12 in MOS

Dan Stearns wrote (drew?):

> 3/2 = "F"ifth, 4/3 = "f"ourth, 2/1 = "O"ctave
> 3/2 + 4/3 = 2/1
> 3:2 = 5, 4:3 = 7, 7:5 = 12
> 3 + 2 = 5, 4 + 3 = 7, 5 + 7 = 12
>
>
> 12
> / \
> 17 19
> __/ \__
> e (12*2) e
> ____/ / \ \____
> e 29 31 e
> / / \ \
> e (17*2) (12*3) (19*2) e
> / / / \ \
\
> e e 41 43 e e
> / / __/ \___ \ \
> e e e (12*4) e e e
> / / \ \
> ...(17*3) 53 5*11 (19*3)...

This is really beautiful, and elegant.
Reminds me of Navaho blanket eagle designs
(saw lots of 'em in Arizona last summer).

What in hell does it mean? And what does it
have to do with MOS?

- Monzo
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Joseph L Monzo wrote:

> From: Joseph L Monzo <monz@juno.com>
>
> Dan Stearns wrote (drew?):
>
> > 3/2 = "F"ifth, 4/3 = "f"ourth, 2/1 = "O"ctave
> > 3/2 + 4/3 = 2/1
> > 3:2 = 5, 4:3 = 7, 7:5 = 12
> > 3 + 2 = 5, 4 + 3 = 7, 5 + 7 = 12
> >
> >
> > 12
> > / \
> > 17 19
> > __/ \__
> > e (12*2) e
> > ____/ / \ \____
> > e 29 31 e
> > / / \ \
> > e (17*2) (12*3) (19*2) e
> > / / / \ \
> \
> > e e 41 43 e e
> > / / __/ \___ \ \
> > e e e (12*4) e e e
> > / / \ \
> > ...(17*3) 53 5*11 (19*3)...
>
> This is really beautiful, and elegant.
> Reminds me of Navaho blanket eagle designs
> (saw lots of 'em in Arizona last summer).
>
> What in hell does it mean? And what does it
> have to do with MOS?.

Both should take a look at the SCALE TREE

Kraig Grady
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