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6.1.12
Other Music 7-Limit Black Keys in C
Created by the group Other Music for their homemade gamelan, this offers a wide range of interesting chords and
modes. C= 1/1 (261.625 Hz)
1/1 15/14 9/8 7/6 5/4 4/3 7/5 3/2 14/9 5/3 7/4 15/8
6.1.13
Dan Schmidt Pelog/Slendro
Created for the Berkeley Gamelan group, this tuning fits an Indonesian-style heptatonic Pelog on the white keys
and pentatonic Slendro on the black keys, with B and Bb acting as 1/1 for their respective modes. Note that some
of the notes will have the same frequency. By tuning the 1/1 to 60 Hz, Dan found a creative way to incorporate the
inevitable line hum into his scale. Bb, B = 1/1 (60 Hz)
1/1 1/1 9/8 7/6 5/4 4/3 11/8 3/2 3/2 7/4 7/4 15/8
6.1.14
Yamaha Just Major C
When Yamaha decided to put preset microtunings into their FM synth product line, they selected this and the
following tuning as representative just intonations. As such, they became the de-facto introduction to JI for many
people. Just Major gives preferential treatment to major thirds on the sharps, and a good fourth relative to the
second. C= 1/1 (261.625)
1/1 16/15 9/8 6/5 5/4 4/3 45/32 3/2 8/5 5/3 16/9 15/8
6.1.15
Yamaha Just Minor C
Similar to Yamaha=92s preset Just Major, the Just Minor gives preferential treatment to minor thirds on the sharps,
and has a good fifth relative to the second. C= 1/1 (261.625)
1/1 25/24 10/9 6/5 5/4 4/3 45/32 3/2 8/5 5/3 16/9 15/8
6.1.16
Harry Partch 11-limit 43 Note Just Intonation
One of the pioneers of modern microtonal composition, Partch built a unique orchestra with this tuning during the
first half of the 20th century, to perform his own compositions. The large number of intervals in this very dense
scale offers a full vocabulary of expressive chords and complex key changes. The narrow spacing also allows
fixed-pitched instruments like marimbas and organs to perform glissando-like passages. G = 1/1 (392 Hz, MIDI
note 67)
1/1 81/80 33/32 21/20 16/15 12/11 11/10 10/9 9/8 8/7 7/6
32/27 6/5 11/9 5/4 14/11 9/7 21/16 4/3 27/20 11/8 7/5
10/7 16/11 40/27 3/2 32/21 14/9 11/7 8/5 18/11 5/3 27/16 12/7
7/4 16/9 9/5 20/11 11/6 15/8 40/21 64/33 160/81