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| <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><span style="display: block; text-align: right;">[[Monzo(Esp)|Español]] - [[モンゾ|日本語]]
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| This page gives a pragmatic introduction to **monzos**. For the formal mathematical definition of visit the page [[Monzos and Interval Space]].
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| =Definition= | | This page gives a pragmatic introduction to '''monzos'''. For the formal mathematical definition of visit the page [[Monzos_and_Interval_Space|Monzos and Interval Space]]. |
| A **monzo** is a way of notating a JI interval that allows us to express directly how any "composite" interval is represented in terms of those simpler prime intervals. They are typically written using the notation | a b c d e f ... >, where the columns represent how the primes 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, etc, in that order, contribute to the interval's prime factorization, up to some [[harmonic limit|prime limit]]. | | |
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| | A '''monzo''' is a way of notating a JI interval that allows us to express directly how any "composite" interval is represented in terms of those simpler prime intervals. They are typically written using the notation | a b c d e f ... >, where the columns represent how the primes 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, etc, in that order, contribute to the interval's prime factorization, up to some [[Harmonic_Limit|prime limit]]. |
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| Monzos can be thought of as counterparts to [[Vals|vals]]. | | Monzos can be thought of as counterparts to [[Vals|vals]]. |
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| For a more mathematical discussion, see also [[Monzos and Interval Space]]. | | For a more mathematical discussion, see also [[Monzos_and_Interval_Space|Monzos and Interval Space]]. |
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| =Examples= | | =Examples= |
| For example, the interval 15/8 can be thought of as having 5*3 in the numerator, and 2*2*2 in the denominator. This can be compactly represented by the expression 2^-3 * 3^1 * 5^1, which is exactly equal to 15/8. We construct the monzo by taking the exponent from each prime, in order, and placing them within the | ... > brackets, hence yielding | -3 1 1 >. | | For example, the interval 15/8 can be thought of as having 5*3 in the numerator, and 2*2*2 in the denominator. This can be compactly represented by the expression 2^-3 * 3^1 * 5^1, which is exactly equal to 15/8. We construct the monzo by taking the exponent from each prime, in order, and placing them within the | ... > brackets, hence yielding | -3 1 1 >. |
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| Here are some common 5-limit monzos, for your reference: | | Here are some common 5-limit monzos, for your reference: |
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| ||= 3/2 || | -1 1 0 > || | | {| class="wikitable" |
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| ||= 9/8 || | -3 2 0 > || | | ! | Ratio |
| ||= 81/80 || | -4 4 -1 > || | | ! | Monzo |
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| | | style="text-align:center;" | 3/2 |
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| | | style="text-align:center;" | 5/4 |
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| | | style="text-align:center;" | 9/8 |
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| Here are a few 7-limit monzos: | | Here are a few 7-limit monzos: |
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| | ''See also: [[Vals|Vals]], [[Keenan's_explanation_of_vals|Keenan's explanation of vals]], [[Vals_and_Tuning_Space|Vals and Tuning Space]] (more mathematical)'' |
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| Monzos are important because they enable us to see how any JI interval "maps" onto a val. This mapping is expressed by writing the val and the monzo together, such as < 12 19 28 | -4 4 -1 >. The mapping is extremely easily to calculate: simply multiply together each component in the same position on both sides of the line, and add the results together. This is perhaps best demonstrated by example: | | Monzos are important because they enable us to see how any JI interval "maps" onto a val. This mapping is expressed by writing the val and the monzo together, such as < 12 19 28 | -4 4 -1 >. The mapping is extremely easily to calculate: simply multiply together each component in the same position on both sides of the line, and add the results together. This is perhaps best demonstrated by example: |
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| In this case, the val < 12 19 28 | is the [[patent val]] for 12-equal, and | -4 4 -1 > is 81/80, or the syntonic comma. The fact that < 12 19 28 | -4 4 -1 > tells us that 81/80 is mapped to 0 steps in 12-equal - aka it's tempered out - which tells us that 12-equal is a meantone temperament. It is noteworthy that almost the entirety of western music, particularly western music composed for 12-equal or 12-tone well temperaments, is made possible by the above equation.
