A better utonal notation

Dave Keenan suggested recently, and Dan Stearns agreed
(and I do too) that 1/(6:5:4) is a better way to write
1/6:1/5:1/4.

I've been using this notation, or something very like it,
for several years. The analysis on my _Invisible Haircut_
webpage has an example of the 'very like it' version.
http://www.ixpres.com/interval/monzo/haircut/haircut.htm

This version I use logically also puts the numerary nexus
in the otonal chords (normally we leave them out), so
that, for example, 4:5:6 would be (4:5:6)/1.

I find this (the system I use on my webpage) to be by far
the simplest way to notate an analysis of just-intonation music.

The only thing I can think of that would be better is
animated lattice diagrams, which is what my JustMusic software
will do. On that subject, the extremely 'alpha' version has
just been developed and hopefully there will be a fully
working version some time this year. Stay 'tuned'. :)

-monz

Joseph L. Monzo Philadelphia monz@juno.com
http://www.ixpres.com/interval/monzo/homepage.html
|"...I had broken thru the lattice barrier..."|
| - Erv Wilson |
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