Re: Another chord, 79-tone Qanun, Mu'tazilah and other parapharnalia

Hi all,

From: Ozan Yarman on Mon May 29, 2006:

> Dear George et al.,
>
> On Sunday morning, 28th of May, the `Qanun Circle` - involving Qanun
> performers, Qanun-makers and Maqam Music enthusiasts - gathered at the
> Auditorium of Yildiz Technical University.
>
> There, at noon hours, I delivered a presentation concerning the necessity
> for Turkish Qanuns to adopt my 79 MOS 159-tET proposal.
>
[snip]
>
> As it happens, aged veterans in the field agreed with my
> observation through
> their personal experience and exasperation. `Being in unison like
> a Western
> string orchestra is such a big problem!` they said.

[snip]

> In light of my explanations, and the supportive demonstrations of
> the famed
> Qanun-performer Halil Karaduman, my presentation was a huge success!
>
> The Excel file of the tuning (however incomplete) is here:
> http://www.ozanyarman.com/anonymous/79tone.xls
>
> No less important is Jon L. Smith's 79 tone tempered 11-U
> composition (fresh
> from the oven, and marvelously Maqamic) which I played from the
> computer to
> the audience. (Jon, share it with us!) This is only a sneak-peak into the
> microtonal possibilities, I declared.

Woo-hoo! Go, Jon, go! ;-)

> I also showed how Sagittal accidentals should be used. This is the comma
> sign, 2-comma sign, 1/4 tone sign... flip `em down, flip `em up. We only
> need to learn 3 more accidentals besides sharps and flats, I stated.
>
> The whole-tone Sagittal spectrum can be seen in the JPG files attached.
>
> George, I think you will like to hear that the notation proposal was very
> much acknowledged. Veterans agreed that it should be learned if
> it meant the
> solution to all our problems.

Excellent news!

> Today, I went to the home-atelier of a Qanun-maker attending the
> Circle. He
> is interested in manufacturing 79-tone Qanuns for the market. I told him
> that the tuning list would be thrilled to hear about it.

This is superb news! And it may begin to make
a real and practical difference.

Oz, you're a legend!
... But you knew that, didn't you? ;-)

A big round of applause for Ozan Yarman!
Can you hear it from over there?

Regards,
Yahya

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My dear brother Yahya, thank you so much for the praises! Truly, I wish that
my humble enterprise creates a new impetus for the world of microtonality.

I have just today devised a 79-tone temperament extraordinaire:

79 MOS 159tET Ratios based on simple frequencies
|
0: 1/1 C
1: 14.804 cents C/| Dbb
2: 31.106 cents C|) Dbb/|
3: 45.647 cents C/|\ Dbb|)
4: 61.662 cents C#!) Db\!/
5: 75.951 cents C#\! Db!)
6: 91.689 cents C# Db\!
7: 105.733 cents C#/| Db
8: 121.204 cents C#|) Db/|
9: 136.538 cents C#/|\ Db|)
10: 151.738 cents Cx!) D\!/
11: 166.805 cents Cx\! D!)
12: 181.743 cents Cx D\!
13: 196.552 cents D
14: 211.236 cents D/| Ebb
15: 227.246 cents D|) Ebb/|
16: 241.673 cents D/|\ Ebb|)
17: 257.405 cents D#!) Eb\!/
18: 271.584 cents D#\! Eb!)
19: 287.048 cents D# Eb\!
20: 302.375 cents D#/| Eb
21: 317.567 cents D#|) Eb/|
22: 332.628 cents D#/|\ Eb|)
23: 347.558 cents Dx!) E\!/
24: 362.361 cents Dx\! E!)
25: 378.366 cents Dx E\!
26: 392.909 cents E
27: 408.636 cents E/| Fb
28: 422.927 cents E|) Fb/|
29: 438.385 cents E/|\ Fb|)
30: 453.706 cents E#!) F\!/
31: 468.892 cents E#\! F!)
32: 483.946 cents E# F\!
33: 498.871 cents F
34: 513.668 cents F/| Gbb
35: 528.339 cents F|) Gbb/|
36: 544.094 cents F/|\ Gbb|)
37: 558.511 cents F#!) Gb\!/
38: 573.996 cents F#\! Gb!)
39: 589.342 cents F# Gb\!
40: 604.554 cents F#/| Gb
41: 619.634 cents F#|) Gb/|
42: 634.583 cents F#/|\ Gb|)
43: 649.405 cents Fx!) G\!/
44: 664.100 cents Fx\! G!)
45: 679.788 cents Fx G\!
46: 701.955 cents G
47: 717.305 cents G/| Abb
48: 732.520 cents G|) Abb/|
49: 747.602 cents G/|\ Abb|)
50: 762.554 cents G#!) Ab\!/
51: 777.378 cents G#\! Ab!)
52: 792.077 cents G# Ab\!
53: 807.688 cents G#/| Ab
54: 822.132 cents G#|) Ab/|
55: 837.475 cents G#/|\ Ab|)
56: 852.684 cents Gx!) A\!/
57: 867.760 cents Gx\! A!)
58: 882.706 cents Gx A\!
59: 897.524 cents A
60: 912.216 cents A/| Bbb
61: 927.752 cents A|) Bbb/|
62: 944.107 cents A/|\ Bbb|)
63: 959.360 cents A#!) Bb\!/
64: 973.539 cents A#\! Bb!)
65: 988.537 cents A# Bb\!
66: 1004.330 cents A#/| Bb
67: 1019.064 cents A#|) Bb/|
68: 1033.674 cents A#/|\ Bb|)
69: 1049.063 cents Ax!) B\!/
70: 1064.316 cents Ax\! B!)
71: 1079.436 cents Ax B\!
72: 1094.425 cents B
73: 1109.285 cents B/| Cb
74: 1124.019 cents B|) Cb/|
75: 1139.485 cents B/|\ Cb|)
76: 1153.965 cents B#!) C\!/
77: 1169.166 cents B#\! C!)
78: 1184.235 cents B# C\!
79: 1200.000 cents C

Go to the misc folder of my website to download the Scala files
79MOS159tET.scl & 79MOS159tET.cmd

Run the cmd file from the SCALA file menu and observe the simple frequencies
and brats. I think I managed to achieve the perfection I was searching for.

Cordially,
Oz.

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SNIP

> George, I think you will like to hear that the notation proposal was very
> much acknowledged. Veterans agreed that it should be learned if
> it meant the
> solution to all our problems.

Excellent news!

> Today, I went to the home-atelier of a Qanun-maker attending the
> Circle. He
> is interested in manufacturing 79-tone Qanuns for the market. I told him
> that the tuning list would be thrilled to hear about it.

This is superb news! And it may begin to make
a real and practical difference.

Oz, you're a legend!
... But you knew that, didn't you? ;-)

A big round of applause for Ozan Yarman!
Can you hear it from over there?

Regards,
Yahya