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| This page gives a pragmatic introduction to <strong>monzos</strong>. For the formal mathematical definition of visit the page <a class="wiki_link" href="/Monzos%20and%20Interval%20Space">Monzos and Interval Space</a>.<br />
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| A <strong>monzo</strong> is a way of notating a JI interval that allows us to express directly how any &quot;composite&quot; interval is represented in terms of those simpler prime intervals. They are typically written using the notation | a b c d e f ... &gt;, where the columns represent how the primes 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, etc, in that order, contribute to the interval's prime factorization, up to some <a class="wiki_link" href="/harmonic%20limit">prime limit</a>.<br />
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| For example, the interval 15/8 can be thought of as having 5*3 in the numerator, and 2*2*2 in the denominator. This can be compactly represented by the expression 2^-3 * 3^1 * 5^1, which is exactly equal to 15/8. We construct the monzo by taking the exponent from each prime, in order, and placing them within the | ... &gt; brackets, hence yielding | -3 1 1 &gt;.<br />
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| <table class="wiki_table"> | | In this case, the val < 12 19 28 | is the [[Patent_val|patent val]] for 12-equal, and | -4 4 -1 > is 81/80, or the syntonic comma. The fact that < 12 19 28 | -4 4 -1 > tells us that 81/80 is mapped to 0 steps in 12-equal - aka it's tempered out - which tells us that 12-equal is a meantone temperament. It is noteworthy that almost the entirety of western music, particularly western music composed for 12-equal or 12-tone well temperaments, is made possible by the above equation. |
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| | '''In general: < a b c | d e f > = ad + be + cf''' [[Category:definition]] |
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| <em>See also: <a class="wiki_link" href="/Vals">Vals</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/Keenan%27s%20explanation%20of%20vals">Keenan's explanation of vals</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/Vals%20and%20Tuning%20Space">Vals and Tuning Space</a> (more mathematical)</em><br />
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| Monzos are important because they enable us to see how any JI interval &quot;maps&quot; onto a val. This mapping is expressed by writing the val and the monzo together, such as &lt; 12 19 28 | -4 4 -1 &gt;. The mapping is extremely easily to calculate: simply multiply together each component in the same position on both sides of the line, and add the results together. This is perhaps best demonstrated by example:<br />
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Español - 日本語
This page gives a pragmatic introduction to monzos. For the formal mathematical definition of visit the page Monzos and Interval Space.
Definition
A monzo is a way of notating a JI interval that allows us to express directly how any "composite" interval is represented in terms of those simpler prime intervals. They are typically written using the notation | a b c d e f ... >, where the columns represent how the primes 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, etc, in that order, contribute to the interval's prime factorization, up to some prime limit.
Monzos can be thought of as counterparts to vals.
For a more mathematical discussion, see also Monzos and Interval Space.
Examples
For example, the interval 15/8 can be thought of as having 5*3 in the numerator, and 2*2*2 in the denominator. This can be compactly represented by the expression 2^-3 * 3^1 * 5^1, which is exactly equal to 15/8. We construct the monzo by taking the exponent from each prime, in order, and placing them within the | ... > brackets, hence yielding | -3 1 1 >.
Here are some common 5-limit monzos, for your reference:
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| 3/2
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| -4 4 -1 >
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Relationship with vals
See also: Vals, Keenan's explanation of vals, Vals and Tuning Space (more mathematical)
Monzos are important because they enable us to see how any JI interval "maps" onto a val. This mapping is expressed by writing the val and the monzo together, such as < 12 19 28 | -4 4 -1 >. The mapping is extremely easily to calculate: simply multiply together each component in the same position on both sides of the line, and add the results together. This is perhaps best demonstrated by example:
< 12 19 28 | -4 4 -1 >
(12*-4) + (19*4) + (28*1) = 0
In this case, the val < 12 19 28 | is the patent val for 12-equal, and | -4 4 -1 > is 81/80, or the syntonic comma. The fact that < 12 19 28 | -4 4 -1 > tells us that 81/80 is mapped to 0 steps in 12-equal - aka it's tempered out - which tells us that 12-equal is a meantone temperament. It is noteworthy that almost the entirety of western music, particularly western music composed for 12-equal or 12-tone well temperaments, is made possible by the above equation.
In general: < a b c | d e f > = ad + be + cf