A new Computer Friendly Notation for Musical Composition in Just Intonation allowing Easy Transposition by Multiplication of Notations.
David Ryan · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2015
Musical notation systems provide ways of recording which notes musicians should play at which times. One essential parameter described is the frequency. For twelve note tuning systems the frequency can be described using letters A to G with sharp or flat symbols. For Just Intonation tuning systems these symbols are insufficient. This paper provides a system for describing any frequency which is a rational number multiplied by a suitable base frequency. Explicit notation is given for low prime numbers, and an algorithm for higher primes described. Also the differences between exact note names and note names up to octave equivalence are discussed.