24edo solfege

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Uniform solfege

See Uniform solfege for a full explanation.

24edo 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
notes C ^C

vDb

Db ^Db

vD

D ^D

vEb

Eb ^Eb

vE

E ^E

vF

F ^F

vF# vGb

F#

Gb

^F#

^Gb vG

G ^G

vAb

Ab ^Ab

vA

A ^A

vBb

Bb ^Bb

vB

B ^B

vC

C
intervals P1 ^1

vm2

m2 ~2 M2 ^M2

vm3

m3 ~3 M3 ^M3

v4

P4 ~4

vd5

A4

d5

~5

v5

P5 ^5

vm6

m6 ~6 M6 ^M6

vm7

m7 ~7 M7 ^M7

v8

P8
solfege Da Du

Fro

Fra Fru

Ro

Ra Ru

No

Na Nu

Mo

Ma Mu

Fo

Fa Fu

Po Sho

Pa

Sha

Pu

Shu So

Sa Su

Flo

Fla Flu

Lo

La Lu

Tho

Tha Thu

To

Ta Tu

Do

Da

Fru, Nu, Flu and Thu are included to complete the -u circle, so that one can do interval arithmetic within it.

circles of fifths
plain

circle

0 14 4 18 8 22 12 2 16 6 20 10 24
-a Da Sa Ra La Ma Ta Pa
-a Sha Fra Fla Na Tha Fa Da
1 15 5 19 9 23 13 3 17 7 21 11 1
up

circle

-u Du Su Ru Lu Mu Tu Pu
-u Shu Fru Flu Nu Thu Fu Du
down

circle

-o Fro Flo No Tho Fo Do So Ro Lo Mo To Po
-o Sho Fro
Example scales
Upmajor scale Da Ra Mu Fa Sa Lu Tu Da
Major scale Da Ra Ma Fa Sa La Ta Da
Mid scale Da Ra Mo Fa Sa Lo To Da
Minor scale Da Ra Na Fa Sa Fla Tha Da
Downminor scale Da Ra No Fa Sa Flo Tho Da

Other circles

The two circles of 5ths can be interwoven to make a circle of mid 3rds.

P1 ~3 P5 ~7 M2 ^4
vd5
M6 ^1
vm2
M3 ^5
vm6
M7 ^M2
vm3
A4

d5

^M6
vm7
m2 ^M3
v4
m6 ^M7
v8
m3 ^d5
v5
m7 ~2 P4 ~6 P1
Da Mo Sa To Ra Fu
Sho
La Du
Fro
Ma Su
Flo
Ta Ru
No
Pa
Sha
Lu
Tho
Fra Mu
Fo
Fla Tu
Do
Na Shu
So
Tha Ro Fa Lo Da

The two circles of 4ths can be interwoven to make a circle of half-4ths.

P1 ^M2
vm3
P4 ^5
vm6
m7 ^1
vm2
m3 ^4
vd5
m6 ~7 m2 ~3 A4

d5

~6 M7 ~2 M3 ^d5
v5
M6 ^M7
v8
M2 ^M3
v4
P5 ^M6
vm7
P1
Da Ru

No

Fa Su
Flo
Tha Du

Fro

Na Fu
Sho
Fla To Fra Mo Pa

Sha

Lo Ta Ro Ma Shu

So

La Tu
Do
Ra Mu
Fo
Sa Lu
Tho
Da

There is also a circle of down 5ths.

Kite Giedraitis's solfege

Kite's solfege uses the conventional 7 consonants D, R, M, F, S, L and T. It uses unconventional vowels. For each degree, the sequence runs front to back (i.e. bright to dim) -i -e -a -o -u for upmajor-major-mid-minor-downminor. It uses the exact same 33 note names as Kite's 31edo solfege.

Kite's diatonic solfege (-i -e -a -o -u = ^M M ~ m vm), see 31edo
24edo 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
notes C ^C
vDb
Db vD D ^D
vEb
Eb vE E ^E
vF
F ^F
vGb
F#
Gb
^F#
vG
G ^G
vAb
Ab vA A ^A
vBb
Bb vB B ^B
vC
C
intervals P1 ^1
vm2
m2 ~2 M2 ^M2
vm3
m3 ~3 M3 ^M3
v4
P4 ^4
vd5
A4
d5
^A4
v5
P5 ^5
vm6
m6 ~6 M6 ^M6
vm7
m7 ~7 M7 ^M7
v8
P8
solfege Do Da
Ru
Ro Ra Re Ri
Mu
Mo Ma Me Mi
Fu
Fo Fa
Su
Fe
So
Fi
Sa
Se Si
Lu
Lo La Le Li
Tu
To Ta Te Ti
Du
Do

Beware: Mi, Fa, So, La and Ti all have new meanings.

