Glossary/Basic reading

In the few weeks that I've subscribed to the tuning list I've seen lots of
terms used that obviously have a technical meaning and are presumably
defined somewhere. Here are some of them:

connected
proper
strictly proper
transpositionally coherent
MOS
1-D
2-D
rotation

Would someone tell me where I might read the definitions? Is there a basic
text (or texts) with which all of you are familiar and which serves as the
foundation of your discussion? I've read Rameau, Helmholtz, Hindemith,
Partch, and Eskelin (have any of you read Eskelin?), but obviously I've
missed something.

John Link
New York City

John Link wrote,

>In the few weeks that I've subscribed to the tuning list I've seen lots of
>terms used that obviously have a technical meaning and are presumably
>defined somewhere. Here are some of them:

>connected
>proper
>strictly proper
>transpositionally coherent
>MOS
>1-D
>2-D
>rotation

>Would someone tell me where I might read the definitions? Is there a basic
>text (or texts) with which all of you are familiar and which serves as the
>foundation of your discussion? I've read Rameau, Helmholtz, Hindemith,
>Partch, and Eskelin (have any of you read Eskelin?), but obviously I've
>missed something.

Joe Monzo's glossary should cover MOS, proper, and strictly proper (if it
doesn't, it will soon!). Also, we've gone over the definitions for these
recently -- check the archives. The terms come from Erv Wilson (MOS --
though Myhill's property is equivalent) and Rothenberg (proper and strictly
proper). "Transpositionally coherent" is a new idea that Carl and I are
throwing around -- no definition yet. 1-D means one-dimensional, as in a
Pythagorean or meantone scale. 2-D means two dimensional, as in a scale with
both just perfect fifths (3:2) and just major thirds (5:4). A rotation means
that you consider a scale to be a circle (since it repeats every octave) and
you're just rotating the circle by some number of scale steps.

Who's Eskelin???

John Link wrote,
>>I've read Rameau, Helmholtz, Hindemith,
>>Partch, and Eskelin (have any of you read Eskelin?), but obviously I've
>>missed something.
>
Paul H. Erlich responded:

>Who's Eskelin???

Gerald Eskelin runs the L.A. Jazz Choir. His book, "Lies My Music Teacher
Told Me", is available from Stage 3 Publishing / 5759 Wallis Lane /
Woodland Hills, CA 91367. His phone number, which is published in his
book, is (818)704-8657.
I often see the book at Barnes and Noble in New York.

John Link