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Logarithmic measure of intervals: exp(1/1728) | Logarithmic measure of intervals: exp(1/1728) | ||
===Eastern Cuadhlabh=== | ===Eastern Cuadhlabh=== | ||
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*''spúith'' (Clofabosin: ''spiutin'') = plucked string instrument with sympathetic strings | *''spúith'' (Clofabosin: ''spiutin'') = plucked string instrument with sympathetic strings | ||
*''ŋamsaí'' (Clofabosin: ''ingamsin'') = a bowed string instrument used for melodic lines | *''ŋamsaí'' (Clofabosin: ''ingamsin'') = a bowed string instrument used for melodic lines | ||
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*''ditoren'' = a string instrument | *''ditoren'' = a string instrument | ||
(a lot of overlap with Talmic music) | (a lot of overlap with Talmic music) | ||
===Tuning systems=== | |||
Some "modern" composers experiment with tuning systems such as various EDOs and various linear temperaments, especially meantone | |||
===Talma=== | ===Talma=== | ||
====Instruments==== | ====Instruments==== | ||
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Older music uses JI scales (tonality diamonds) and some temperaments (mostly as approximations to JI; | Older music uses JI scales (tonality diamonds) and some temperaments (mostly as approximations to JI; perhaps also a "more prototypical" temperament like say 22edo). Scúdhainn (~ 200 years BP) defined the concept of linear temperaments and was the first to use some rank-2 temperaments in her musical œuvre. (Matrices were known by then!) | ||
Folk and popular music prefers "simpler" harmonic series based scales - e.g. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | Folk and popular music prefers "simpler" harmonic series based scales - e.g. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | ||