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Re: Quarter-tones
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Nathan Hurst |
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Re: Quarter-tones |
Date: |
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:54:02 +1000 |
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:53:56 +0200
Thorkil Wolvendans <address@hidden> wrote:
> I think what you suggested must be sufficient, for I don't think
> people will start asking about 1/3 sharps and/or 3/5 flats, but that
> is because I don't believe these kinds of accidentals exist.
Actually, the definition of an arbitrary sharp or flat is quite easy:
frequency = 2^(8 + (steps above middle C + fractional sharp)/12)
e.g. Middle C = 256Hz, middle C 1/3 sharp = 261Hz
I suspect that western trained ears find it somewhat unpleasant in most
cases.
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njh
- Quarter-tones, Thorkil Wolvendans, 2003/09/16
- Re: Quarter-tones, Peter Lutek, 2003/09/17
- Re: Quarter-tones, Han-Wen Nienhuys, 2003/09/17
- Re: Quarter-tones, Peter Lutek, 2003/09/17
- Re: Quarter-tones, Thorkil Wolvendans, 2003/09/18