orwell

A name coined by Gene Ward Smith for the family of temperaments in which the semicomma vanishes (i.e., is tempered out).

The term is in honor of George Orwell, author of the book 1984.



[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]

see also

equal-temperament
anomaly
semicomma
5-limit intervals, 100 cents and under

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