definitions: meantone, diatonic, nominal, sharp, flat, staff

i've been busy today writing a lot about notation.

updates to:

http://tonalsoft.com/enc/meantone.htm
http://tonalsoft.com/enc/diatonic.htm

and new pages:

http://tonalsoft.com/enc/nominal.htm
http://tonalsoft.com/enc/staff.htm
http://tonalsoft.com/enc/sharp.htm
http://tonalsoft.com/enc/flat.htm

... how nice that the Encyclopaedia of Tuning finally
has definitions of "sharp" and "flat"! (it sure took
long enough ...)

-monz

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "monz" <monz@a...> wrote:
> i've been busy today writing a lot about notation.
>
>
> updates to:
>
> http://tonalsoft.com/enc/meantone.htm

In discussing the wolf, it should say the diminished sixth is normally
wider than a fifth. The diminished sixth in 1/4-comma meantone is very
close to the 49th partial, for instance, 49/32. The diminished sixth
of 50-et, 2^(31/50), is pretty close to a 20/13. The wolf of 55-equal
is the fifth of 5-equal, namely 2^(3/5). How dissonant any of these
are is something for the ear to decide, I suppose.

Discussion of the rest of these has to be postponed until the
tonalsoft site wakes up again.

hi Gene,

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Ward Smith" <gwsmith@s...> wrote:

> --- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "monz" <monz@a...> wrote:
> > i've been busy today writing a lot about notation.
> >
> >
> > updates to:
> >
> > http://tonalsoft.com/enc/meantone.htm
>
> In discussing the wolf, it should say the diminished sixth
> is normally wider than a fifth.

oops ... i originally had it backwards.
thanks for the correction.

> The diminished sixth in 1/4-comma meantone is very
> close to the 49th partial, for instance, 49/32. The
> diminished sixth of 50-et, 2^(31/50), is pretty close
> to a 20/13. The wolf of 55-equal is the fifth of 5-equal,
> namely 2^(3/5). How dissonant any of these are is
> something for the ear to decide, I suppose.
>
> Discussion of the rest of these has to be postponed until
> the tonalsoft site wakes up again.

i noticed that some files were uploading very sluggishly
today. it seems to be ok now.

i've just made a nice addition to the "wolf" definition,
comparing wolf : generator sizes for a variety of meantones.

http://tonalsoft.com/enc/wolf.htm

-monz