Bohlen–Pierce scale
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=The Bohlen-Pierce scale= The **Bohlen-Pierce** (**BP**) scale is a [[nonoctave]] scale, a 13-part equal division of the perfect-twelfth ([[3_1|3/1]]) or [[Tritave]] (**13edt**). Each step is about 146 ¢, making it a [[macrotonal]] scale. It is closely related to the rank two temperament [[Sensamagic clan|bohpier]]. It was discovered independently by [[Heinz Bohlen]], [[John Pierce]], [[Kees van Prooijen]], and perhaps others, usually noticed for its good approximation of odd-number just ratios 3:5, 5:7, 3:7, etc. [[image:http://www.ronsword.com/images/Sword_BP_guitars.jpg width="543" height="422"]] [[image:http://ronsword.com/bpguitar.JPG width="171" height="224"]] [[Ron Sword]] and his 9-string 13-tone BP Touchstick/Guitar crossover instrument (aka: "//the Bohlen-Box//") **Triple Bohlen-Pierce** Proposed by [[Paul Erlich]], is the Triple Bohlen-Pierce Scale, or 39th root of 3. It approximates additional odd harmonics and can be used in a variety of ways, for both just intonation chords and harmonies, as standard Bohlen-Pierce scale interlocking three times with calm sounding quarter-tones, and for various JI modulations. [[image:http://www.ronsword.com/images/3BP3.JPG width="672" height="340"]](triple bohlen-pierce <span class="UIStory_Message">39√3 Classical Guitar by Ron Sword</span>) **Theory** [[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/|Bohlen Pierce website]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohlen-Pierce_scale|Wikipedia Bohlen-Pierce scale]] [[http://ziaspace.com/_microtonality/BP/|Bohlen-Pierce Scale Research]] by Elaine Walker Sword, Ronald. "Bohlen Pierce Scales for Guitar" IAAA Press, UK-USA. First Ed: May 2009. [[Intervals of BP]] ==Physical instruments tuned to the BP scale== [[@http://www.swordguitars.com/Sword_Bohlen_Pierce_acoustic.JPG|Bohlen Pierce guitar]] [[microtonal clarinet#BPClarinets|Clarinets]] Metallophone Electronic Organ Stredici ==Compositions== Links to available music written in BP at [[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/references2.html#anchor81501|above website]]. [[http://www.seraph.it/XenoTunes4_files/Bohl-en%20Roll.mp3|Bohl-en Roll]] by [[Carlo Serafini]] [[@http://www.jeanpierrepoulin.com/mp3/BPguitares.mp3|Bohlen-Pierce electric guitar improvisation]] by [[@http://www.jeanpierrepoulin.com/|Jean-Pierre Poulin]] [[@http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/BP_stretched_chroma.mp3|Bohlen-Pierce "Stretched Chroma" Acoustic Improvisation]] by [[Ron Sword]] [[@http://www.kunstmusik.com/2010/03/08/reminiscences/|Reminiscences]] [[Steven Yi]] [[http://www.jeanpierrepoulin.com/mp3/Roll%27n%27Peace.mp3|Roll'n'Peace]] by Jean-Pierre Poulin[[media type="custom" key="11371948"]] [[http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Winchester/01%20-%201.%20Bohlen-Pierce.mp3|Comets Over Flatland 1]] by [[Randy Winchester]] [[http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Winchester/02%20-%202.%20Bohlen-Pierce.mp3|Comets Over Flatland 2]] by [[Randy Winchester]] [[http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Winchester/03%20-%203.%20Bohlen-Pierce.mp3|Comets Over Flatland 3]] by [[Randy Winchester]] [[http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Winchester/04%20-%204.%20Bohlen-Pierce.mp3|Comets Over Flatland 4]] by [[Randy Winchester]]
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<html><head><title>Bohlen-Pierce</title></head><body><!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:1:<h1> --><h1 id="toc0"><a name="The Bohlen-Pierce scale"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:1 -->The Bohlen-Pierce scale</h1> <br /> <br /> The <strong>Bohlen-Pierce</strong> (<strong>BP</strong>) scale is a <a class="wiki_link" href="/nonoctave">nonoctave</a> scale, a 13-part equal division of the perfect-twelfth (<a class="wiki_link" href="/3_1">3/1</a>) or <a class="wiki_link" href="/Tritave">Tritave</a> (<strong>13edt</strong>). Each step is about 146 ¢, making it a <a class="wiki_link" href="/macrotonal">macrotonal</a> scale. It is closely related to the rank two temperament <a class="wiki_link" href="/Sensamagic%20clan">bohpier</a>.<br /> <br /> It was discovered independently by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Heinz%20Bohlen">Heinz Bohlen</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/John%20Pierce">John Pierce</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/Kees%20van%20Prooijen">Kees van Prooijen</a>, and perhaps others, usually noticed for its good approximation of odd-number just ratios 3:5, 5:7, 3:7, etc.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextRemoteImageRule:7:<img src="http://www.ronsword.com/images/Sword_BP_guitars.jpg" alt="" title="" style="height: 422px; width: 543px;" /> --><img src="http://www.ronsword.com/images/Sword_BP_guitars.jpg" alt="external image Sword_BP_guitars.jpg" title="external image Sword_BP_guitars.jpg" style="height: 422px; width: 543px;" /><!-- ws:end:WikiTextRemoteImageRule:7 --><br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextRemoteImageRule:8:<img src="http://ronsword.com/bpguitar.JPG" alt="" title="" style="height: 224px; width: 171px;" /> --><img src="http://ronsword.com/bpguitar.JPG" alt="external image bpguitar.JPG" title="external image bpguitar.JPG" style="height: 224px; width: 171px;" /><!