Temperament naming
IMPORTED REVISION FROM WIKISPACES
This is an imported revision from Wikispaces. The revision metadata is included below for reference:
- This revision was by author keenanpepper and made on 2012-05-24 02:16:22 UTC.
- The original revision id was 339017362.
- The revision comment was:
The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.
Original Wikitext content:
=Temperament Name Etymologies:= ===Amity:=== Origin: Pre-Middle-Path Meaning: A restructuring of the words "acute minor third." The ideal generator for Amity is between a minor third and neutral third. ===Ammonite:=== Origin: 2011, Ryan Avella, Gene Smith, KEENAN PEPPER Meaning: KEENAN PEPPER suggested it was a good name of a weird spiral-shaped animal, for a temperament in the porcupine family (like nautilus) ===Avila:=== Origin: 2011, Mike Battaglia, Ron Sword, Ryan Avella Meaning: Originally discovered by Ryan by accident while he was reading the mapping for Mavila temperament incorrectly. It is the original spelling of Ryan's surname. ===Blackwood:=== Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale. ===Father:=== Origin: 2000s? Meaning: A combination of the words "fourth" and "third." This is meant to represent the unification of perfect fourths and major thirds in Father temperament. ===Mabila:=== Origin: 2011, Gene Smith Meaning: Named after Mavila temperament due to their similar tunings and scale structure. ===Mavila:=== Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales. ===Meantone:=== Origin: Really really old Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings. ===Negri:=== Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?) Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale. ===Orwell:=== Origin: 2001, Gene Smith Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19/84. ===Porcupine:=== Origin: 1999? Herman Miller Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO. ===Sensi: (also 'Sensipent,' 'Sensisept')=== Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path Meaning: A combination of the words "semi-" and "sixth."
Original HTML content:
<html><head><title>Temperament Names</title></head><body><!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:<h1> --><h1 id="toc0"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 -->Temperament Name Etymologies:</h1> <br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:<h3> --><h3 id="toc1"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Amity:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->Amity:</h3> Origin: Pre-Middle-Path<br /> Meaning: A restructuring of the words "acute minor third." The ideal generator for Amity is between a minor third and neutral third.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:<h3> --><h3 id="toc2"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Ammonite:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->Ammonite:</h3> Origin: 2011, Ryan Avella, Gene Smith, KEENAN PEPPER<br /> Meaning: KEENAN PEPPER suggested it was a good name of a weird spiral-shaped animal, for a temperament in the porcupine family (like nautilus)<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:6:<h3> --><h3 id="toc3"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Avila:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:6 -->Avila:</h3> Origin: 2011, Mike Battaglia, Ron Sword, Ryan Avella<br /> Meaning: Originally discovered by Ryan by accident while he was reading the mapping for Mavila temperament incorrectly. It is the original spelling of Ryan's surname.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:<h3> --><h3 id="toc4"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Blackwood:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 -->Blackwood:</h3> Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path<br /> Meaning: Named after Easley Blackwood's 10-out-of-15 maximally even scale.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:10:<h3> --><h3 id="toc5"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Father:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:10 -->Father:</h3> Origin: 2000s?<br /> Meaning: A combination of the words "fourth" and "third." This is meant to represent the unification of perfect fourths and major thirds in Father temperament.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:12:<h3> --><h3 id="toc6"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mabila:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:12 -->Mabila:</h3> Origin: 2011, Gene Smith<br /> Meaning: Named after Mavila temperament due to their similar tunings and scale structure.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:14:<h3> --><h3 id="toc7"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Mavila:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:14 -->Mavila:</h3> Origin: 1990s? Kraig Grady<br /> Meaning: Named after the Chopi village of Mavila in Mozambique, known for their use near-equal heptatonic scales.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:16:<h3> --><h3 id="toc8"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Meantone:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:16 -->Meantone:</h3> Origin: Really really old<br /> Meaning: Named so because it maps the major whole tone (9/8) and the minor whole tone (10/9) to the same interval, which is near the average of the two tones in ideal tunings.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:18:<h3> --><h3 id="toc9"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Negri:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:18 -->Negri:</h3> Origin: 2001, (Paul Erlich?)<br /> Meaning: Named after John Negri's 10-out-of-19 maximally even scale.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:20:<h3> --><h3 id="toc10"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Orwell:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:20 -->Orwell:</h3> Origin: 2001, Gene Smith<br /> Meaning: Named after George Orwell's book 1984, because of the generator of 19/84.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:22:<h3> --><h3 id="toc11"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Porcupine:"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:22 -->Porcupine:</h3> Origin: 1999? Herman Miller<br /> Meaning: Named after Herman Miller's Mizarian Porcupine Overture in 15-EDO.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:24:<h3> --><h3 id="toc12"><a name="Temperament Name Etymologies:--Sensi: (also 'Sensipent,' 'Sensisept')"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:24 -->Sensi: (also 'Sensipent,' 'Sensisept')</h3> Origin: Middle-Path or Pre-Middle-Path<br /> Meaning: A combination of the words "semi-" and "sixth."</body></html>