Example scales
Upmajor scale Do Re Mi Fo Se Li Ti Do
Major scale Do Re Me Fo Se Le Te Do
Mid scale Do Re Ma Fo Se La Ta Do
Minor scale Do Re Mo Fo Se Lo To Do
Downminor scale Do Re Mu Fo Se Lu Tu Do

To find the octave complement of any interval:

  • change the degree as usual: 2nd <--> 7th, 3rd <--> 6th, and 4th <--> 5th
  • change the vowel as expected: -i <--> -u and -e <--> -o (-a is unchanged)

The two circles of fifths

The plain circle lacks ups and downs, hence the name.

The plain circle of 5ths
P1 P5 M2 M6 M3 M7 A4/d5 m2 m6 m3 m7 P4 P1
Do Se Re Le Me Te Fe/So Ro Lo Mo To Fo Do

The "off" circle contains the 6 offperfect intervals (^1 ^4 v4 ^5 v5 v8). The other 6 notes could be thought of as offmajor or offminor. Most of the notes in this circle have two names.

The "off" circle of 5ths
vm2
^1
vm6
^5
vm3
^M2
vm7
^M6
v4
^M3
v8
^M7
v5
^A4
~2 ~6 ~3 ~7 vd5
^4
vm2
^1
Su Ru
Ru Lu Mu Tu Fu Du Sa Ra La Ma Ta Fa Da
Da Si Ri Li Mi Ti Fi

Viewed as chains instead of circles:

  • plain chain: So Ro Lo Mo To Fo Do Se Re Le Me Te Fe
  • off chain: Su Ru Lu Mu Tu Fu Du Sa Ra La Ma Ta Fa Da Si Ri Li Mi Ti Fi

It's fairly easy to find the note a 4th or 5th above any note. The consonant is as would be expected from conventional interval arithmetic. There are only 3 fifths that don't rhyme:

  • Do - Se (P1 to P5)
  • Da - Si (^1 to ^5)
  • Du - Sa (v1 to v5)

Thus Re plus a 4th is Se, Ro plus a 5th is Lo, etc. And in the example scales above, the 3rd, 6th and 7th always rhyme, as do the tonic and 4th, as do the 2nd and 5th.

However going a 5th up from an aug or upaug 4th would go to an aug or upaug 8ve, which doesn't exist in this solfege. Therefore one must rename the 4th as a dim 5th, then go up a 5th to a minor 2nd. Thus Fe + 5th = So + 5th = Ro. Likewise when adding a 4th, dim 5ths need renaming: So + 4th = Fe + 4th = Te.

Other circles

The two circles of 5ths can be interwoven to make a circle of mid 3rds.

P1 ~3 P5 ~7 M2 ^4
vd5
M6 ^1
vm2
M3 ^5
vm6
M7 ^M2
vm3
A4
d5
^M6
vm7
m2 ^M3
v4
m6 ^M7
v8
m3 ^A4
v5
m7 ~2 P4 ~6 P1
Do Ma Se Ta Re Fa
Shu
Le Da
Ru
Me Si
Lu
Te Ri
Mu
Fe
So
Li
Tu
Ro Mi
Fu
Lo Ti
Du
Mo Fi
Sa
To Ra Fo La Do

The two circles of 4ths can be interwoven to make a circle of half-4ths.

P1 ^M2
vm3
P4 ^5
vm6
m7 ^1
vm2
m3 ^4
vd5
m6 ~7 m2 ~3 A4
d5
~6 M7 ~2 M3 ^A4
v5
M6 ^M7
v8
M2 ^M3
v4
P5 ^M6
vm7
P1
Do Ri
Mu
Fo Si
Lu
To Da
Ru
Mo Fa
Su
Lo Ta Ro Ma Fe
So
La Te Ra Me Fi
Sa
Le Ti
Du
Re Mi
Fu
Se Li
Tu
Do

There is also a circle of down 5ths.