22 tet notation-link

Oh, and here's where to find the suggested notation.

http://homepages.which.net/~alison.monteith3/22notation.gif

Regards.

On Sat, 07 Jul 2001 12:26:31 +0100, Alison Monteith
<alison.monteith3@which.net> wrote:

>Oh, and here's where to find the suggested notation.
>
>http://homepages.which.net/~alison.monteith3/22notation.gif

I use a similar notation for 22-TET, except that I use sharps and flats for
single steps. All but three notes can be notated this way, and I use double
sharps for the other three:

C C# Cx Db D D# Eb E E#/Fb F F# Fx Gb G G# Ab A A# Ax Bb B B#/Cb C
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

I started with a 7-note subset of Paul Erlich's "Standard Pentachordal
Major" scale and used double sharps to fill in the gaps (C Cx D E F Fx G A
Ax B). The other decatonic modes can be notated by adding sharps and flats.

It's true that one step of 22-TET is a small interval to write as a sharp
or flat, though. You might as well go on using two-step sharps and flats if
you prefer them.

--- In tuning@y..., Alison Monteith <alison.monteith3@w...> wrote:
> Oh, and here's where to find the suggested notation.
>
> http://homepages.which.net/~alison.monteith3/22notation.gif

I think this is potentially troublesome, since D-A is 655 cents instead of 709 cents, and this
carries over into accidentals. I think you're much safer notating the chain of fifths conventionally --
the 5-limit diatonic scale was almost never compatible with a just conception in practice.