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== Theory ==
== Theory ==
=== Tuning theory ===
15edo can be thought of as three sets of [[5edo]] which do not connect by [[3/2|fifths]]. The fifth at 720 cents is quite wide yet still usable as a perfect fifth. Some would describe the fifth as more shimmery and pungent than anything closer to a just 3/2. The perfect fifth of 15edo returns to the octave if stacked five times. In regular temperament terms, this  means the [[Pythagorean limma]] is tempered out, which is radically different than a meantone system. This has a variety of ramifications for chord progressions based on {{w|Function (music)|functional harmony}}, because if you use the equipentatonic as your "diatonic scale", the same interval can have multiple functions. Additionally, 15 being equal to {{nowrap|3 × 5}} also implies that 15edo contains five sets of [[3edo]].
15edo can be thought of as three sets of [[5edo]] which do not connect by [[3/2|fifths]]. The fifth at 720 cents is quite wide yet still usable as a perfect fifth. Some would describe the fifth as more shimmery and pungent than anything closer to a just 3/2. The perfect fifth of 15edo returns to the octave if stacked five times. In regular temperament terms, this  means the [[Pythagorean limma]] is tempered out, which is radically different than a meantone system. This has a variety of ramifications for chord progressions based on {{w|Function (music)|functional harmony}}, because if you use the equipentatonic as your "diatonic scale", the same interval can have multiple functions. Additionally, 15 being equal to {{nowrap|3 × 5}} also implies that 15edo contains five sets of [[3edo]].


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File:15edo kb3.png|Zarlino layout for 15edo
File:15edo kb3.png|Zarlino layout for 15edo
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=== Composition theory ===
*[[User:Unque/15edo Composition Theory|Unque's approach]] - covers scales, chords, intervals, and functional harmony
*[[15edo/Vector's compositional guides|Vector's guides]] - covers the construction of scales, the kinds of chords found in 15edo, and a possible notation system
*[[Metallic harmony]] - harmony involving stacking sevenths instead of thirds; 15edo is one of the systems it is intended for


==Intervals==
==Intervals==
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{{Catrel|15edo tracks}}
{{Catrel|15edo tracks}}
; [http://micro.soonlabel.com/15-ET/ XA 15-ET Directory]
; [http://micro.soonlabel.com/15-ET/ XA 15-ET Directory]
==See also==
*[[User:Unque/15edo Composition Theory|Unque's approach]]
*[[Metallic harmony]]: 15edo is one of the systems it is intended for.


==Further reading==
==Further reading==