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Encyclopedia of Microtonal Music Theory - Index

Symbols Numbers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Symbols

¢ / cent
Φ / phi
π / pi

Numbers

a&b temperament [a&b are numbers]
0 modulo n
3/2 complement
4/3 complement
5-limit ET consistency
7-nominal-staff notation
8ve (octave)
8ve-complement
8ve-species
12-edo / 12ed2 / 12-ET / 12-EQ / 12-tET
12-edo-staff notation
12-tone method / serialism
88-cet

Numbers | EDOs

12-edo / 12-EQ / 12-ET / 12-tET
12-edo, Sumerian base-60 approximation to
19-edo / 19-ET / 19-tET
24-edo (quarter-tone / 1mu / enamu)
31-edo / 31-ET / 31-tET
37-edo / 37-ET / 37-tET
43-edo (méride)
48-edo (2mu / doamu) (MIDI-unit)
55-edo (Mozart's tuning)
72-edo
81-edo (golden meantone)
88-edo (LucyTuning)
96-edo (3mu / triamu) (MIDI-unit)
144-edo
192-edo (4mu / tetramu)(MIDI-unit)
205-edo (mem)
270-edo (tredek)
300-edo (savart)
311-edo (gene)
384-edo (5mu / pentamu)(MIDI-unit
581-edo (spook)
730-edo (woolhouse-unit)
768-edo (6mu / hexamu)(MIDI-unit)
1000-edo (millioctave)
1200-edo (cent)
1536-edo (7mu / heptamu)(MIDI-unit)
2460-edo (mina)
3072-edo (8mu / oktamu) (MIDI-unit)
6144-edo (9mu / enneamu) (MIDI-unit)
8539-edo (tina)
10600-edo (turk-sent)
12288-edo (10mu / dekamu) (MIDI-unit)
24576-edo (11mu / endekamu)(MIDI-unit)
30103-edo (jot)
46032-edo (flu)
49152-edo (12mu / dodekamu) (MIDI-unit)
98304-edo (13mu / tridekamu) (MIDI-unit)
196608-edo (14mu / tetradekamu) (MIDI-unit)
ratios
1/1 or 1:1 (ratio)
2/1 or 2:1 (ratio)
parts of a tone
1/2-tone / semitone
1/3-tone / third-tone
1/4-tone / quarter-tone
1/5-tone / fifth-tone
1/6-tone / sixth-tone
1/8-tone / eighth-tone (2mu)
1/12-tone / twelfth-tone
2/3-tone
3/4-tone
5/6-tone
5/12-tone
7/12-tone
11/12-tone
diatonic interval names: generic
2nd / second
3rd / third
4th / fourth
5th / fifth
6th / sixth
7th / seventh
8ve / octave
9th / ninth
10th / tenth
11th / eleventh
12th / twelfth
13th / thirteenth
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eighth / octave / 8ve
eleventh / 11th
fifth / 5th
fourth / 4th
ninth / 9th
octave / 8ve
second / 2nd
seventh / 7th
sixth / 6th
third / 3rd
tenth / 10th
thirteenth / 13th
twelfth / 12th
diatonic interval names: augmented
diatonic interval names: diminished
diatonic interval names: major
diatonic interval names: minor
diatonic interval names: perfect
fraction-of-a-comma meantone names
MIDI pitch-bend resolution units

F

Fokker periodicity-blocks, Gentle introduction (by Paul Erlich)

i

imperfect (interval quality)
ratios
parts of a tone
diatonic intervals
generic interval classes
specific diatonic intervals
augmented
diminished
major
minor
perfect

iring / centitone (unit of interval measurement)

M

magic (temperament family)
Mahler 7th/1 [Monzo score and analysis]
major diatonic intervals

marvel (temperament family)
meantone (temperament family)
mina (unit of interval measurement)
minor diatonic intervals

miracle (temperament family)
modes: the various Western modes

monzo (prime-exponent vector)
Monzo, Joe (music-theorist)
morion / moria (unit of interval measurement)
mutt (temperament family)
mystery (temperament family)

O

S

savart (unit of interval measurement)
schismic / skhismic (temperament family)
semisixths (temperament family)
sk (unit of interval measurement)
skhismic / schismic (temperament family)
spook (581edo, unit of interval measurement)
sruti tuning [Monzo essay]
Sumerian tuning [speculations by Monzo]
synemmenon (Greek tetrachord)
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