xen15-gilson-archytas-diatonic

Archytas' Diatonic (or Ptolemy's Diatonic Tonaion)

Properties

Notes7
Period1200.0 ¢
Just7-limit
Source Xenharmonikon 15
ReferenceBruce R. Gilson, A Numerical Theory of Scale Invention, Xenharmonikon 15 (1993), p.131
AuthorBruce R. Gilson
Article47 scales
Tone Tone (¢) Step Step (¢)
28/27 63 28/27 63
32/27 294 8/7 231
4/3 498 9/8 204
3/2 702 9/8 204
14/9 765 28/27 63
16/9 996 8/7 231
2/1 1200 9/8 204

Similar scales

FileNotesRotationMax diff (¢)
xen09-wilson-marwa-07-14 7 0 0.0
xen10-wilson-purvi-04-06 7 0 0.0
xen11-chalmers-tetrachordal-04-01 7 0 0.0
xen09-wilson-marwa-07-02 7 5 0.0
xen09-wilson-marwa-07-11 7 4 0.0
xen09-wilson-marwa-07-07 7 1 0.0
xen09-wilson-marwa-08-05 7 3 0.0
ragaldoj 7 1 4.9
ragaldor 7 1 6.4
xen15-chalmers-triadic-reversed-diamond-33-28 7 1 9.7

Parent scales

FileNotesMax diff (¢)
Archytas3genera 11 0.0
met24c-cs12-archytan-maqam_cup 12 7.3
MersenneStar 12 7.7
jot17 17 4.9
tsaharuk24 24 0.0
garibaldi24 24 1.0
zarlin16 16 7.7
chris_tuning_96501_96501 12 12.2
zarte84n 12 13.2
west12 12 13.2

Child scales

FileNotesMax diff (¢)
xen03-wilson-positive-05 5 0.0
xen18-schulter-harrison 5 0.0
xen18-schulter-harrison-17-wt 5 6.2
Indonesia_Slendro_Saih_Gender_Wayang 5 9.0
xen18-schulter-pelog-like 5 15.8
ForJustin-pentatonic001 5 17.6
CD12_11_Iraq 6 20.2
xen03-wilson-negative-05 5 21.5

Raw file

! xen15-gilson-archytas-diatonic.scl
!
Archytas' Diatonic (or Ptolemy's Diatonic Tonaion)
 7
!
 28/27 !   52 moc
 32/27 !  245 moc
 4/3   !  415 moc
 3/2   !  585 moc
 14/9  !  637 moc
 16/9  !  830 moc
 2/1   ! 1000 moc
!
! Bruce R. Gilson
! A Numerical Theory of Scale Invention
! Xenharmonikon 15 (1993), p.131
!
! [info]
! source = Xenharmonikon
! whole_number = 15