Otonal and Utonal

Vincent-Olivier Gagnon wrote:

> Sorry, may I ask what is Utolnality and Otonality??

The simplest answer is Otonal="major" and Utonal="minor".
A more accurate way of thinking about them is that
an Otonality reflects the harmonic series upward
from a fundamental on the bottom, while a Utonality
is the exact reverse - it reflects a subharmonic
series of fundamentals under a common harmonic
(i.e., a note at the top of the series which all
these fundamentals share as a harmonic - what Fokker
called the "guide tone").

The terms Otonal and Utonal and their respective
nouns were coined by Harry Partch. For a full
understanding of them you should consult his book,
_Genesis of a Music_. They occur on a regular
basis in discussions on the Tuning List.

These terms are also in my microtonal dictionary,
with hyperlinks to other terms that are in the
definitions, on the Sonic Arts website:
http://www.ixpres.com/interval

- Monzo
http://www.ixpres.com/interval/monzo/homepage.html

___________________________________________________________________
You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html
or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]