Glommish/Musical system

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Instruments

þe térem = string instrument (from Türiŋit täärm)

þe kátérem = guqin (← kaa-täärm 'ancient string instrument')

þe júskion = dulcimer (← jüüskön)

þí klársiach = harp (← cláirseach)

þe kinnór = lyre (← kinnowr)

þe piengeng (térem) = bowed string instrument (← peŋ-eŋ (bow-COMITATIVE))

þe siópiengeng = violin (← söö-peŋeŋ 'small bowed')

þe latspiengeng = cello (← lats-peŋeŋ 'large bowed')

þe lúg (← luug), þí fiadóg (← feadóg) = (two kinds of) flute

þí szavúrtéreme = broken instruments

Tuning

13th century

  1. A B C D E F G# A
  2. A B C# D E F# G# A
  3. A B C# D E F G A

The first scale uses a chain of fifths with sizes M-M-S-S-L-S-S (S = smaller fifth, L = larger fifth, M = near-just fifth)

The second scale uses a chain of fifths M-M-M-M-S-S-S.

The third scale is symmetric and uses a chain M-S-S-L-S-S-M.

A typical tuning is a subset of 29edo.

15th century

17th century

Asymmetric tonality diamonds, cross set, periodicity blocks

19th century (popular)