Wosta of Zalzal

The early Islamic musician Zalzal (or Zulzul) moved several of the ligatures of the lute, one of which then created the interval 27/22 (355¢) above the tonic.

[from John Chalmers, Divisions of the Tetrachord]

[See also my paper on Arab lute fretting. -Monzo]

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