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{{Wikipedia|Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale}}
{{Wikipedia|Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale}}
"Zarlino" is a term for the nicetone scale, especially in reference to the justly tuned scale or approximations thereof. More info at [[Nicetone]]. It is considered a variety of diatonic, distinct from the MOS pattern 5L 2s officially called diatonic and found as such in fifth-generated tunings.  
'''Zarlino''', also known as '''Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale''', is a [[heptatonic]] [[5-limit]] [[JI]] [[scale]]. Its abstract scale pattern is known as [[nicetone]], with step signature 3L 2M 2s. This pattern is a variety of diatonic, distinct from the [[mos]] pattern [[5L 2s]] officially called diatonic and found as such in fifth-generated tunings.  


This page provides the just tuning of the zarlino scale. <pre>
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Nicetone]] – regular 3L 2m 2s scale
* [[Wikipedia: Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale]]
* [[Dimeanmav1]] – the same scale
* [[Dimeanmav1]] – the same scale
* [[Superzarlino]]
* [[Superzarlino]]