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== Constructed languages == | == Constructed languages == | ||
They have created three languages, all descended from the same proto-language. The languages, called Shasavic (Safcyk), Faentian (Fēntā), and Lisatopian (Lisatopa), are described in their YouTube video [https:// | They have created three languages, all descended from the same proto-language. The languages, called Shasavic (Safcyk), Faentian (Fēntā), and Lisatopian (Lisatopa), are described in their YouTube video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxWoh4NBeE Ch.2 / Constructed Languages]. Most of their videos are narrated in Shasavic, with subtitles in English and Japanese. Lisatopian was created for language study using computers. | ||
== Shasavistic music theory == | == Shasavistic music theory == | ||
They describe ''Shasavistic music theory'' in their YouTube playlist titled | They describe ''Shasavistic music theory'' in their YouTube playlist titled [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPfWiftqUrIy3dMXdcpaYpGt6vZAeW5a ''微分音理論 / Microtonal theory'']. It is recorded and illustrated in Shasavic with optional English and Japanese closed captions. | ||
=== Dimensions === | === Dimensions === | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+ | ||
!Dimension | ! Dimension | ||
!Prime number | ! Prime number | ||
!Associated ratio | ! Associated ratio | ||
!Interval | ! Interval | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1D | | 1D | ||
|2 | | 2 | ||
|[[2/1]] | | [[2/1]] | ||
|[[Octave]] | | [[Octave]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2D | | 2D | ||
|3 | | 3 | ||
|[[3/2]] | | [[3/2]] | ||
|[[Just perfect fifth]] | | [[Just perfect fifth]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3D | | 3D | ||
|5 | | 5 | ||
|[[5/4]] | | [[5/4]] | ||
|[[Major third]] | | [[Major third]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4D | | 4D | ||
|7 | | 7 | ||
|[[7/4]] | | [[7/4]] | ||
|Septimal minor seventh | | Septimal minor seventh | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5D | | 5D | ||
|11 | | 11 | ||
|[[11/4]] | | [[11/4]] | ||
|Undecimal superfourth (plus one octave) | | Undecimal superfourth (plus one octave) | ||
|} | |} | ||
(Note that 5D is typically voiced at the higher octave to avoid the clash between 11/8 and 3/2.) | (Note that 5D is typically voiced at the higher octave to avoid the clash between 11/8 and 3/2.) | ||
A ratio can be thought of as a location in infinite-dimensional space, where each dimension corresponds to a prime number (positive movement being multiplication, and negative movement being division). In this way it is similar to [[ | A ratio can be thought of as a location in infinite-dimensional space, where each dimension corresponds to a prime number (positive movement being multiplication, and negative movement being division). In this way it is similar to [[monzo]] notation. | ||
=== Chordonyms === | === Chordonyms === | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+ | ||
! rowspan="2" |Dimension | ! rowspan="2" | Dimension | ||
! colspan="6" |Amount of movement | ! colspan="6" | Amount of movement | ||
|- | |- | ||
!-2 | ! -2 | ||
!-1 | ! -1 | ||
!0 | ! 0 | ||
!1 | ! 1 | ||
!2 | ! 2 | ||
!3 | ! 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2D | | 2D | ||
|Schu | | Schu | ||
|Fu | | Fu | ||
|Ah | | Ah | ||
|Chy | | Chy | ||
|Scy | | Scy | ||
|Xcy | | Xcy | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3D | | 3D | ||
|Sru | | Sru | ||
|Su | | Su | ||
|Ah | | Ah | ||
|Ly | | Ly | ||
|Dry | | Dry | ||
|Drvy | | Drvy | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4D | | 4D | ||
|Pru | | Pru | ||
|Pu | | Pu | ||
|Ah | | Ah | ||
|My | | My | ||
|Mry | | Mry | ||
|Mrvy | | Mrvy | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5D | | 5D | ||
|Kru | | Kru | ||
|Tschu | | Tschu | ||
|Ah | | Ah | ||
|Zy | | Zy | ||
|Zry | | Zry | ||
|Zrvy | | Zrvy | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6D | | 6D | ||
|Grau | | Grau | ||
|Gnau | | Gnau | ||
|Ah | | Ah | ||
|Gnay | | Gnay | ||
|Gray | | Gray | ||
|Grvay | | Grvay | ||
|} | |} | ||
Harmononyms can indicate movement in two dimensions simultaneously. For example, [[15/8]] is 3/2 times 5/4, or Chy + Ly, so it is called Chyli. [[11/6]] is 2/3 times 11/4, or Fu + Zy, so it is called Fuzi. | Harmononyms can indicate movement in two dimensions simultaneously. For example, [[15/8]] is 3/2 times 5/4, or Chy + Ly, so it is called Chyli. [[11/6]] is 2/3 times 11/4, or Fu + Zy, so it is called Fuzi. | ||
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[[File:Shasavistic chord diagram.svg|alt=A chord diagram used in Shasavistic music theory|thumb|A chord diagram]] | [[File:Shasavistic chord diagram.svg|alt=A chord diagram used in Shasavistic music theory|thumb|A chord diagram]] | ||
Chord diagrams (Shasavic: ''Nafchalica'' /nəfxəlʲkə/) are a system for representing chords. Pitches are represented by horizontal white lines and steps in different dimensions are represented by different lines. | Chord diagrams (Shasavic: ''Nafchalica'' /nəfxəlʲkə/) are a system for representing chords. Pitches are represented by horizontal white lines and steps in different dimensions are represented by different lines. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+ | ||
!Dimension | ! Dimension | ||
!Color | ! Color | ||
!Position | ! Position | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2D | | 2D | ||
|Red | | Red | ||
|Left | | Left | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3D | | 3D | ||
|Green | | Green | ||
|Right | | Right | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4D | | 4D | ||
|Purple | | Purple | ||
|Diagonal (bottom-left to top-right) | | Diagonal (bottom-left to top-right) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5D | | 5D | ||
|Orange | | Orange | ||
|Diagonal (bottom-right to top-left) | | Diagonal (bottom-right to top-left) | ||
|} | |} | ||
At right is an example of a chord diagram. From bottom to top, the pitches are Ah (root, identified by the triangle pointing at it), Ly (5/4), Chy (3/2), Fuzi (11/6), Scy (9/4), Zy (11/4), and Xcy (27/8). | At right is an example of a chord diagram. From bottom to top, the pitches are Ah (root, identified by the triangle pointing at it), Ly (5/4), Chy (3/2), Fuzi (11/6), Scy (9/4), Zy (11/4), and Xcy (27/8). | ||
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== Original music == | == Original music == | ||
Their xenharmonic compositions are listenable in their YouTube playlist titled | Their xenharmonic compositions are listenable in their YouTube playlist titled [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPfWiftqUrLfx3p7KldNF0xWJdJLH6OR ''微分音作品 / Microtonal works'']. | ||
[[Stephen Weigel]] | [[Stephen Weigel]]'s transcription of L4MPLIGHT's introductory composition is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPMIWHouXSg viewable on YouTube here]. | ||
== Social media == | == Social media == | ||
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