xen07-harrison-thoughts-7

Slendro with steps 5/4, 16/15, 9/8, 81/64, 256/243

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Properties

Notes	5
Period	1200.0 ¢
Just	5-limit
Source	Xenharmonikon 7 & 8
Reference	Lou Harrison, ITEM: Thoughts while designing a Gamelan, Xenharmonikon 7 & 8 (1979)
Author	Lou Harrison
Article	8 scales

Tone	Tone (¢)	Step	Step (¢)
5/4	386	5/4	386
4/3	498	16/15	112
3/2	702	9/8	204
243/128	1110	81/64	408
2/1	1200	256/243	90

Similar scales

File	Notes	Rotation	Max diff (¢)
Ethiopia_Mus_02_Bati_Zafan	5	0	15.0

Parent scales

File	Notes	Max diff (¢)
decad	10	5.8
archytas8	8	9.9
xen15-chalmers-triadic-reversed-diamond-34-27	7	12.8
xen03-wilson-baglama	17	0.0
xen03-wilson-positive-17	17	0.0
qujus10	12	5.8
qujus11	12	5.8
qujus12	12	5.8
qujus14	12	5.8
qujus3	12	5.8

Raw file

! xen07-harrison-thoughts-7.scl
!
Slendro with steps 5/4, 16/15, 9/8, 81/64, 256/243
 5
!
 5/4
 4/3
 3/2
 243/128
 2/1
!
! Lou Harrison
! ITEM: Thoughts while designing a Gamelan
! Xenharmonikon 7 & 8 (1979)
!
! [info]
! source = Xenharmonikon
! whole_number = 7 & 8