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=Theory: Inventions that shape understanding=
Theories are [[http://grace.evergreen.edu/%7Earunc/texts/cybernetics/heinz/disorder.pdf|not discoveries but inventions]] of humans, which often bring forth //new ways of experiencing//. (The music-making itself ('practice'), if at odds with existing theories, may provoke the creation of new theories.)
=Reality tunnels into microtonality=
* [[JustIntonation|Just Intonation]]: an infinite world of rational numbers and numerous models: the harmonic series, tonality diamonds, eikosany, etc.
* [[Equal Temperaments|Equal]] tunings, the tuning equivalent of monoculture
* [[Regular Temperaments]] (including Linear Temperaments): a reality bending just intonation and equal temperaments together, fleshed out in the past decade or so
* [[MOSScales|Moment of Symmetry]], brought to you by Erv Wilson
* [[Pretty Pictures]] which often come out of the need to see something in an abstract way
* [[Notation]] (pretty pictures for a practical purpose)
* 'non-Western' musical traditions, including
** [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian]]
** [[Indian]] (North, South)
** Thai
** Indonesian (Java, Bali)
* the notion of a [[Scalesmith]] who //builds// scales, with various methods, perhaps for single occasions
* [[Corollaries|(Corollaries]], traces left by other reality tunnels, which by themselves are completely trivial and obvious)
=External links=
== ==
* Tonalsoft [[http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/encyclopedia.aspx|Encyclopedia of microtonal music theory]] - a whole sea of information on the topic, covering both historical tuning theories and modern developments
* [[http://www.bikexprt.com/music/tunebibl.htm| A bibliography on musical tunings and temperaments]], compiled by John S. Allen
* Huygens-Fokker Foundation's [[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Ehuygensf/doc/bib.html|Tuning & temperament bibliography]], hyperlinked and updated by Manuel op de CoulOriginal HTML content:
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Theories are <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://grace.evergreen.edu/%7Earunc/texts/cybernetics/heinz/disorder.pdf" rel="nofollow">not discoveries but inventions</a> of humans, which often bring forth <em>new ways of experiencing</em>. (The music-making itself ('practice'), if at odds with existing theories, may provoke the creation of new theories.)<br />
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<ul><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/JustIntonation">Just Intonation</a>: an infinite world of rational numbers and numerous models: the harmonic series, tonality diamonds, eikosany, etc.</li><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/Equal%20Temperaments">Equal</a> tunings, the tuning equivalent of monoculture</li><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/Regular%20Temperaments">Regular Temperaments</a> (including Linear Temperaments): a reality bending just intonation and equal temperaments together, fleshed out in the past decade or so</li><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/MOSScales">Moment of Symmetry</a>, brought to you by Erv Wilson</li><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/Pretty%20Pictures">Pretty Pictures</a> which often come out of the need to see something in an abstract way</li><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/Notation">Notation</a> (pretty pictures for a practical purpose)</li><li>'non-Western' musical traditions, including<ul><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/Arabic%2C%20Turkish%2C%20Persian">Arabic, Turkish, Persian</a></li><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/Indian">Indian</a> (North, South)</li><li>Thai</li><li>Indonesian (Java, Bali)</li></ul></li><li>the notion of a <a class="wiki_link" href="/Scalesmith">Scalesmith</a> who <em>builds</em> scales, with various methods, perhaps for single occasions</li><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/Corollaries">(Corollaries</a>, traces left by other reality tunnels, which by themselves are completely trivial and obvious)</li></ul><br />
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<ul><li>Tonalsoft <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/encyclopedia.aspx" rel="nofollow">Encyclopedia of microtonal music theory</a> - a whole sea of information on the topic, covering both historical tuning theories and modern developments</li><li><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.bikexprt.com/music/tunebibl.htm" rel="nofollow"> A bibliography on musical tunings and temperaments</a>, compiled by John S. Allen</li><li>Huygens-Fokker Foundation's <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Ehuygensf/doc/bib.html" rel="nofollow">Tuning & temperament bibliography</a>, hyperlinked and updated by Manuel op de Coul</li></ul></body></html>