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The '''13-prime-limit''' refers to a constraint on selecting just intonation intervals such that the highest [[prime number]] in all ratios is 13. Thus, [[40/39]] would be allowable, since 40 is 2*2*2*5 and 39 is 3*13, but 34/33 would not be allowable, since 34 is 2*17, and [[17-limit|17]] is a prime number higher than 13. An interval doesn't need to contain a 13 to be considered within the 13-limit. For instance, [[3/2]] is considered part of the 13-limit, since the primes 2 and 3 are smaller than 13. Also, an interval with a 13 in it is not necessarily within the 13-limit. [[23/13]] is not within the 13-limit, since [[23-limit|23]] is a prime number higher than 13.
The '''13-limit''' or 13-prime-limit consists of [[just intonation]] intervals such that the highest [[prime number]] in all ratios is 13. Thus, [[40/39]] would be allowable, since 40 is 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 and 39 is 3 × 13, but 34/33 would not be allowable, since 34 is 2 × 17, and [[17-limit|17]] is a prime number higher than 13. An interval doesn't need to contain a 13 to be considered within the 13-limit. For instance, [[3/2]] is considered part of the 13-limit, since the primes 2 and 3 are smaller than 13. Also, an interval with a 13 in it is not necessarily within the 13-limit. [[23/13]] is not within the 13-limit, since [[23-limit|23]] is a prime number higher than 13.


The 13-prime-limit can be modeled in a 5-dimensional lattice, with the primes 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 represented by each dimension. The prime 2 does not appear in the typical 13-limit lattice because [[octave equivalence]] is presumed. If octave equivalence is not presumed, a sixth dimension is needed.
The 13-prime-limit can be modeled in a 5-dimensional lattice, with the primes 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 represented by each dimension. The prime 2 does not appear in the typical 13-limit lattice because [[octave equivalence]] is presumed. If octave equivalence is not presumed, a sixth dimension is needed.
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== Music ==
== Music ==
* [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/10-passages-ji.htm Venusian Cataclysms] [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/02_hill_venusian-cataclysms.mp3 play] by [[Dave Hill]] {{dead link}} (404 error as of 2/5/2020)
* [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/10-passages-ji.htm Venusian Cataclysms] [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/02_hill_venusian-cataclysms.mp3 play] by [[Dave Hill]] {{dead link}} (404 error as of 2/5/2020)
* [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/10-passages-ji.htm Chord Progression on the Harmonic Overtone Series] [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/06_hill_chord-progression-on-harmonic-series.mp3 play] by Dave Hill  {{dead link}} (404 error as of 2/5/2020)
* [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/10-passages-ji.htm Chord Progression on the Harmonic Overtone Series] [http://sonic-arts.org/hill/10-passages-ji/06_hill_chord-progression-on-harmonic-series.mp3 play] by Dave Hill  {{dead link}} (404 error as of 2/5/2020)


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Harmonic limit]]
* [[Harmonic limit]]
* [[13-odd-limit]]
* [[13-odd-limit]]
* [[Gallery of Just Intervals]]
* [[Gallery of just intervals]]


[[Category:Just intonation]]
[[Category:Limit]]
[[Category:Limit]]
[[Category:Prime limit]]
[[Category:Prime limit]]
[[Category:13-limit]]
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[[Category:Interval collection]]
[[Category:Rank 6]]
[[Category:Listen]]
[[Category:Listen]]
[[Category:Rank 6]]

Revision as of 10:52, 24 October 2021

The 13-limit or 13-prime-limit consists of just intonation intervals such that the highest prime number in all ratios is 13. Thus, 40/39 would be allowable, since 40 is 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 and 39 is 3 × 13, but 34/33 would not be allowable, since 34 is 2 × 17, and 17 is a prime number higher than 13. An interval doesn't need to contain a 13 to be considered within the 13-limit. For instance, 3/2 is considered part of the 13-limit, since the primes 2 and 3 are smaller than 13. Also, an interval with a 13 in it is not necessarily within the 13-limit. 23/13 is not within the 13-limit, since 23 is a prime number higher than 13.

The 13-prime-limit can be modeled in a 5-dimensional lattice, with the primes 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 represented by each dimension. The prime 2 does not appear in the typical 13-limit lattice because octave equivalence is presumed. If octave equivalence is not presumed, a sixth dimension is needed.

Examples of EDOs which represent 13-limit intervals well include: 26, 37, 46, 50, 87, 130, 183, 207, 217, 224, 270, 494, 851, 1075, 1282, 1578, 2159, 2190, 2684, 3265, 3535, 4573, 5004, 5585, 6079, 8269, 8539, 13854, 14124, 16808, 20203, 22887, 28742, 32007, 37011, 50434, 50928, 51629, 54624, 56202, 59467, 64471, 65052, ... .

Intervals

Here are all the 15-odd-limit intervals of 13:

Ratio Cents Value Color name Interval name
14/13 128.298 3uz2 thuzo 2nd tridecimal large semitone
tridecimal large limma
13/12 138.573 3o2 tho 2nd tridecimal subneutral second
15/13 247.741 3uy2 thuyo 2nd tridecimal second-third
13/11 289.210 3o1u3 tholu 3rd tridecimal minor third
16/13 359.472 3u3 thu 3rd tridecimal supraneutral third
13/10 454.214 3og4 thogu 4th tridecimal third-fourth
18/13 563.382 3u4 thu 4th tridecimal sub-tritone
13/9 636.618 3o5 tho 5th tridecimal super-tritone
20/13 745.786 3uy5 thuyo 5th tridecimal fifth-sixth
13/8 840.528 3o6 tho 6th tridecimal subneutral sixth
22/13 910.790 3u1o6 thulo 6th tridecimal major sixth
26/15 952.259 3og7 thogu 7th tridecimal sixth-seventh
24/13 1061.427 3u7 thu 7th tridecimal supraneutral seventh
13/7 1071.702 3or7 thoru 7th tridecimal submajor seventh

Music

See also