User:FloraC/Fumica's edo impressions

Exo

1 – An exposition of pitch.
2 – An exposition of consonance and dissonance.
3 – Augmented chord.
4 – Diminished chord.
5 – Neutral pentic.
6 – Whole tone scale.
7 – Neutral diatonic.
8 – The first nontrivial nondiatonic edo. Since neither the fifth nor the major second passes as consonance, quintal harmony isn't available, not to mention tertian harmony. From here the more complex ratios it approximate on paper generally lack the context to make them ring. All things considered, with the very sparse harmonic resource, it forces an approach that focuses on rhythm, texture – anything but harmony. Maybe just treat this thing as two diminished chords and call it a day, so that you don't have to fight it. It's demoralizing. Of course, some resource is there if you try hard enough. I just believe music that sounds good in it sounds good despite it, not because of it.
9 – Similar to 8edo, its harmonic resource is quite sparse.

10 – The first serious edo. Expressivity in the classical and/or septimal chords are neutralized, but harmonic 13 is accurately approximated and offers a critical advantage over 12edo. Imo the best edo for serialism.
11 – Every other step of 22edo. Quite interesting as it hits 2.9.15.7.11, and thus allows a form of quintal harmony. Actually my favorite nondiatonic edo.
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13 – Every other step of 26edo. Like 11edo, quintal harmony can be used. The intonation sucks.
14 – I heard it too that it was the "most dissonant edo". The intonation surely has a lot of spice. Supports squares and godzilla, making it important in theory. Perhaps works better as an interval category scheme than as sound to be listened to.