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As I was brainstorming how to approach the shoal temperament, this concept came to me, and I immediately realised it could be widely applicable across many tunings. I'm sure others have done it before, but I'm not sure if anyone has named it before.
 
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A '''polytriadic tuning'''{{idiosyncratic}} is a [[tuning]] for an ensemble of 2 or more [[instrument]]s, where each instrument or group of instruments is tuned to a different [[triad]], and uses that triad as a [[scale]].
A '''polytriadic tuning'''{{idiosyncratic}} is a [[tuning]] for an ensemble of 2 or more [[instrument]]s, where each instrument or group of instruments is tuned to a different [[triad]], and uses that triad as a [[scale]].


All of the triads should be subsets of a larger overarching scale or tuning.  
All of the triads should be subsets of one larger overarching scale or tuning.  


'''Polytriadic music'''{{idiosyncratic}} is music that utilises such a tuning.
'''Polytriadic music'''{{idiosyncratic}} is music that utilises such a tuning.