User:CompactStar/Ordinal interval notation
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Indexed interval notation is a notation for just intonation devised by CompactStar.
Intervals are represented by a conventional interval category and an index. The index is 1 for the simplest (with respect [[Tenney height]) interval in a category, 2 for the second-simplest, 3 for the third-simplest and so on. For example, 6/5 is the 1st minor 3rd and 7/6 is the 2nd minor 3rd. To get the category of an interval, multiply the categories of the prime harmonics which it factors into, which are predefined as follows:
Prime harmonic | Notation | ||
---|---|---|---|
2/1 | P8 | perfect octave | C |
3/2 | P5 | perfect 5th | G |
5/4 | M3 | major 3rd | E |
7/4 | m7 | minor 7th | Bb |
11/8 | P4 | perfect 4th | F |
13/8 | m6 | minor 6th | Ab |
17/16 | m2 | minor 2nd | Db |
19/16 | m3 | minor 3rd | Eb |
23/16 | A4 | augmented 4th | F# |
29/16 | m7 | minor 7th | Bb |
31/16 | P8 | perfect octave | C |
37/32 | M2 | major 2nd | D |
41/32 | M3 | major 3rd | E |
43/32 | P4 | perfect 4th | F |
47/32 | P5 | perfect 5th | G |
53/32 | M6 | major 6th | A |
61/32 | M7 | major 7th | B |
67/64 | m2 | minor 2nd | Db |
71/64 | M2 | major 2nd | D |
73/64 | M2 | major 2nd | D |
79/64 | M3 | major 3rd | E |
83/64 | P4 | perfect 4th | F |
89/64 | d5 | diminished 5th | Gb |
97/64 | P5 | perfect 5th | G |