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Larry Hanson's 34-edo guitar (9\34 generator) | Larry Hanson's 34-edo guitar (9\34 generator) | ||
===Harry=== | |||
Derived from a theory that you might be able to play the music of Harry Partch in it without driving him nuts so long as you didn't say that was what you were doing. | |||
===Hedgehog:=== | ===Hedgehog:=== | ||
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Larry Hanson's 34-edo guitar (9\34 generator)<br /> | Larry Hanson's 34-edo guitar (9\34 generator)<br /> | ||
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Derived from a theory that you might be able to play the music of Harry Partch in it without driving him nuts so long as you didn't say that was what you were doing.<br /> | |||
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So named because it is in the PORCUPINE family, but different.<br /> | So named because it is in the PORCUPINE family, but different.<br /> | ||
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So named because Hermann von Helmholtz proposed 1/8-schisma flattened fifths.<br /> | So named because Hermann von Helmholtz proposed 1/8-schisma flattened fifths.<br /> | ||
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Origin: Paul Erlich<br /> | Origin: Paul Erlich<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.<br /> | Meaning: Named after an Ethiopian flatbread because 26edo represents it well, and the Ethiopian alphabet has 26 consonants.<br /> | ||
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Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;0 0 7 ...||<br /> | Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;0 0 7 ...||<br /> | ||
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Origin: 2011, Gene Smith, Ryan Avella<br /> | Origin: 2011, Gene Smith, Ryan Avella<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after Mavila temperament due to their similar tunings and scale structure.<br /> | Meaning: Named after Mavila temperament due to their similar tunings and scale structure.<br /> | ||
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Mike Battaglia named it because it sounded like a 4:7:9:11 machine.<br /> | Mike Battaglia named it because it sounded like a 4:7:9:11 machine.<br /> | ||
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Origin: Graham Breed<br /> | Origin: Graham Breed<br /> | ||
The &quot;mag-&quot; prefix stands for &quot;major third.&quot;<br /> | The &quot;mag-&quot; prefix stands for &quot;major third.&quot;<br /> | ||
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Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady<br /> | Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales. Nobody can agree on how to pronounce this word.<br /> | Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales. Nobody can agree on how to pronounce this word.<br /> | ||
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Origin: Really really old<br /> | Origin: Really really old<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.<br /> | Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:54:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc27"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Miracle:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:54 -->Miracle:</h3> | ||
Origin: Joe Monzo<br /> | Origin: Joe Monzo<br /> | ||
Meaning: It is a miracle that this scale is so accurate! Many people falsely attribute its origin to the backronym &quot;Multitude of Integer Ratios Approximated Consistently, Linearly and Evenly.&quot;<br /> | Meaning: It is a miracle that this scale is so accurate! Many people falsely attribute its origin to the backronym &quot;Multitude of Integer Ratios Approximated Consistently, Linearly and Evenly.&quot;<br /> | ||
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Origin: Jacques Dudon<br /> | Origin: Jacques Dudon<br /> | ||
Meaning: means &quot;wandering&quot; in Arabic.<br /> | Meaning: means &quot;wandering&quot; in Arabic.<br /> | ||
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Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster: a daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator. Mothra has defeated Godzilla more times than any other daikaiju; the musical meaning of this fact is at best speculative.<br /> | Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster: a daikaiju name for a temperament with ~8/7 generator. Mothra has defeated Godzilla more times than any other daikaiju; the musical meaning of this fact is at best speculative.<br /> | ||
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Myna is related to starling, the 126/125 planar temperament, and a myna is a member of the starling familily (Sturnidae.)<br /> | Myna is related to starling, the 126/125 planar temperament, and a myna is a member of the starling familily (Sturnidae.)<br /> | ||
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Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)<br /> | Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.<br /> | Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.<br /> | ||
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Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 8 equal parts, therefore &quot;octa-&quot;.<br /> | Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 8 equal parts, therefore &quot;octa-&quot;.<br /> | ||
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Origin: 2010, Andrew Heathwaite<br /> | Origin: 2010, Andrew Heathwaite<br /> | ||
Meaning: An analogy between Wilhelm Reich's proposal for an invisible, ephemeral creative energy and the subtleties of the higher harmonics 7 and 11.<br /> | Meaning: An analogy between Wilhelm Reich's proposal for an invisible, ephemeral creative energy and the subtleties of the higher harmonics 7 and 11.<br /> | ||
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Origin: 2001, Gene Smith<br /> | Origin: 2001, Gene Smith<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19\84.<br /> | Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19\84.<br /> | ||
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Origin: 1990s? Paul Erlich<br /> | Origin: 1990s? Paul Erlich<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named by Paul Erlich after &quot;Paul, John, and Ara,&quot; the three people jamming at his house at some random point in time.<br /> | Meaning: Named by Paul Erlich after &quot;Paul, John, and Ara,&quot; the three people jamming at his house at some random point in time.<br /> | ||
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Origin: 1999? Herman Miller<br /> | Origin: 1999? Herman Miller<br /> | ||
Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.<br /> | Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.<br /> | ||
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Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster. A daikaiju name, from the 8/7 generator.<br /> | Named by Gene Smith after a Japanese fictional monster. A daikaiju name, from the 8/7 generator.<br /> | ||
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Meaning: semi-fourth, i.e. half of a 4/3<br /> | Meaning: semi-fourth, i.e. half of a 4/3<br /> | ||
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Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path<br /> | Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path<br /> | ||
Meaning: A combination of the words &quot;semi-&quot; and &quot;sixth.&quot; Or so they say. (Yes, they do say - Ryan)<br /> | Meaning: A combination of the words &quot;semi-&quot; and &quot;sixth.&quot; Or so they say. (Yes, they do say - Ryan)<br /> | ||
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Named after slendro which it resembles very little.<br /> | Named after slendro which it resembles very little.<br /> | ||
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Proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.<br /> | Proposed by Paul Erlich because the 22-tone MOS looks a lot like the Indian Shruti scale.<br /> | ||
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Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;4 16 9 ...||, which is 2^2, 4^2, 3^2.<br /> | Named from the fact that the wedgie is &lt;&lt;4 16 9 ...||, which is 2^2, 4^2, 3^2.<br /> | ||
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Meaning: fifths are wider than Pythagorean, hence super-Pythagorean or &quot;superpyth&quot;<br /> | Meaning: fifths are wider than Pythagorean, hence super-Pythagorean or &quot;superpyth&quot;<br /> | ||
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Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence &quot;tetra-&quot;. Not sure why &quot;-cot&quot;.<br /> | Meaning: 3/2 is divided into 4 equal parts, hence &quot;tetra-&quot;. Not sure why &quot;-cot&quot;.<br /> | ||
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Named for Robert C Valentine.<br /> | Named for Robert C Valentine.<br /> | ||
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Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood.</body></html></pre></div> | Meaning: Black keys are to Blackwood as white keys are to Whitewood.</body></html></pre></div> | ||