Archytas' Enharmonic

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Degrees: 7  •  Period: 1200.00 cents  •  Source: Murray

Enharmonic - Archytas
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Ancient Greek Tuning System Author: Archytas Period: Ancient Greece (c. 428-347 BCE) Genus: Enharmonic Reference: Table 1, murray_text_02_greek.md Uses ratio 28/27 for the lowest interval in each tetrachord, creating an interval (63 cents) larger than most semitones but smaller than quarter tones. Octave span: E to E Tetrachord structure: Two tetrachords with disjunctive tone B-A (9/8)
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Degrees (now extended to 2 octaves)
# Raw Type Ratio Cents
2 28/27 ratio 28/27 63.00
3 36/35 ratio 36/35 112.00
4 5/4 ratio 5/4 498.00
5 9/8 ratio 9/8 702.00
6 28/27 ratio 28/27 765.00
7 36/35 ratio 36/35 814.00
8 5/4 ratio 5/4 1200.00
8 2nd octave 1263.00
9 2nd octave 1312.00
10 2nd octave 1698.00
11 2nd octave 1902.00
12 2nd octave 1965.00
13 2nd octave 2014.00
14 2nd octave 2400.00