Slendric: Difference between revisions

Lériendil (talk | contribs)
mNo edit summary
Lériendil (talk | contribs)
m made some edits to the scales section but I must emphasize that this is actually **really good** by the standards of temperament pages and a lot more will benefit from such a thorough treatment of scales
Line 104: Line 104:
== Scales ==
== Scales ==
=== 5-note and 6-note (both proper) ===
=== 5-note and 6-note (both proper) ===
There is a 5-note MOS, Lssss, in which L is 7/6 and s is 8/7; and a 6-note MOS, LLLLLs, in which L is 8/7 and s is the characteristic small interval of slendric representing both 64/63 and 49/48.
The 5-note [[MOS]] of slendric is [[1L 4s|Lssss]], in which L is [[7/6]] and s is [[8/7]]; this serves as an approximation to [[5edo]]. This expands to the 6-note MOS, [[5L 1s|LLLLLs]], in which L is 8/7 and s is the characteristic small interval of slendric (sometimes known as the "quark") representing both [[64/63]] and [[49/48]].


Both of these scales are somewhat lacking in harmonic resources relative to similar-sized scales of other temperaments. Even within the 2.3.7 subgroup, [[Superpyth|archy]] and [[Semaphore|semaphore]] have pentatonic scales with more consonant intervals and chords; or if more accuracy is desired a 2.3.7 JI scale could be used.
Both of these scales are somewhat lacking in harmonic resources relative to similar-sized scales of other temperaments. Even within the 2.3.7 subgroup, [[Superpyth|archy]] and [[Semaphore|semaphore]] have pentatonic scales with more consonant intervals and chords; or if more accuracy is desired a 2.3.7 [[JI]] scale could be used.


Slendric really shines when used with larger scales than these. The 5-note MOS, however, has a special role in organizing the intervals of slendric because it is so close to [[5edo|5edo]] (see below).
Slendric really shines when used with larger scales than these. The 5-note MOS, however, has a special role in organizing the intervals of slendric because it is so close to [[5edo]] - that is, slendric is very suitable for a pentatonic framework of categorization, rather than a heptatonic/diatonic one.


=== 11-note (LsLsLsLsLss, improper) ===
=== 11-note (LsLsLsLsLss, improper) ===
The 11-note MOS has 9/8 "whole tones" in alternation with ~32 cent "sixth tones", with the exception of one pair of adjacent "sixth tones".
The 11-note MOS, [[5L 6s|LsLsLsLsLss]], has [[9/8]] "whole tones" in alternation with ~32 cent "sixth tones", with the exception of one pair of adjacent "sixth tones".


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
Line 128: Line 128:
|-
|-
| JI intervals represented
| JI intervals represented
|  
| 49/48, 64/63
|  
| 28/27
| 7/6
| 7/6
| 32/27
| 32/27
| 4/3
| 4/3
| 49/36
| 49/36
| 32/21
| 32/21, 49/32
| 14/9
| 14/9
| 7/4
| 7/4
Line 155: Line 155:
| 8/7
| 8/7
| 9/7
| 9/7
| 21/16
| 21/16, 64/49
| 72/49
| 72/49
| 3/2
| 3/2
| 27/16
| 27/16
| 12/7
| 12/7
|  
| 27/14
|  
| 63/32, 96/49
|}
|}


Line 196: Line 196:
| 7/6
| 7/6
| 4/3
| 4/3
| 32/21
| 32/21, 49/32
| 7/4
| 7/4
|-
|-