Survey of efficient temperaments by subgroup: Difference between revisions
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The 2.3.5 subgroup is what most theorists believe 12 tone equal temperament belongs to (but there is plenty of disagreement about that). | The 2.3.5 subgroup is what most theorists believe 12 tone equal temperament belongs to (but there is plenty of disagreement about that). | ||
The 2.3.5.7 and 2.3.5.7.11 subgroups are the most commonly used, being not too complex and including lots of useful harmonies. | The 2.3.5.7 and 2.3.5.7.11 subgroups are the most commonly used by xenharmonic composers, being not too complex and including lots of useful harmonies. | ||
Subgroups with no 2s, e.g. 3.5.7.11, are the biggest and most jarring break away from familiar harmony, which you may consider a good or a bad thing. | Subgroups with no 2s, e.g. 3.5.7.11, are the biggest and most jarring break away from familiar harmony, which you may consider a good or a bad thing. | ||