Music of Spheres -> Pi -> LucyTuning ?

Something like a week ago or so, Charles Lucy said something that I've
been meaning to comment upon. I apologize if, since I didn't save the
message, I am misquoting him, but he said something to the effect that,
"certainly if you're interested in a music of the spheres, pi is a natural
basis for the tuning of that music".

Charles, there's a term for that: "Fuzzy thinking". You're saying that
if music has something to do with spheres, spheres are related to the
number pi, then since LucyTuning has something to do with pi, clearly music
of the spheres implies the use of LucyTuning.

That's conclusion is meaningless unless the relationship between pi and
spheres is the same as, or a clear consquence of, the relationship between
pi and LucyTuning. If those two relationships bear no resemblance to one
another, then the mere fact that they both use the number pi is
uninteresting.

Are you equally prepared to suggest that LucyTuning must be rendered on
computers because LucyTuning's octaves bear power-of-two frequency
relationships to one another, and computers use a power-of-two place-value
(i.e., binary) number system?

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On Wed, 26 Mar 1997 08:47:52 -0800 Manuel Op de Coul said:
>From: PAULE
>Manuel wrote,
>>I find "odd-limit" an unsatisfactory term. Since 1 3 5 7 9 11 .. are
>>what Partch called identities, why don't we call it identity-limit?
>
>That's a good suggestion, if only because "odd" connotes "strange." It is
>also a nice way of honoring Partch.
>
I find "identity-limit" too cumbersome; it's very 'clunky' in the mouth,
and that is a factor in adopting a new term. I prefer 'odd', since they
simply ARE odd numbers. Besides, I work with Allen Strange every day, and
I don't find him odd at all . . . !
-- Brian B.

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Brian Belet spouted: Besides, I work with Allen Strange every day, and I don't
find him odd at all. . . !

Bit I am very even (does this mean I'm harmonic?)

Hey Brian, aren't you the guy that just send the message to this list about ret
urning the discussions to matters of tuning????

Allen Strange

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