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The classical ~~Etalocian~~ musical tradition abstractly considers the space of possible musical intervals as approximating the intervals with rational frequency ratios. Prime factors commonly used in intervals, in addition to 3 and 5, also include 7, 11, 13 and higher limits. In modern times, there are broadly two approaches to this tuning, the choice of which is partly dictated by instrumentation and style: just intonation (possibly microtempered) and various equal temperaments.

The classical Talman musical tradition abstractly considers the space of possible musical intervals as approximating the intervals with rational frequency ratios. Prime factors commonly used in intervals, in addition to 3 and 5, also include 7, 11, 13 and higher limits. In modern times, there are broadly two approaches to this tuning, the choice of which is partly dictated by instrumentation and style: just intonation (possibly microtempered) and various equal temperaments.

Just intonation was initially an attractive choice as it was considered easy to tune and evaluate musicians on. Primes higher than 5 may have come from an early tradition of throat singing where having a deep voice and the ability to throat-sing higher harmonics (11-14) clearly was seen as a mark of masculinity. In summary, a major reason that this system of just intervals survived as a mainstay of ~~Etalocian~~ music was likely that maintaining it (without collapsing it to e.g. the common pentatonic scale) functioned as a status symbol.

Just intonation was initially an attractive choice as it was considered easy to tune and evaluate musicians on. Primes higher than 5 may have come from an early tradition of throat singing where having a deep voice and the ability to throat-sing higher harmonics (11-14) clearly was seen as a mark of masculinity. In summary, a major reason that this system of just intervals survived as a mainstay of Talman music was likely that maintaining it (without collapsing it to e.g. the common pentatonic scale) functioned as a status symbol.

==Periodization==

Here follows a crude periodization of ~~Etalocian~~ classical music:

Here follows a crude periodization of Talman classical music:

*Throat-singing, natural horns, monochords lead to knowledge of higher harmonics; mainly overtone scales; mainly monophonic

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*Lighter fare: simpler JI scales

**Minimalism

*"Prog rock/metal": Many popular musicians borrow heavily from classical idioms such as: long, quasi-operatic song forms; use of classical JI tunings and harmony; complex rhythms, time signatures and tunings inspired by non-~~Etalocian~~ music.

*"Prog rock/metal": Many popular musicians borrow heavily from classical idioms such as: long, quasi-operatic song forms; use of classical JI tunings and harmony; complex rhythms, time signatures and tunings inspired by non-Talman music.

**"Nerd music": often with sci-fi-themed lyrics; more "exotic" musically.

*"Baroque chiptune": a style inspired by old video games: Uses meantone temperament more often

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Modern art music:

*Partch-style "corporeal" musical dramas: These dramas are designed to be appreciated visually, narratively and emotionally as well as musically. Unlike in Western musicals or operas, the performers who play the instruments are also those who act out the parts.

~~===Instruments===~~

*''penicillin'' = a wind instrument

*''ditoren'' = a string instrument

~~(a lot of overlap with West Etalocian music)~~

*organs played with an isomorphic keyboard

===Tuning systems===

Modern composers often work with various equal temperaments. Some favorite equal temperaments are 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 27, 31, 41, 46, 53, 58, 72, 87. The most popular are 22 and 31.

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-The classical Etalocian musical tradition abstractly considers the space of possible musical intervals as approximating the intervals with rational frequency ratios. Prime factors commonly used in intervals, in addition to 3 and 5, also include 7, 11, 13 and higher limits. In modern times, there are broadly two approaches to this tuning, the choice of which is partly dictated by instrumentation and style: just intonation (possibly microtempered) and various equal temperaments.
+The classical Talman musical tradition abstractly considers the space of possible musical intervals as approximating the intervals with rational frequency ratios. Prime factors commonly used in intervals, in addition to 3 and 5, also include 7, 11, 13 and higher limits. In modern times, there are broadly two approaches to this tuning, the choice of which is partly dictated by instrumentation and style: just intonation (possibly microtempered) and various equal temperaments.
-Just intonation was initially an attractive choice as it was considered easy to tune and evaluate musicians on. Primes higher than 5 may have come from an early tradition of throat singing where having a deep voice and the ability to throat-sing higher harmonics (11-14) clearly was seen as a mark of masculinity. In summary, a major reason that this system of just intervals survived as a mainstay of Etalocian music was likely that maintaining it (without collapsing it to e.g. the common pentatonic scale) functioned as a status symbol.
+Just intonation was initially an attractive choice as it was considered easy to tune and evaluate musicians on. Primes higher than 5 may have come from an early tradition of throat singing where having a deep voice and the ability to throat-sing higher harmonics (11-14) clearly was seen as a mark of masculinity. In summary, a major reason that this system of just intervals survived as a mainstay of Talman music was likely that maintaining it (without collapsing it to e.g. the common pentatonic scale) functioned as a status symbol.
 ==Periodization==
-Here follows a crude periodization of Etalocian classical music:
+Here follows a crude periodization of Talman classical music:
 *Throat-singing, natural horns, monochords lead to knowledge of higher harmonics; mainly overtone scales; mainly monophonic
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 *Lighter fare: simpler JI scales
 **Minimalism
-*"Prog rock/metal": Many popular musicians borrow heavily from classical idioms such as: long, quasi-operatic song forms; use of classical JI tunings and harmony; complex rhythms, time signatures and tunings inspired by non-Etalocian music.
+*"Prog rock/metal": Many popular musicians borrow heavily from classical idioms such as: long, quasi-operatic song forms; use of classical JI tunings and harmony; complex rhythms, time signatures and tunings inspired by non-Talman music.
 **"Nerd music": often with sci-fi-themed lyrics; more "exotic" musically.
 *"Baroque chiptune": a style inspired by old video games: Uses meantone temperament more often
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 Modern art music:
 *Partch-style "corporeal" musical dramas: These dramas are designed to be appreciated visually, narratively and emotionally as well as musically. Unlike in Western musicals or operas, the performers who play the instruments are also those who act out the parts.
-===Instruments===
-*''penicillin'' = a wind instrument
-*''ditoren'' = a string instrument
-(a lot of overlap with West Etalocian music)
-*organs played with an isomorphic keyboard
 ===Tuning systems===
 Modern composers often work with various equal temperaments. Some favorite equal temperaments are 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 27, 31, 41, 46, 53, 58, 72, 87. The most popular are 22 and 31.