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'''Intonalism''' is an approach to musical structure in which harmonic areas {{clarify|define what a harmonic area is, give an example}} move according to a complete universe based on [[just intonation]]. Each tonal area is tuned to all other tonal areas by means of pure intervals.{{clarify|explain in step by step detail how this is done}}

== ~~History~~ ==

== Copper-intonalism==

Intonalism was developed by [[William Copper]] over the period from 2009 - 2016; during this development then-active members of the various Facebook xen harmony pages contributed ideas and suggestions. In Copper's usage, all tonal areas relate to each other using [[5-limit]] just intonation but there is no reason that more extended tonal relations could not be based on higher limit pure intervals.

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To distinguish this form of intonalism from the other, you could call it '''Copper-intonalism'''.{{idiosyncratic}}

In 2020 music educator [[Adam Neely]] picked up the term and used it in his [[7th Level of Jazz Harmony|Seven Levels of Jazz Harmony]], with a somewhat different and rather ambiguous intent, where he seemed to describe the use of a tempered scale (often [[12edo]]) for the lead melody of a piece. The current melody note at any given point in time is then treated as a reference pitch, and the current backing chord uses pure just ~~intonation~~, ~~tuned relative to the current reference pitch~~. ~~In a sense this is an inverse form of~~ [[~~adaptive just intonation~~]] ~~where the bass line adjusts to a tempered scale and the melody and harmony notes tune to it.~~

If somebody just says “intonalism” without context, they usually mean William Copper’s version.

=== Notation===

[[File:COPPER Lelisir Tableau.png|thumb|alt=|center]]

~~To distinguish this form~~ of intonalism from the ~~other~~, ~~you could call it '''Neely-intonalism'''~~.~~{{idiosyncratic}}~~

This example of the score and notations illustrates several things. The key signature includes a reference notation to indicate where the tonal center is tuned; individual notes are adjusted up or down by syntonic comma as needed; and the final bar illustrated shows one of the many tonal areas found through intonalism but impossible in equal temperament, even beginning from the same reference pitch, in this case A=440.

== ~~Notation~~ ==

==Neely-intonalism==

[[~~File:COPPER Lelisir Tableau~~.~~png|thumb~~]]

In 2020 music educator [[Adam Neely]] picked up the term and used it in his [[7th Level of Jazz Harmony|Seven Levels of Jazz Harmony]], with a somewhat different and rather ambiguous intent, where he seemed to describe the use of a tempered scale (often [[12edo]]) for the lead melody of a piece. The current melody note at any given point in time is then treated as a reference pitch, and the current backing chord uses pure just intonation, tuned relative to the current reference pitch. In a sense this is an inverse form of [[adaptive just intonation]] where the bass line adjusts to a tempered scale and the melody and harmony notes tune to it.

This example of the score and notations illustrates several things. The key signature includes a reference notation to indicate where the tonal center is tuned; individual notes are adjusted up or down by syntonic comma as needed; and the final bar illustrated shows one of ~~the many tonal areas found through~~ intonalism ~~but impossible in equal temperament, even beginning~~ from the ~~same reference pitch~~, ~~in this case A=440~~.

To distinguish this form of intonalism from the other, you could call it '''Neely-intonalism'''.{{idiosyncratic}}

[[Category:Just intonation]]

[[Category:Intonalism]]

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 '''Intonalism''' is an approach to musical structure in which harmonic areas {{clarify|define what a harmonic area is, give an example}} move according to a complete universe based on [[just intonation]]. Each tonal area is tuned to all other tonal areas by means of pure intervals.{{clarify|explain in step by step detail how this is done}}
-== History ==
+== Copper-intonalism==
 Intonalism was developed by [[William Copper]] over the period from 2009 - 2016; during this development then-active members of the various Facebook xen harmony pages contributed ideas and suggestions. In Copper's usage, all tonal areas relate to each other using [[5-limit]] just intonation but there is no reason that more extended tonal relations could not be based on higher limit pure intervals.
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 To distinguish this form of intonalism from the other, you could call it '''Copper-intonalism'''.{{idiosyncratic}}
-In 2020 music educator [[Adam Neely]] picked up the term and used it in his [[7th Level of Jazz Harmony|Seven Levels of Jazz Harmony]], with a somewhat different and rather ambiguous intent, where he seemed to describe the use of a tempered scale (often [[12edo]]) for the lead melody of a piece. The current melody note at any given point in time is then treated as a reference pitch, and the current backing chord uses pure just intonation, tuned relative to the current reference pitch. In a sense this is an inverse form of [[adaptive just intonation]] where the bass line adjusts to a tempered scale and the melody and harmony notes tune to it.
+If somebody just says “intonalism” without context, they usually mean William Copper’s version.
+=== Notation===
+[[File:COPPER Lelisir Tableau.png|thumb|alt=|center]]
-To distinguish this form of intonalism from the other, you could call it '''Neely-intonalism'''.{{idiosyncratic}}
+This example of the score and notations illustrates several things. The key signature includes a reference notation to indicate where the tonal center is tuned; individual notes are adjusted up or down  by syntonic comma as needed; and the final bar illustrated shows one of the many tonal areas found through intonalism but impossible in equal temperament, even beginning from the same reference pitch, in this case A=440.
-== Notation ==
+==Neely-intonalism==
-[[File:COPPER Lelisir Tableau.png|thumb]]
+In 2020 music educator [[Adam Neely]] picked up the term and used it in his [[7th Level of Jazz Harmony|Seven Levels of Jazz Harmony]], with a somewhat different and rather ambiguous intent, where he seemed to describe the use of a tempered scale (often [[12edo]]) for the lead melody of a piece. The current melody note at any given point in time is then treated as a reference pitch, and the current backing chord uses pure just intonation, tuned relative to the current reference pitch. In a sense this is an inverse form of [[adaptive just intonation]] where the bass line adjusts to a tempered scale and the melody and harmony notes tune to it.
-This example of the score and notations illustrates several things. The key signature includes a reference notation to indicate where the tonal center is tuned; individual notes are adjusted up or down  by syntonic comma as needed; and the final bar illustrated shows one of the many tonal areas found through intonalism but impossible in equal temperament, even beginning from the same reference pitch, in this case A=440.
+To distinguish this form of intonalism from the other, you could call it '''Neely-intonalism'''.{{idiosyncratic}}
 [[Category:Just intonation]]
 [[Category:Intonalism]]