Definitions of tuning terms
© 1998 by Joseph L. Monzo
All definitions by Joe Monzo unless otherwise cited
6th-tone, sixth-tone, 1/6-tone
Calculated as the 36th root of 2, or
2(1/36), an
irrational proportion
with the approximate ratio of
1: 1.019440643702, and an interval size of exactly 33 & 1/3
cents.
It is the size of one degree,
and thus the basic "step" size,
in the 36-eq (or 36-ET) scale,
also called the "sixth-tone scale" or system.
One of the most famous advocates of this system was Ferrucio Busoni,
in his Sketch for a New Aesthetic of Music [1907]. On Busoni's
encouragement, Alois Hába
began composing in 36-ET, and both Busoni and Hába had keyboard
instruments built in the 1920s which could be played in this tuning.
[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic:
A New Harmony]
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