-- ws:end:WikiTextRemoteImageRule:8 --><br /> <a class="wiki_link" href="/Ron%20Sword">Ron Sword</a> and his 9-string 13-tone BP Touchstick/Guitar crossover instrument (aka: "<em>the Bohlen-Box</em>")<br /> <br /> <strong>Triple Bohlen-Pierce</strong><br /> <br /> Proposed by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Paul%20Erlich">Paul Erlich</a>, is the Triple Bohlen-Pierce Scale, or 39th root of 3. It approximates additional odd harmonics and can be used in a variety of ways, for both just intonation chords and harmonies, as standard Bohlen-Pierce scale interlocking three times with calm sounding quarter-tones, and for various JI modulations.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextRemoteImageRule:9:<img src="http://www.ronsword.com/images/3BP3.JPG" alt="" title="" style="height: 340px; width: 672px;" /> --><img src="http://www.ronsword.com/images/3BP3.JPG" alt="external image 3BP3.JPG" title="external image 3BP3.JPG" style="height: 340px; width: 672px;" /><!-- ws:end:WikiTextRemoteImageRule:9 -->(triple bohlen-pierce <span class="UIStory_Message">39√3 Classical Guitar by Ron Sword</span>)<br /> <strong>Theory</strong><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/" rel="nofollow">Bohlen Pierce website</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohlen-Pierce_scale" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia Bohlen-Pierce scale</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://ziaspace.com/_microtonality/BP/" rel="nofollow">Bohlen-Pierce Scale Research</a> by Elaine Walker<br /> Sword, Ronald. "Bohlen Pierce Scales for Guitar" IAAA Press, UK-USA. First Ed: May 2009.<br /> <a class="wiki_link" href="/Intervals%20of%20BP">Intervals of BP</a><br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:3:<h2> --><h2 id="toc1"><a name="The Bohlen-Pierce scale-Physical instruments tuned to the BP scale"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:3 -->Physical instruments tuned to the BP scale</h2> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.swordguitars.com/Sword_Bohlen_Pierce_acoustic.JPG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bohlen Pierce guitar</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link" href="/microtonal%20clarinet#BPClarinets">Clarinets</a><br /> Metallophone<br /> Electronic Organ<br /> Stredici<br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:5:<h2> --><h2 id="toc2"><a name="The Bohlen-Pierce scale-Compositions"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:5 -->Compositions</h2> Links to available music written in BP at <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/references2.html#anchor81501" rel="nofollow">above website</a>.<br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.seraph.it/XenoTunes4_files/Bohl-en%20Roll.mp3" rel="nofollow">Bohl-en Roll</a> by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Carlo%20Serafini">Carlo Serafini</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.jeanpierrepoulin.com/mp3/BPguitares.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bohlen-Pierce electric guitar improvisation</a> by <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.jeanpierrepoulin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jean-Pierre Poulin</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/BP_stretched_chroma.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bohlen-Pierce "Stretched Chroma" Acoustic Improvisation</a> by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Ron%20Sword">Ron Sword</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.kunstmusik.com/2010/03/08/reminiscences/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reminiscences</a> <a class="wiki_link" href="/Steven%20Yi">Steven Yi</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.jeanpierrepoulin.com/mp3/Roll%27n%27Peace.mp3" rel="nofollow">Roll'n'Peace</a> by Jean-Pierre Poulin<!-- ws:start:WikiTextMediaRule:0:<img src="http://www.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/custom/11371948?h=0&w=0" class="WikiMedia WikiMediaCustom" id="wikitext@@media@@type=&quot;custom&quot; key=&quot;11371948&quot;" title="Custom Media"/> --><script type="text/javascript" src="http://mediaplayer.yahoo.com/js"> </script><!-- ws:end:WikiTextMediaRule:0 --><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Winchester/01%20-%201.%20Bohlen-Pierce.mp3" rel="nofollow">Comets Over Flatland 1</a> by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Randy%20Winchester">Randy Winchester</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Winchester/02%20-%202.%20Bohlen-Pierce.mp3" rel="nofollow">Comets Over Flatland 2</a> by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Randy%20Winchester">Randy Winchester</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Winchester/03%20-%203.%20Bohlen-Pierce.mp3" rel="nofollow">Comets Over Flatland 3</a> by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Randy%20Winchester">Randy Winchester</a><br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Winchester/04%20-%204.%20Bohlen-Pierce.mp3" rel="nofollow">Comets Over Flatland 4</a> by <a class="wiki_link" href="/Randy%20Winchester">Randy Winchester</a></body></html>