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===Instruments===
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===Tuning===
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The oldest attested Naquic music used a division of the perfect fifth into 4 equal parts, much like Georgian tuning. It was suited for vocal polyphony with relatively small melodic steps.
Naquic music uses a division of the perfect fifth into 4, 6 or 8 equal parts. (The 8 equal parts tuning is very close to the 88 cents equal tuning.)
 
Naquic music now uses a division of the perfect fifth into 8 equal parts. (This is very close to the 88 cents equal tuning.)





Revision as of 02:52, 18 July 2019

The Naquian Empire (Naquian: Nāquiz from PQ snākʷs 'homeland') was the major civilization in ancient Txapoalli.

Place/person names

  • Quintlopetl Ztelmīz or just Quintlopetl
  • Cuancalli
  • Quēhtłoyoz - Naquian grammarian
  • Huichaltzah - Naquian explorer, conlanger and playwright
  • Ztlatohuiyaz = a theater

History

The rise of the "Theaterists"

Music

Instruments

Tuning

Naquic music uses a division of the perfect fifth into 4, 6 or 8 equal parts. (The 8 equal parts tuning is very close to the 88 cents equal tuning.)


Rhythm

Styles and forms

Notation