Marvel
The marvel temperament is the rank-3 temperament tempering out 225/224, the marvel comma. It has a canonical 11-limit extension adding 385/384 and 540/539 to the comma list.
The temperament was named by Gene Ward Smith in 2002–2003, when the 11-limit version was found first[1][2]. Gene carried it to the 7-limit restriction in 2004[3].
See Marvel family #Marvel for technical data.
Interval lattice
Notation
Marvel can be notated the same as 5-limit just intonation since they share the same lattice structure.
One way to do this is to take the conventional circle-of-fifths notation with an additional module of accidentals for the 81/80 comma. In this system, 5/4 is a major third, 7/4 an augmented sixth, and 11/8 a double diminished 5th.
| Ratio | Nominal | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 3/2 | Perfect 5th | C-G |
| 5/4 | Down major 3rd | C-vE |
| 7/4 | Dudaugmented 6th | C-vvA# |
| 11/8 | Trup double-diminished 5th | C-^3Gbb |
Alternatively, it can be notated the same as full prime-limit just intonation, with a distinct accidental pair for each prime. That makes some intervals more intuitive, at the cost of hiding the structure of marvel tempering. For example, it is customary of the 5/4 to be a major third, and 7/4 to be a minor seventh. As a result, the fact that the 14/9 is a stack of two 5/4's is not revealed, and the related chords can be confusing.
Chords
Scales
Marvel hobbit scales
Undecimal marvel hobbit scales
Other marvel scales
Tuning spectrum
This spectrum assumes pure 2 and 7.
| eigenmonzo (unchanged interval) |
fifth (¢) |
major third (¢) |
comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4 | 698.099 | 386.314 | |
| 6/5 | 700.027 | 384.386 | 7-odd-limit minimax |
| 15/11 | 700.351 | 384.062 | |
| 10/9 | 700.670 | 383.743 | 9-odd-limit minimax |
| 11/10 | 700.885 | 383.528 | |
| 15/13 | 700.916 | 383.497 | 15-odd-limit hecate minimax |
| 13/10 | 701.065 | 383.348 | 13-odd-limit hecate minimax |
| 13/11 | 701.199 | 383.214 | |
| 18/13 | 701.361 | 383.052 | |
| 13/12 | 701.480 | 382.933 | |
| 16/13 | 701.559 | 382.854 | |
| 4/3 | 701.955 | 382.458 | |
| 14/11 | 702.278 | 382.135 | |
| 11/8 | 702.278 | 382.135 | |
| 12/11 | 702.602 | 381.811 |
Music
Notes
- ↑ Yahoo! Tuning Group | Relative complexity and scale construction – first mention of marvel.
- ↑ Yahoo! Tuning Group | Top 135 11-limit planar temperaments – establishment as an 11-limit temperament.
- ↑ Yahoo! Tuning Group | Marvel