source file: m1579.txt Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:18:14 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: Siberian temperament From: Paul Hahn On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Manuel Op de Coul wrote: > Ok, that's right. But I was talking about temperaments with only a few > tempered fifths. Let's say three or less. Oh, okay. That's different. > At least I'm not aware of any with three or less which have consecutive tempered > fifths. This would lead to harmonic waste, doesn't it? Yes, it does--eight consecutive just fifths would result in a major third narrow of just by a skhisma, which meets the definition of harmonic waste as any thirds narrower or fifths wider than just. --pH http://library.wustl.edu/~manynote O /\ "Do you like to gamble, Eddie? -\-\-- o Gamble money on pool games?" NOTE: dehyphenate node to remove spamblock. <*>