this concept dates back several centuries prior, the Nine Genses were not standardized in academia until 1450, near the end of the Renaissance period. | The term "Gense" is derived via Arabic from the Greek "genus," and describes a number of pentachords that are used to build scales. While this concept dates back several centuries prior, the Nine Genses were not standardized in academia until 1450, near the end of the Renaissance period. Due to the idiosyncratic nature of Gense tuning variations, the 17-EDO tunings are not always regular or direct approximations of the classic JI Genses. | ||
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