55edo
55 tone equal temperament
55edo divides the octave into 55 parts of 21.818 cents. It can be used for a meantone tuning, and is close to 1/6 comma meantone (and is almost exactly 10/57 comma meantone.) Telemann suggested it as a theoretical basis for analyzing the intervals of meantone, in which he was followed by Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart. It can also be used for mohajira and liese temperaments.
5-limit commas: 81/80, <31 1 -14|
7-limit commas: 81/80, 686/675, 6144/6125
11-limit commas: 81/80, 121/120, 176/175, 686/675
Intervals
Degrees of 55-EDO | Cents value | Ratios it approximates |
0 | 0 | 1/1 |
1 | 21.818 | 128/125 |
2 | 43.636 | |
3 | 65.455 | |
4 | 87.273 | 25/24 |
5 | 109.091 | 16/15 |
6 | 130.909 | |
7 | 152.727 | |
8 | 174.545 | |
9 | 196.364 | 9/8, 10/9 |
10 | 218.182 | |
11 | 240.000 | |
12 | 261.818 | |
13 | 283.636 | |
14 | 305.455 | |
15 | 327.273 | |
16 | 349.091 | |
17 | 370.909 | |
18 | 392.727 | |
19 | 414.545 | |
20 | 436.364 | |
21 | 458.182 | |
22 | 480.000 | |
23 | 501.818 | |
24 | 523.636 | |
25 | 545.455 | |
26 | 567.273 | |
27 | 589.091 | |
28 | 610.909 | |
29 | 632.727 | |
30 | 654.545 | |
31 | 676.364 | |
32 | 698.182 | |
33 | 720.000 | |
34 | 741.818 | |
35 | 763.636 | |
36 | 785.455 | |
37 | 807.273 | |
38 | 829.091 | |
39 | 850.909 | |
40 | 872.727 | |
41 | 894.545 | |
42 | 916.364 | |
43 | 938.182 | |
44 | 960.000 | |
45 | 981.818 | |
46 | 1003.636 | |
47 | 1025.455 | |
48 | 1047.273 | |
49 | 1069.091 | |
50 | 1090.909 | |
51 | 1112.727 | |
52 | 1134.545 | |
53 | 1156.364 | |
54 | 1178.182 | |
55 | 1200.000 |
Selected just intervals by error
The following table shows how some prominent just intervals are represented in 43edo (ordered by absolute error).
Interval, complement | Error (abs., in cents) |
---|---|
5/4, 8/5 | |
11/9, 18/11 | |
8/7, 7/4 | |
7/5, 10/7 | |
15/14, 28/15 | |
7/6, 12/7 | |
12/11, 11/6 | |
16/15, 15/8 | |
15/11, 22/15 | |
4/3, 3/2 | |
6/5, 5/3 | |
14/11, 11/7 | |
9/7, 14/9 | |
11/8, 16/11 | |
11/10, 20/11 | |
13/10, 20/13 | |
9/8, 16/9 | |
16/13, 13/8 | |
10/9, 9/5 | |
14/13, 13/7 | |
15/13, 26/15 | |
13/12, 24/13 | |
18/13, 13/9 | |
13/11, 22/13 |
Mozart - Adagio in B minor KV 540 by Carlo Serafini (blog entry)
"Mozart's tuning: 55edo" (containing another listening example) in the tonalsoft encyclopedia