What does "Sagittal" mean?

I don't know what "Sagittal" means, but I found something close:

/tuning/topicId_14252.html#14303

Interestingly, AFAIK only about three of these "12-tone modes" have much of a history in the tuning of musical instruments.

The first is Cancerian, the usual arrangement of pitches in a linear temperament, such as Pythagorean (c. <800 - 1420) or Meantone (c. 1480 - 1850).

The second is Leonian, a slight variation on Cancerian often found in Italy and elsewhere.

The third is Sagittarian, which was the schismically-applied Pythagorean scheme (c. 1420 - 1480).

--- In tuning@y..., paul@s... wrote:
> I don't know what "Sagittal" means, but I found something close:
>
> /tuning/topicId_14252.html#14303

Maybe it's all those arrows of Saggitarius, the Archer.

Paul!
May i suggest Chironian for the next one. Chiron , a centaur (between planet and asteroids like pluto) has established itself as having
astrological importance:)

paul@stretch-music.com wrote:

> I don't know what "Sagittal" means, but I found something close:
>
> /tuning/topicId_14252.html#14303
>
> Interestingly, AFAIK only about three of these "12-tone modes" have much of a history in the tuning of musical instruments.
>
> The first is Cancerian, the usual arrangement of pitches in a linear temperament, such as Pythagorean (c. <800 - 1420) or Meantone (c. 1480 - 1850).
>
> The second is Leonian, a slight variation on Cancerian often found in Italy and elsewhere.
>
> The third is Sagittarian, which was the schismically-applied Pythagorean scheme (c. 1420 - 1480).
>
> ms/

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--- In tuning@y..., "genewardsmith" <genewardsmith@j...> wrote:
> --- In tuning@y..., paul@s... wrote:
> > I don't know what "Sagittal" means, but I found something close:
> >
> > /tuning/topicId_14252.html#14303
>
> Maybe it's all those arrows of Saggitarius, the Archer.

Bob W.:
That's what I've been assuming, Gene. It just seemed obvious to me
that all those arrow-like symbols were dubbed "saggital" because of
the meaning associated with Saggitarius. However, since George
elected to call it this, why don't we ask him?

--- In tuning@y..., "genewardsmith" <genewardsmith@j...> wrote:

/tuning/topicId_33337.html#33341

> --- In tuning@y..., paul@s... wrote:
> > I don't know what "Sagittal" means, but I found something close:
> >
> > /tuning/topicId_14252.html#14303
>
> Maybe it's all those arrows of Saggitarius, the Archer.

****I thought it refered to something in Latin or Greek related to
72, but now I'm doubting that...

??

JP

> From: genewardsmith <genewardsmith@juno.com>
> To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:51 PM
> Subject: [tuning] Re: What does "Sagittal" mean?
>
>
> --- In tuning@y..., paul@s... wrote:
> > I don't know what "Sagittal" means, but I found something close:
> >
> > /tuning/topicId_14252.html#14303
>
> Maybe it's all those arrows of Saggitarius, the Archer.

That was my first guess too.

-monz

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